Alistair Blu

Alistair Blu

Busty and the Bass is a Canadian electro-soul and hip hop band from Montreal, Quebec. The band is known for its unique brand of music, which incorporates two vocalists, a horn section, and a diverse range of musical genres. Having met while attending college at McGill University, seven of the nine founding members are still with the band: Evan Crofton a.k.a. Alistair Blu (vocals, keyboards, synths), Scott Bevins (trumpet), Chris Vincent (trombone), Louis Stein (guitar), Milo Johnson (bass), Eric Haynes (keyboards, piano) and Julian Trivers (drums). To date, Busty and the Bass has put out two EPs, GLAM (2015) and LIFT (2016), and two full-length albums, Uncommon Good (2017) and Eddie (2020). The band was previously signed to Montreal's Indica Records, and signed in 2020 to Toronto-based Arts and Crafts Productions.In 2014, Busty and the Bass beat out hundreds of other musical acts to win CBC and TD Bank's Rock Your Campus competition, earning the title of Canada's Top University Band. Since then, the band has toured extensively across Canada, the United States, and Europe, and performed at festivals including Osheaga, Pinkpop, the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and Made in America.

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