Top 5Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“I'll sit down with a Logic session and just fool around with some drums or bass loops.”
Said in Puma Blue - Interview (Ticketmaster UK Discover), September 2023
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Puma Blue has said they use Apple Logic Pro, starting songs by sketching drums and bass loops in a Logic session, and has said they use an Akai MPC for stripped back live sets. Puma Blue has also said they love records such as John Frusciante's Curtains and Bjork's Vespertine.
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Akai Professional
MPC“I brought a couple of the guys over and we did a stripped back set with an MPC”
Said in Puma Blue is the South London crooner inspired by David Lynch and the Delta blues (Hero), November 2017
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John Frusciante
Curtains“His solo albums like Curtains and To Record Water For Only Ten Days are amazing.”
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John Frusciante
To Record Only Water for Ten Days“His solo albums like Curtains and To Record Water For Only Ten Days are amazing.”
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Kanye West
Yeezus“I remember thinking that Kanye West's Yeezus album did a really good job with that.”
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Studio
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“I'll sit down with a Logic session and just fool around with some drums or bass loops.”
Said in Puma Blue - Interview (Ticketmaster UK Discover), September 2023
Stage
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC“I brought a couple of the guys over and we did a stripped back set with an MPC”
Said in Puma Blue is the South London crooner inspired by David Lynch and the Delta blues (Hero), November 2017
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Records that shaped me
Has said they love
John Frusciante
Curtains“His solo albums like Curtains and To Record Water For Only Ten Days are amazing.”
Said in Jacob Allen On How Croak Dream Expanded Puma Blue's Sonic Potential (Northern Transmissions), January 2026
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Has said they love
John Frusciante
To Record Only Water for Ten Days“His solo albums like Curtains and To Record Water For Only Ten Days are amazing.”
Said in Jacob Allen On How Croak Dream Expanded Puma Blue's Sonic Potential (Northern Transmissions), January 2026
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Has said they love
Kanye West
Yeezus“I remember thinking that Kanye West's Yeezus album did a really good job with that.”
Said in Jacob Allen On How Croak Dream Expanded Puma Blue's Sonic Potential (Northern Transmissions), January 2026
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Has said they love
Björk
Vespertine“I was listening to her album 'Vespertine' a lot when I was writing this album, or maybe more when I was producing it.”
Said in Puma Blue Outlines the Inspirations Behind His Debut Album, 'In Praise of Shadows' (American Songwriter), January 2021
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Has said they love
Bill Withers
+'Justments“I've been listening to Bill Withers' album '+'Justments.'”
Said in Puma Blue Outlines the Inspirations Behind His Debut Album, 'In Praise of Shadows' (American Songwriter), January 2021
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On my nightstand
Has said they love
Jun'ichiro Tanizaki
In Praise of Shadows“I picked it up maybe three years ago, and it's always been a comfort read.”
What I wear
Acne Studios
Jumper
Seen wearing
Acne Studios
JumperSeen in Puma Blue; Albums, Apprehensions & Aesthetics (F-Word Magazine), February 2021
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Zara
Knit
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Zara
KnitSeen in Puma Blue; Albums, Apprehensions & Aesthetics (F-Word Magazine), February 2021
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Hugo Boss
Blazer
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Hugo Boss
BlazerSeen in Puma Blue; Albums, Apprehensions & Aesthetics (F-Word Magazine), February 2021
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Fila
Shoes
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Fila
ShoesSeen in Puma Blue; Albums, Apprehensions & Aesthetics (F-Word Magazine), February 2021
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Dr. Martens
Shoes
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Dr. Martens
ShoesSeen in Puma Blue; Albums, Apprehensions & Aesthetics (F-Word Magazine), February 2021
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Questions
About Puma Blue's gear.
What DAW does Puma Blue use?
Puma Blue has said they use Apple Logic Pro. In a 2023 Ticketmaster interview he described sitting down with a Logic session to work on drum and bass loops.
What sampler does Puma Blue use?
Puma Blue has said they use an Akai MPC, describing a stripped back live set played with an MPC in a 2017 Hero magazine interview.
What records does Puma Blue listen to?
Puma Blue has said they love John Frusciante's solo albums Curtains and To Record Only Water for Ten Days, Bjork's Vespertine and Bill Withers' +'Justments, and has praised Kanye West's Yeezus.
What book inspired Puma Blue's album In Praise of Shadows?
Puma Blue has said they love Jun'ichiro Tanizaki's essay In Praise of Shadows, calling it a comfort read in a 2021 American Songwriter interview.
What clothes has Puma Blue worn in photo shoots?
In a 2021 F-Word Magazine shoot, Puma Blue was seen wearing an Acne Studios jumper, a Zara knit, a Hugo Boss blazer, Fila shoes and Dr. Martens shoes.
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