Blue Pilot is a genre-blurring duo that combines clever songwriting with a psychedelic and sometimes experimental re-interpretation of modern pop culture. Their music reflects current cultural movements, turning popular textures and rhythms into intricate, narrative-driven arrangements. That description may seem academic, but the music isn’t exactly; the band has a sense of humor and a clear taste for pop music that makes their songs accessible and enjoyable.
For songwriter Eric Steininger-Frost and producer Chris Worden, combining genres is more than a novelty; it’s an expression of two artists who grew up at the cross-section between the improvisatory, harmony-obsessed world of jazz and the electronics and aesthetics of modern popular music. The two met as teenagers on opposite sides of a small town big band, with Frost on trumpet and Worden on upright bass. What started as a fun way to escape the confines of their instruments turned into a years-long project searching for ways to combine their wide range of influences.
Across a decade of long-distance collaboration, Blue Pilot released their debut EP Six-Fifty One in 2018 and the album Ulysses, Eliot in 2021. In 2024, the duo relocated to New York City and opened up a studio, where they are painstakingly crafting their newest singles.
