23 Facts About Gus Dapperton

The start of a new era being me, Gus Dapperton, this is my music, this is how I'm gonna express myself for the rest of my life, and Brendan being someone who is more neglected and discouraged from that.

Gus Dapperton released his debut single, "Moodna, Once With Grace", in 2016.

In 2017, Gus Dapperton released his debut EP, Yellow and Such.

In 2019, Gus Dapperton released his debut album, Where Polly People Go to Read, described as chronicling the highs and lows of falling in love.

Also in 2019, Gus Dapperton featured on the track "Supalonely" by artist BENEE.

The widespread success of the single led to Gus Dapperton performing the song with BENEE on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Gus Dapperton mentioned themes of healing and redemption as key elements to the album.

Gus Dapperton elaborated on the album title, Orca, as a metaphor for pain and suffering stemming from their lives in captivity.

Gus Dapperton released a music video for lead single "First Aid" on October 21,2020.

Gus Dapperton featured on the track "Pumped up Kicks" on the 10th anniversary deluxe edition of Foster The People's album Torches.

Gus Dapperton is a singular talent who has laid an incredible artistic foundation on his own terms.

In 2023, Gus Dapperton returned with new singles "Wet Cement" and "Horizons", the latter of which was accompanied by a self-directed music video.

Gus Dapperton describes it as "a love letter to my New York City," a formative location for his early songwriting.

On June 9,2023, Gus Dapperton released the lead single "Sunset".

Gus Dapperton explained his beginnings as an artist started in computer production on GarageBand before he began creating his own vocals and instrumentation, and stated that he simply prefers to mix and master alone due to the desire to materialize his ideas very quickly.

Gus Dapperton frequently answered that he had no dream collaborator, finding it difficult to imagine working with someone he has never met based only on their public image.

However, for his second album Orca, Gus Dapperton enlisted the help of other musicians, which he said added depth and vulnerability to the music as well as growth and positivity to his creative process.

Gus Dapperton directs many of his music videos himself in collaboration with his friend Matthew Dillon Cohen, calling himself "a director as much as a musician".

Gus Dapperton has said he is very inspired by cinema, is very into film, and has an interest in creating scores in the future.

Gus Dapperton first became interested in music production while in eighth grade when he won a song contest after using GarageBand in his school's new computer lab.

Gus Dapperton played lacrosse and was a member of the diving team while in high school.

Gus Dapperton was inspired to pursue music seriously while recovering from an ACL tear and subsequent surgery.

Gus Dapperton previously dated actress Barbie Ferreira, who appears in his music video for song "Prune, You Talk Funny".