Liquid Blue

Based in San Diego, Liquid Blue was founded by vocalist Scott Stephens in 1996. In 2004, the band released its debut LP, Supernova—a pop/rock fusion of East and West. The LP was nominated for “Best Pop Album” at the San Diego Music Awards and featured the regional hit single “Real.” Supernova caught the attention of a major Chinese distributor, who released a Chinese version of the album. Multiple tours of China were arranged, and Liquid Blue was suddenly playing sold-out arenas in major Chinese cities while singing in both English and Mandarin. However, due to the SARS epidemic, future tours were canceled. Despite this setback, the band continued its relentless touring schedule and, by 2008, had performed in 100 countries. After a long absence from recording—and still experimenting with an unorthodox genre of socially conscious world pop—Liquid Blue released the multi-language track “Earth Passport” in 2010. The song, which featured vocals in nine languages, reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales chart. Between 2013 and 2015, the band hunkered down in Stephens’ Ocean Beach home studio and recorded an unprecedented fourteen albums of cover songs. In 2023, the band abandoned its Eastern pop-fusion style and released an EP featuring five hard rock tracks. Currently known for remakes and performances at private events, Liquid Blue features a cast of top session and touring musicians. Stephens hopes to bring this “dream team” into the studio to release another full-length album of original music.