Michael Tucker (born August 15, 1990) is an American record producer and songwriter. He began producing music in 2010 under the stage name Blood Diamonds, and is currently working under the name BloodPop®. Tucker became interested in electronic music at age seventeen, while studying at Kansas City Art Institute. He has cited M83's album Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts as an inspiration. At age nineteen, Tucker began to pursue both video game design and music production.