Jacob Allen (born February 24, 1995), better known by his stage name Puma Blue, is a British singer/songwriter, producer & multi-instrumentalist based, currently based between London and Atlanta.

Producing the music himself in his bedroom, Jacob has been recognized for his dynamic, emotive voice, gritty lo-fi sound, particular visual aesthetic, as well as R&B, jazz & hip hop influences. He first gained a following from his 2014 SoundCloud demo Only Trying 2 Tell U and slowly cultivated a cult-following from live shows around London & on the internet. His debut EP Swum Baby was independently released in June 2017, followed by two stand-alone singles on the Blue Flowers label. His second EP Blood Loss was released in November 2018, a more ambitious, circular body of work consisting of 8 tracks blending into each other.

He produces the music himself at home, sometimes under the monikers Ruby Bliels and Boss Nass, and focuses his sound around his falsetto voice, lo-fi textures & dark, soulful drums. Originally growing from the south-east London music scene, Jacob has frequently collaborated with his friends & peers, including Biig Piig, Lava La Rue & long time friend Lucy Lu, honing his sound between intimate live shows & late-night producing sessions at home. He has previously cited D'Angelo, Björk, Radiohead, Sade and John Frusciante amongst his biggest influences.
His live shows are where his music truly comes alive, performing with a band of close friends and blending improvisation with sensual J Dilla influenced grooves and a vocal often likened to Jeff Buckley.

Speaking about the origin of his moniker, Allen said:

The moniker comes from this longing to pay tribute to the old blues guys that had sort of superhero names like Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf. They had names that represented them in such a magical way, like almost mythical. So, I was thinking in order to make my music the best it can be, I had to become someone else a little bit or channel these feelings. I thought the best would be to capture a name like. I was very attracted to this colour, blue, because I feel very close to water and obviously there’s a lot of blue colours in jazz music. Puma just kind of followed that straight away, I don’t know why. I guess it’s this idea of this old wildcat sitting in a bar, very tired, a bit washed up.