Big Data (music project)

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Big Data
Origin Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres
Years active2012–present
Labels
MembersAlan Wilkis
Past membersDaniel Armbruster [2]
Website bigdata.fm

Big Data is an American electronic music project created by producer Alan Wilkis. Big Data is best known for the single "Dangerous", featuring Joywave, which reached number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in August 2014, [3] and was certified gold by the RIAA in May 2015. [4]

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Wilkis began recording for Big Data in the summer of 2012. The name of the project was a reference to big data collection on the internet by sites such as Facebook. Most of his songs were thematically related to digital technology. [5] Wilkis initially collaborated with Daniel Armbruster of Joywave while the latter was traveling from Rochester to New York City for tours, with Wilkis composing the music and Armbruster writing lyrics. [6] After changes to Joywave's touring schedule, Armbruster parted and Big Data became a solo project. [2]

Big Data's first EP, 1.0, was released on October 1, 2013, on Wilkis's own Wilcassettes label and features the songs "The Stroke of Return", "Dangerous", "Big Dater", and "Bombs over Brooklyn". [7] [8] The song "Dangerous" went viral with an interactive music video titled "Facehawk", which would convert the timeline of Facebook users into an image of a hawk to portray how much of their personal information had been uploaded to the site. [9] [10] In early December 2013, they also released a remix EP, 1.5, which included eight remixes of the song "Dangerous", [11] including one by Joywave. [12] Another remix EP, 1.6, was released in late September 2014, and included seven remixes of "Dangerous". [13]

Big Data's first studio album, 2.0 , was released on March 20, 2015. [14] The album featured collaborations with several vocalists, including Rivers Cuomo on the track "Snowed In". [2] A second album, 3.0, was released on July 26, 2019. [15]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[16]
2.0 75
3.0
  • Released: July 26, 2019
  • Label: Wilcassettes, AWAL

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[17] 		US
Alt.
[17] 		US
Rock
[17] 		CAN
[17]
"Dangerous"
(featuring Joywave)		201310618752.0
"The Business of Emotion"
(featuring White Sea)		2014—33——
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles
TitleYearAlbum
"Snowed In"
(featuring Rivers Cuomo)		20152.0
"Clean"
(featuring Jamie Lidell)
"Get Some Freedom"
(featuring Dragonette)
"See Through"
(featuring L1ZY)		20183.0
"Evolution Once Again"
"Monster"
(featuring Jamie Lidell)

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
US
Heat
[17]
1.0
  • Released: October 1, 2013 [8]
  • Label: Wilcassettes
  • Formats: Digital download
50
1.5
  • Released: December 3, 2013 [20]
  • Label: Wilcassettes
  • Formats: Digital download
—
1.6
  • Released: September 30, 2014 [21]
  • Label: Wilcassettes
  • Formats: Digital download
—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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