Big Data (band)

Big Data
OriginBrooklyn, New York, United States
Genres
Years active2012–present
Labels
MembersAlan Wilkis
Past membersDaniel Armbruster[2]
Websitebigdata.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]

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".[5][6] In early December 2013, they also released a remix EP, 1.5, which included eight remixes of the song "Dangerous",[7] including one by Joywave.[8] Another remix EP, 1.6, was released in late September 2014, and included seven remixes of "Dangerous".[9]

Big Data's first studio album, 2.0, was released on March 20, 2015. Their second album, 3.0, was released on July 26, 2019.[10]

  1. ^ "Big Data - Album Discography - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Interview: Daniel Armbruster of Joywave". chorus.fm. 23 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Alternative Songs: August 16, 2014". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "Certification data" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-12.
  5. ^ "Debut Big Data EP '1.0' Out Today!". Wilcassettes. October 1, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1point0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "1.5 – Big Data". iTunes Store. Apple. Archived from the original on May 11, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  8. ^ Joiner, James (September 24, 2013). "Exclusive: Hear Joywave Remix Big Data's 'Dangerous'". Esquire. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  9. ^ "Amazon.com: 1.6: Big Data: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  10. ^ "Big Data". www.facebook.com.