Big Beat Records is an dance music record label located in New York City. It was originally founded in 1986 as an independent label by Craig Kallman, with a focus on house music, and later on hip hop. In 1998, the label was absorbed into Atlantic Records. In 2010 however, the record label relaunched separately with a primary focus on electronic dance music, transforming into the label everyone knows today.
The history of the record label began with the first iteration of Big Beat founded as an aforementioned independent record label in 1986 by Kallman who was, at the time, a 20-year-old deejay in New York City. The label initially operated out of Kallman's bedroom where he recorded the label's first track, "Join Hands" by Taravhonty, which sold 5,000 copies mainly through direct promotion at record stores by Kallman himself.
The second record Kallman recorded in his bedroom studio was titled "The Party" by Kraze, which would go on to sell 250,000 units in the United States and internationally. Soon after, Kallman began to steer his focus towards developing the record label, signing acts like Tara Kemp and Jomanda over the following three years. He would sell Kemp's contract to Giant in 1991. Also that year, Jomanda released a record entitled "Got a Love for You" on Big Beat which attracted the attention of Doug Morris, the co-chairman of Atlantic Records at the time. Atlantic acquired Big Beat and made Kallman the Vice President of A&R while he still operated the label.
As the 1990s continued, the label's roster shifted from primarily house music to more hip hop music. Big Beat signed a variety of artists, mainly rappers along with some non-hip hop artists such as Fat Joe, Mad Skillz, Todd Terry, Changing Faces, Robin S., Junior M.A.F.I.A., Lil' Kim (both via the company's imprint Undeas), Artifacts, Art n' Soul, Double X Posse, Kenny Dope, Dawn Penn, Marshall Jefferson, Quad City DJs, Percee P, and numerous others.
In 1998, the label and its roster were absorbed into Atlantic Records shortly after Fat Joe's third studio album Don Cartagena became top 10 in the Billboard 200 chart and certified gold by the RIAA. Roughly three years later, there was a planned attempt to relaunch Big Beat, however it never came into fruition.
The history of Big Beat doesn't end there however as by the start of next decade, 2010, Atlantic Records relaunched the record label as a dance-focused label. Artists on the label at the time of the relaunch included Skrillex, Martin Solveig, Chromeo, Wynter Gordon, Teddybears, and others. The relaunched label's first hit came in the same year with Wynter Gordon's "Dirty Talk" which reached #1 on both the ARIA singles and the Billboard Dance Club Songs charts and was certified triple platinum in Australia. Also released in the same year was Martin Solveig's song "Hello," which was released a year later in the United States and peaked at #46 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and at #1 on the Dance Club Songs chart while also achieving Platinum status from the RIAA.
As the 2010's moved forward, the label signed other artists such as Cash Cash, Galantis, Dog Blood (duo consisting of Skrillex and Boys Noize), Icona Pop, Clean Bandit, Jack Ü, KREAM, Robin Schulz, and many others.
In 2017, Big Beat executives, Craig Kallman and Gina Tucci, were listed among the list of "Dance Power Players" by Billboard. Big Beat label mates Skrillex and David Guetta were also on the list. Also in the same year, Mixmag nominated Big Beat for the label of the decade.
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| ▪ Pillow Fight Galantis & CID VIP Mix |
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Pop Remixed Vol. 4 (14 tracks) |
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| Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites 9 tracks |
Skrillex | ||
| 100% No Modern Talking 4 tracks |
Knife Party | ||
| ▪ Through My Eyes Rework |
Toyboy & Robin | ||
| Big Beat Remixed I (18 tracks) |
Various Artists | ||
| Pop Remixed Vol. 3 (12 tracks) |
Various Artists | ||
| Love On Me Remixes (6 tracks) |
Galantis, Hook N Sling | ||
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| ▪ Did You Wrong (feat. MAX) | Sweater Beats | ||
| ▪ Taped Up Heart (feat. Clara Mae) Extended Mix |
KREAM | ||
| ▪ Hero feat. Christina Perri Deep Mix |
Cash Cash | ||
| Big Beat Ignition (Amsterdam) [11 tracks] |
Various Artists | ||
| ▪ Letters (Lower Case) Noir Remix |
Sailor & I + Eekkoo | ||
| ▪ Love On Me Extended Mix |
Galantis, Hook N Sling | ||
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| People Grinnin' ft. The Child of Lov Remixes Pt. 2 (7 tracks) |
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| ▪ Weekend Promise Land Remix |
Louis The Child & Icona Pop | ||
| ▪ Soon... | Flybear | ||
| ▪ Deeper Club Mix |
Stadiumx & Syskey | ||
| ▪ Millionaire (feat. Nelly) Alan Walker Remix |
Cash Cash, Digital Farm Animals | ||
| ▪ Better (feat. Nicole Millar & Imad Royal) | Sweater Beats | ||
| ▪ Celebration ft. Tony Blaize | Toyboy & Robin | ||
| ▪ Sweet Memories Extended Mix |
CID & Kaskade | ||
| XOXO Music From The Netflix Original Film (16 tracks) |
Various Artists | ||
| People Grinnin' ft. The Child of Lov Remixes (6 tracks) |
NERVO | ||
| Millionaire feat. Nelly Remixes (6 tracks) |
Cash Cash, Digital Farm Animals | ||
| Millionaire feat. Nelly Remixes (7 tracks) |
Cash Cash, Digital Farm Animals | ||
| Letters The Remixes (4 tracks) |
Sailor & I + Eekkoo | ||
| Together Remixes (5 tracks) |
CID | ||
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| ▪ Waiting For You feat. Madison Love | Coyote Kisses | ||
| ▪ Jack It Up | Gemellini | ||
| ▪ PCB ft. Rahn Harper | Pink Slip | ||
| ▪ People Grinnin' ft. The Child of Lov Extended Mix |
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| ▪ Weekend | Louis The Child & Icona Pop | ||
| Blood, Sweat & 3 Years 16 tracks |
Cash Cash | ||
| No Money Remixes (Part 2) [4 tracks] |
Galantis | ||
| ▪ Broken Drum feat. Fitz of Fitz and the Tantrum Extended Mix |
Cash Cash | ||
| ▪ Pieces Sam Feldt Remix |
Rob Thomas | ||
| Letters 2 tracks |
Sailor & I + Eekkoo | ||
| ▪ Can't Love Me feat. Finnli Extended Mix |
Toyboy & Robin | ||
| How To Love feat. Sofia Reyes Spanish & Acoustic (2 tracks) |
Cash Cash | ||
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