Barely Alive
American electronic music DJ and production duo from Great Barrington, Massachusetts
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Barely Alive is an American electronic music production and DJ duo composed of Matthew Meier and William "Watt" Watkins founded in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, U.S. The duo is well known for their songs on British-American and Los Angeles based electronic music record label: Disciple Records.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Great Barrington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Instrument | Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) |
| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Website | barelyalive |
Similar to some EDM groups such as Bassjackers and Dash Berlin, William's primary role is the headliner (as Watt) for the duo's tours whereas Matthew's primary role is the music production and "behind-the-scenes".[2]
History
Meier and Watkins both attended Monument Mountain Regional High School and participated in its music program. The duo, each, grew up with parents with a rock music background.[3][4]
The duo began producing in 2013, releasing digital singles on Dirty Duck Audio and Adapted Records,[5][6] and remixing other artists such as Getter, Virtual Riot, Astronaut and others. In 2014, Barely Alive signed to Disciple Recordings, releasing the four-song EP, Lost In The Internet, early in the year.[4][7] The release was an immediate success on dance music retail site, Beatport (where the duo were eventually named the second best-selling dubstep artist of 2014), and they began touring the U.S and Europe along with artists such as Datsik and Trolley Snatcha.
Numerous singles and EPs followed, including collaborations with Zomboy & Splitbreed, and the duo's full-length debut album, We Are Barely Alive, surfaced on Disciple Recordings in October 2015.[8] Since then, the duo released their OWSLA debut single, "Back To Back", a remix to SKisM’s "Experts", and their remix album, We Are Barely Alive: The Remixes.
Their OWSLA debut EP, Domain EP, was released in early February 2017.[9] In late July, Disciple Recordings released a teaser for the duo's second album, Odyssey, which was released on August 13, 2018.[10]
The duo released their seventh EP on Disciple Recordings, Lost In Time on February 13, 2019. After collaborating with 12th Planet & PhaseOne for the single Bubzstep on May 13, 2019, Barely Alive released their eighth EP on Disciple Recordings entitled Multiplayer on 03 Jul 2019.
Etymology
The name 'Barely Alive' came from a "random movie quote", and the logo was inspired by a test card.[7]
Discography
Albums
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| We Are Barely Alive[8] |
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| Odyssey[10] |
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EPs
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| Lost in the Internet[7] |
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| Internet Streets[13] |
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| Fiber Optic[14] |
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| Rivals[15](with Astronaut) |
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| Domain[9] |
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| Lost In Time |
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| Multiplayer |
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| Head To Head Vol. 1
(with Virtual Riot) |
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| Head To Head Vol. 2
(with Virtual Riot) |
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| Computer Love |
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| Feel The Panic |
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| Casket Case[17][18] |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Album | Label |
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| 2013 | Killer In You[5] | Non-album singles | Dirty Duck Audio |
| Static Hero[6] | Adapted Records | ||
| 2014 | Sell Your Soul[19](feat. Jeff Sontag) | Disciple Records | |
| Poison[20](with Dodge & Fuski) | |||
| 2015 | Wedabe$[21](feat. Splitbreed) | ||
| The Blastaz
(with Datsik) | |||
| Smash!
(with Twine) | |||
| 2016 | Back To Back | OWSLA Worldwide Broadcast | OWSLA |
| Salty
(feat. Honey C) |
Non-album singles | Disciple Records | |
| 2017 | Kaos[22](with Nonsens) | Twonk | |
| Send It
(with 12th Planet & PhaseOne) |
Disciple Records | ||
| 2018 | Rampage[23] (with Virtual Riot, PhaseOne, and Myro) | ||
| Fake U Out[24] (with Ghastly) | Haunted Haus Collective | ||
| Bad Thang[25] (feat. Splitbreed) | Disciple Records | ||
| Triforce[26] (with Panda Eyes & Virtual Riot) | |||
| Prepare To Die | Disciple X Jericho | ||
| By My Side[27] (with Modestep & Virtual Riot) | Disciple Alliance Vol. 4 | ||
| Bang Your Head
(feat. Virus Syndicate) |
Non-album singles | ||
| Mmm Good[28] (with 12th Planet) | Swamplex Terrestrial EP | ||
| Bring That Back | Non-album singles | ||
| 2019 | Bubzstep
(with 12th Planet & PhaseOne) | ||
| Here We Go
(with Fox Stevenson) | |||
| Spicy Future | Disciple 09: Dragonborn / Knights of the Round Table Vol. 3 | ||
| 2020 | Meme Graveyard
(with Bandlez) |
Non-album singles | |
| Pray 4 Money
(with Virus Syndicate) | |||
| Know You Better
(feat. XO ELIZA & Drew Seeley) |
Disciple Alliance Vol. 6 | ||
| 2021 | Fusion Core[29] (with Voltra) | Knights of the Round Table Vol. 4 | |
| Killer Robots | Non-album singles | ||
| Flak Jacket | Disciple Alliance Vol. 7 | ||
| 2022 | Power Alliance[30] (with Samplifire) | Knights of the Round Table Vol. 5 | |
| 2023 | T.O.A.D.[31] (with Kompany) | Non-album singles | |
| Headshot[32] (feat. Mikey Ceaser) | Bassrush Records | ||
| 2024 | if you wanna
(feat. Skyelle) |
Monstercat | |
| 2025 | next to me[33] (with beastboi.) | Killed It! | |
| don't stop[34] | |||
| chicken jockey | |||
| hold me | |||
| HANDS UP[35] | |||
| 2026 | OBSCURE VIBE (with Infekt) | Port Zero | |
| SPEED DEMON | Monstercat | ||
| Time Machine (with Zomboy) |
Remixes
| Year | Original Artist | Title | Label |
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| 2013 | Hellberg, Deutgen, and Splitbreed | Collide (with Astronaut)[36] | Monstercat |
| Astronaut | Apollo | ||
| Getter & Datsik | Hollow Point | Firepower Records | |
| 2014 | Dodge & Fuski & Nick Thayer | Playboy | Disciple Records |
| Destroid | Destroid 2 Wasteland | Destroid Music | |
| Eptic | Like A Boss | Never Say Die Records | |
| 501 | Kill Your Boss | ||
| 2015 | Zomboy | Resurrected | |
| 2016 | Barely Alive | Binary (with Virtual Riot) | Disciple Records |
| L D R U
(feat. Savoi) |
Next To You | Ultra Records | |
| Henry Fong | Drop It Down Low | Dim Mak Records | |
| Herobust | Dirty Work | Mad Decent | |
| Mayhem & Antiserum | Sweat | Seven Deadly Sins | |
| DJ Snake | Ocho Cinco | Interscope Records | |
| 2017 | Snails & Pegboard Nerds | Deep In The Night | Monstercat |
| FuntCase
(feat. Merky ACE) |
4 Barz Of Fury | Circus Records | |
| Excision, Datsik, and Dion Timmer | Harambe | Rottun Recordings | |
| 2019 | Dodge & Fuski | Silence Is Golden | Disciple Records |
| 2020 | PhaseOne
(feat. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) |
Ultima | |
| 2023 | Slander | Love Is Gone | Slander Music |
| 2025 | Marshmello, TRICKSTAR, and Lil Jon | The Roots (Remixes) | Joytime Collective |