ian axel

I am in a band called A Great Big World. Please send inquiries to [email protected]

[agreatbigworld]

So excited to watch the season finale of So You Think You Can Dance tonight!

[ianaxel]

woot woot

[agreatbigworld]

Still overwhelmed by the reaction to our song “Say Something” being featured on So You Think You Can Dance two nights ago. Watch the beautiful performance here if you missed it. And remember you can download the new version of the song on iTunes! http://bit.ly/SaySomethingiTunes

[ianaxel]

incredible.

[agreatbigworld]

Say Something

We’re so excited to share some great news with you. :) Tonight, one of the final four dancers on So You Think You Can Dance will be dancing to our song “Say Something!” Some of you may know the song already, but this is a brand-new version that we recorded for our upcoming full-length album. Listen to the song on Youtube, or download it on iTunes, and make sure to tune in tonight to Fox at 8/7c!

iTunes: http://bit.ly/SaySomethingiTunes Youtube: http://bit.ly/SaySomethingYoutube

[ianaxel]

This makes me feel like I am going to explode. The song means so much to me...I'm feeling incredibly grateful that so many people are going to hear it tonight!

[agreatbigworld]

We are so excited to announce that this fall we are going on tour with 2CELLOS! All of you Glee fans will recognize the group from their performance of “Smooth Criminal” on the show earlier this year. The full list of dates, including some of our own headline shows, is below - just click...

[ianaxel]

Yippie!!!

[ianaxel]

I just met a local artist in Seattle who makes these beautiful clay dead people thingies...just wished she had a website that showcased her work! The company is called Beautifully Gloomy Art

[agreatbigworld]

We want to send a massive thank you to Rohitash Rao , the director of the “Everyone Is Gay" video, and the amazing team he put together. A look at the behind-the-scenes photos shows you a small glimpse of how much work went into this video.

A message from Ro about the process: “Like the message of the song, I wanted this video to feel urgent. I wanted it to feel like the song was written on a friday, shot on a saturday and released on a sunday. (even though saturday was about 3 months long.) so I didn’t want anything too polished or slick. I wanted it to feel organic and raw. I went the party store and bought streamers, colored paper, confetti, candles, etc. and just started making words out of them. I then took each word and found a fun way to bring them to life through stop-motion. or sometimes I just got a video camera and let things play out - like lighting sparklers behind the number “1" or a cocktail umbrella opening, revealing the word “just" or a rubik’s cube turning spelling “here in it." Every decision was made to keep the video as fun and happy as the song itself. That’s it. Oh, and there was a lot of coffee."

Thank you, Ro!!! Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VG1bj4Lj1Q

[agreatbigworld]

EVERYONE IS GAY!!!

We are so proud and excited to release the new music video for our song “Everyone Is Gay." A while ago, our friends Kristin and Dannielle (who run a website called EveryoneIsGay.com that offers advice to LGBTQ youth) challenged us to write the “gayest song ever" for a compilation. And this song was the result! We believe in their mission and stand by all those who live in fear of being their authentic selves. NO ONE deserves to be bullied or treated unfairly based on sexual preference. Diversity should be celebrated!

Thank you to Kristin and Dannielle at EveryoneIsGay.com for inspiring this!!!

And a huuuuuge thank you to the following people for spending countless hours making this beautifully joyous video and music!! We hope you enjoy it and spread the word that EVERYONE IS GAY! Yay!

VIDEO Animator/Director: Rohitash Rao Art Director/Fabricator: Indigo Nina Perez Editor: Nage Color: Tom Poole @ CO3

MUSIC Produced by Chris Kuffner Mixed by Dan Romer Mastered by Ryan Geller

[ianaxel]

I am so so so incredibly excited to be a part of this!!!!!!!!

xoxo to the infinity power!

[agreatbigworld]

FREE NEW MUSIC ALERT: Get a free download of our song “There Is An Answer" here: http://on.fb.me/19mel0W

NOTE: Won’t work on mobile devices!

[ianaxel]

very very excited to be putting more music out there...much more to come

[agreatbigworld]

Hanging with Elvis Duran on The Today Show this morning! #surreal

[ianaxel]

this happened

[ianaxel]

What a way to spread the love...

[agreatbigworld]

WE’RE GOING ON TOUR!!!

Come see us w/ Julia Nunes (http://www.junumusic.com) and Rebecca Haviland (http://www.rebeccahaviland.com/)

More info/tickets at http://www.agreatbigworld.com/tour

5/21 — Beachland Ballroom and Tavern — Cleveland, OH — All Ages

5/23 — Rumba Café — Columbus, OH — All Ages

5/26 — SPACE — Evanston, IL — All Ages

5/27 — Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry — 18+

5/29 — Plush — St. Louis, MO — All Ages

5/31 — 12th & Porter — Nashville, TN — 18+

6/1 — Backyard Stage — Greensboro, NC — All Ages

6/2 — Temple Theatre — Sanford, NC — All Ages

6/3 — Jammin’ Java — Vienna, VA — All Ages

6/4 — Studio at Webster — New York, NY — 16+

6/5 — World Café Live — Philadelphia, PA — All Ages

6/6 — Café 939 — Boston, MA — All Ages

[ianaxel]

Tour starts NEXT WEEK!

[agreatbigworld]

Day 26 of the 30 Videos in 30 Days Challenge. Here’s an acoustic performance of “Shorty Don’t Wait”

Thanks to Mike Campbell for lending his voice and guitar skills: http://www.mikecnyc.com

[agreatbigworld]

Day 22 of the 30 videos in 30 days challenge: An EPIC Announcement

[ianaxel]

EPIC

[agreatbigworld]

Day 19 of the 30 Videos in 30 Days Challenge. Every Friday this month we’ll be releasing a new performance video. Here’s an acoustic performance of “Land of Opportunity”

Thanks to Leiv Parton for helping make this video! (http://www.leivparton.com)

[agreatbigworld]

[alliemoss]

April Favorites: A Great Big World & their Favorites agreatbigworld:

Day 15. We thought we’d share some of our favorite things in life with you.

[ianaxel]

:)

[agreatbigworld]

Day 14 of our 30 videos in 30 days challenge. Here’s where “Rockstar” came from.

[agreatbigworld]

Day 13: AxelFact. Did you know Ian wrote his first song when he was 3 years old?

[ianaxel]

Feels like yesterday...