Editor’s Note: Data professional Tiankai Feng writes and performs songs about everything from lockdown to virtual meetings to analytics. We here at DATAVERSITY can’t stop humming “Governors of Data,” his catchy and clever ode to Data Governance – and we think you’ll enjoy it too.

I started my role in Data Governance in January and realized quickly that Data Governance needed some “rebranding.” It is still far too often perceived as the police or a showstopper, but the truth is that Data Governance is an empowering enablement function that has what’s best for the enterprise in mind.

To bring that point across and to show the world that Data Governance is cool as well, I started writing this rap anthem about Data Governance – packed with pop cultural references such as “If data is the force, then we’re the Jedi Council” – to make people really understand who we are and, most importantly, to create memorable and sustainable change in perception around Data Governance.

Making music is for me a way of being creative but also a way of processing things that are on my mind, and if additionally other people can enjoy it and smile or get inspired because of it, then that’s the best outcome I can wish for!