Vanic

Vanic
Birth name Jesse Hughes
Also known as DJ Vanic
Born (1989-05-06) May 6, 1989
Origin New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • producer
Instruments
Labels

Jesse Hughes (born May 6, 1989), known professionally as Vanic, is a Canadian DJ and producer, based in New Westminster, British Columbia.[1][2]

Early life

A metal enthusiast when he was in middle school, Hughes developed an interest in hardstyle and later in musical production. He played piano at the age of four.[3] Hughes gained recognition for remixing songs for artists like Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Lana Del Rey and Birdy.[4] He told Forbes "Family and personal issues came up in my life that made me re-evaluate my goals and direction. I decided that I might as well spend my youth trying for something really cool and different, something I was passionate about. And music was the obvious choice, it's been one of the biggest parts of my life..."[5] Hughes, who studied business, dropped out of Simon Fraser University in an effort to pursue a successful musical career.[6]

Career

In 2014, he was featured on the song "Circles" by Machineheart, which received over a million streams in two weeks.[1] In 2016, encouraged by his manager Sebastian Barwinski, he signed a deal with Disruptor Records, a joint venture of Sony Music and Adam Alpert.[7][8] He said "Adam and Disruptor were the right fit. Everything they do seems to be spot on, and they're really good people to work with."[5] He released his debut single "Samurai" via the label.[9] On January 20, 2017, he released the song "Too Soon" featuring Maty Noyes.[10] According to Nielsen Music, the song received 740,000 streams in the United States and sold 1,000 downloads in its first tracking week. It debuted on the Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs chart at 40th.[11] His song "Staring at the Sun" was also released via Disruptor and featured Clara Mae.[12] The song became his third single to be released on the label.[13]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions
US
Dance
[14]
"Samurai"
(featuring Katy Tiz)		 2016 —
"Too Soon"
(featuring Maty Noyes)		 2017 40
"Staring At the Sun"
(featuring Clara Mae)		 —
Title Year
"Circles"
(Machineheart featuring Vanic)		 2015

Remixes

References

  1. 1 2 Kyte, Kathryn (July 24, 2014). "Exploring Melodies with Vanic". Vice. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  2. ↑ Wass, Mike (January 20, 2017). "Vanic Teams Up With Maty Noyes For "Too Soon"". Idolator. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  3. ↑ "Exclusive Interview : Vanic DJ / Producer - Unorthodox Music". www.unorthodoxmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  4. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Vanic - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  5. 1 2 Briones, Isis. "Why Vanic Is The Breakout Electronic Artist Everyone Needs To Know About". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  6. ↑ "Vancouver-bred Vanic is a dropout with no regrets". Straight.com. 2017-02-22. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  7. ↑ "VANIC Signs to Disruptor Records & Announces North American Tour: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  8. ↑ Yau, Jeffrey (2016-01-25). "VANIC Signs To Distruptor Records, Announces Road to Coachella Tour". Your EDM. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  9. ↑ "Vanic Kicks It Like a 'Samurai' on First Original Single: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  10. ↑ "Listen to Vanic's Dynamic Track 'Too Soon' Feat. Maty Noyes". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  11. ↑ "Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Vanic, Thomas Gold & Austra". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  12. ↑ "Vanic Welcomes the Light on 'Staring at the Sun': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  13. ↑ Blair, EJ (June 5, 2017). "Listen to Vanic's New Bass Single "Staring At The Sun"". Verge Campus. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  14. ↑ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  15. ↑ White, Nick (2017-06-29). "Vanic Drops FIRE Remix Of Big Sean's "Bounce Back"". EDM Sauce. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  16. ↑ "VANIC Official". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  17. ↑ Yau, Jeffrey (2017-06-30). "Vanic Drops Bouncy New Remix For Big Sean's "Bounce Back"". Your EDM. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  18. ↑ "VANIC Official". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
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