Vanic

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Vanic
Birth nameJesse Hughes
Also known asDJ Vanic
Born (1989-05-06) May 6, 1989 (age 35)
Origin New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Occupations
  • DJ
  • producer
Instruments
Labels
  • Seeking Blue Records

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

Contents

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, 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

Albums

List of studio albums
TitleDetails
Here & Now [14]

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positions
US
Dance
[15]
"Samurai"
(featuring Katy Tiz)		2016—
"Too Soon"
(featuring Maty Noyes)		201740
"Staring At the Sun"
(featuring Clara Mae)		—
"Good On Me" [16]
(featuring Olivia Noelle)		2019—
"Save Yourself" [17]
(featuring Gloria Kim)		—
"Somedays" [18] —
"Cannonball" [19]
(featuring Jocelyn Alice)		—
"So Slow" [20]
(with K.Flay)		2020—
"Sick Of It"
(featuring Bryce Fox)		2020—
"I'm Yours" [21]
(featuring Sylvie Cox)		2021—
"Have My Back"
(featuring Silent Child)		2022—
"What Did I Do"
(featuring CRÈME)		—
"Sacrifice"
(featuring Holy Wars)		2023—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
TitleYear
"Circles"
(Machineheart featuring Vanic)		2015

Remixes

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