Vanic

This article is about the musician. For the athlete, see Nenad Vanić.
Vanic
Birth nameJesse Hughes
Also known asDJ Vanic
Born (1989-05-06) May 6, 1989 (age 35)
OriginNew 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]

Early life

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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

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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

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Albums

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List of studio albums
Title Details
Here & Now[14]

Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions
US
Dance
[15]
"Samurai"
(featuring Katy Tiz) 		2016 —
"Too Soon"
(featuring Maty Noyes) 		2017 40
"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.
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Title Year
"Circles"
(Machineheart featuring Vanic) 		2015

Remixes

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  4. ^ Phares, Heather. "Vanic - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  5. ^ a b 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. ^ Defaria, Cameron (2021-10-06). "Vanic dispenses his first full-length record—stream 'Here & Now'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  15. ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  16. ^ "Good on Me (feat. Olivia Noelle) - Single by Vanic on Apple Music". iTunes Store. February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  17. ^ "Save Yourself (feat. Gloria Kim) - Single by Vanic on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  18. ^ "Somedays - Single by Vanic on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  19. ^ "Cannonball (feat. Jocelyn Alice) - Single by Vanic on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  20. ^ Scilippa, Phil (2020-05-21). "Vanic and K.Flay unveil melancholy new single, 'So Slow'". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  21. ^ Gandhi, Jazmine (2021-07-27). "Vanic unleashes 'I'm Yours', + announces his upcoming 'Here & Now' tour". Run The Trap. Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  22. ^ White, Nick (2017-06-29). "Vanic Drops FIRE Remix Of Big Sean's "Bounce Back"". EDM Sauce. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  23. ^ "VANIC Official". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  24. ^ Yau, Jeffrey (2017-06-30). "Vanic Drops Bouncy New Remix For Big Sean's "Bounce Back"". Your EDM. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  25. ^ "VANIC Official". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  26. ^ "VANIC Official". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  27. ^ "Addicted To Company". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
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