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Birth name | Jesse Hughes |
Also known as | DJ Vanic |
Born | May 6, 1989 |
Origin | New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
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Jesse Hughes (born May 6, 1989), known professionally as Vanic, is a Canadian DJ and producer, based in New Westminster, British Columbia.[1][2]
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]
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]
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Here & Now[14] |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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US Dance [15] | ||
"Samurai" (featuring Katy Tiz) |
2016 | — |
"Too Soon" (featuring Maty Noyes) |
2017 | 40 |
"Staring At the Sun" (featuring Clara Mae) |
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"Good On Me"[16] (featuring Olivia Noelle) |
2019 | — |
"Save Yourself"[17] (featuring Gloria Kim) |
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"Somedays"[18] | — | |
"Cannonball"[19] (featuring Jocelyn Alice) |
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"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) |
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"Sacrifice" (featuring Holy Wars) |
2023 | — |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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"Circles" (Machineheart featuring Vanic) |
2015 |