Vanic

This article is about the musician. For the athlete, see Nenad Vanić.

Vanic

Birth name| Jesse Hughes
Also known as| DJ Vanic
Born|  (1989-05-06) May 6, 1989 (age 36)
Origin| New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Genres|

* Future bass
* trap
* house

Occupations|

* DJ
* producer

Instruments|

* Digital audio workstation
* piano

Labels|

* Seeking Blue Records

Musical artist

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] |

* Released: 1 October 2021
* Label: Seeking Blue Records
* Formats: Digital download

### Singles

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#### As lead artist

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Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions

|
|

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  | —
"Casper"
(featuring Katy Tiz) | 2025  | —
"In My Mind"
(featuring Casey Cook) | —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

#### As featured artist

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Title  | Year

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"Circles"
(Machineheart featuring Vanic) | 2015

### Remixes

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* Big Sean – "Bounce Back"[22]
* Birdy – "Skinny Love"[23]
* CHVRCHES – "The Mother We Share"
* Tove Styrke – "Borderline"
* Coleman Hell – "2 Heads"
* K.Flay – "FML", “Make me fade”, “Cops”, "Can't Sleep"
* Lana Del Rey – "West Coast", "Summertime Sadness"
* Major Lazer featuring Wild Belle – "Be Together"
* The Chainsmokers – "Setting Fires"[24]
* Zella Day – "Compass", "Hypnotic", "High", "Wonderwall"
* Above & Beyond \- "We're All We Need"
* G-Eazy \- "But A Dream"[25]
* Apashe ft. Lia – "Behind My Eyes"[26]
* Ben Howard – "The Fear"[27]
* Skylar Grey – "Fucking Crazy"
* RIOT – "Down With Your Love"

## 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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