Whethan

Whethan
Whethan performing at SXSW in 2017
Whethan performing at SXSW in 2017
Background information
Birth nameEthan Snoreck
Also known asWheathin
Born (1999-05-25) May 25, 1999 (age 25)
Chicago, Illinois, US
Genres
Occupations
  • DJ
  • music producer
Years active2016–present
Labels
Websitewhethan.com

Ethan Snoreck (born May 25, 1999), better known by his stage name Whethan (formerly Wheathin), is an American DJ and music producer from Chicago.[1][2] He gained recognition after his remix of the track "XE3" by Mssingno, which as of December 2018 has garnered over 13 million plays on SoundCloud.[3][4]

Early life

Whethan attended Carl Sandburg High School from his freshman year until the first semester of his senior year. In May 2017, Whethan left high school early to tour with The Chainsmokers in 2017. He returned just long enough to attend his graduation ceremony at which he gave the entire school a preview of his unreleased work.[5]

He first began releasing house music under his real name Ethan Snoreck, but became known as “Wheathin” because one of his early productions was a remix of a Wheat Thins jingle, which he created to prove to his friends that he could make music. The snack brand asked him to change his name in 2016. He chose Whethan.[6][7] He started producing music by 'messing around' on Garage Band on his iPad.[6][5] He first became interested in music when he began rapping with his friend Trevor in 6th and 7th grade. Since then he listened to well-known musicians such as Daft Punk, Skrillex, and Deadmau5.[7]

When he was 16 years old, he was recognized as the youngest ever producer to release a record on Australian EDM label, Future Classic.[8] He later caught the attention of dubstep pioneer and Owsla-founder, Skrillex.[3][6]

Career

Whethan often incorporates a mix of indie future synths with electropop in his songs.[9] His main influence is Flume, considered one of the pioneers of the future bass movement.

He frequently collaborates with Oliver Tree.[10] The duo have released singles titled "All You Ever Talk About", "When I'm Down", "Enemy","Do You Feel Me?" and "Freefall" together.[10][11] Whethan has also released "Can't Hide" and "Savage", featuring Ashe and Flux Pavilion and MAX, respectively.[1][12][13][14] An official music video was released for the song "Can't Hide" which has over 2 million SoundCloud plays.[15] The song also debuted at number one on Billboard's Spotify Viral 50 chart.[16]

Whethan performed at SXSW music festival in March.[17] He will also be performing at BUKU Music + Art Project festival, which fuses electronic music, hip hop and indie rock.[18] Whethan toured with trap artists Flosstradamus in November alongside fellow DJs Slushii, Towkio, and Gent & Jawns.[19]

In 2018, Whethan collaborated with pop singer Dua Lipa on the song "High", which was featured in the film Fifty Shades Freed.[20] In March of the same year, he released the single "Be Like You" featuring Broods.[21]

In 2020, he was set to perform at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, but the festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22]

In 2022, he co-wrote the single "High" with The Chainsmokers.[citation needed]

Discography

Albums

List of albums
Title Details
Fantasy[23]
Midnight
  • Released: April 29, 2022
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title Details
Life of a Wallflower Vol. 1[24]
  • Released: November 9, 2018
  • Label: Big Beat
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
US
Dance
[25]
2016 "Can't Hide"
(featuring Ashe) 		—
"When I'm Down"
(with Oliver Tree ) 		—
"Savage"
(with Flux Pavilion and Max) 		29
2017 "All You Ever Talk About"
(with Oliver Tree ) 		—
"Love Gang"
(featuring Charli XCX) 		—
"Good Nights"
(featuring Mascolo) 		—
"Sleepy Eyes"
(with Elohim) 		—
"Enemy"
(with Oliver Tree) 		—
"Aftertaste"
(featuring Opia) 		—
2018 "Be Like You"
(featuring Broods) 		39
"Superlove"
(featuring Oh Wonder)[27] 		48
"Radar"
(featuring Honne)[28] 		40
2019 "Win You Over"
(with Bearson featuring Soak)[29] 		—
"Let Me Take You"
(with Jeremih)[30] 		44
"Summer Luv"
(with The Knocks featuring Crystal Fighters)[31] 		—
2020 "Stay Forever"
(featuring Strfkr)[32] 		—
"All In My Head"
(featuring grandson) 		—
"Upside Down"
(featuring Grouplove) 		—
"So Good"
(featuring bülow) 		—
"Hurting on Purpose"
(featuring K.Flay)[33] 		—
"Freefall"
(featuring Oliver Tree)[34] 		—
2021 "Warning Signs"
(featuring Kevin George)[35] 		—
"Think You Right"
(featuring Ericdoa and Glaive)[36] 		47
2022 "Mental"
(featuring Slump6s and Glaive)[37] 		—
"Complicated"
(featuring Aldn and 8485)[38] 		—
2023 "Money on the Dash"
(with Elley Duhé) 		31
"Sick of Myself"
(with Nessa Barrett) 		32
"Midnight Oil"
(with Elley Duhé) 		—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
Title Year
"Falling (Whethan Redo)"[39]
(Opia featuring Whethan) 		2016
"Do You Feel This Way"[40]
(Kailee Morgue featuring Whethan) 		2018
"Every Step That I Take"[41]
(Tom Morello featuring Portugal. The Man and Whethan)
"Hurts"[42]
(Wafia featuring Louis The Child and Whethan) 		2019
"Juicy"
(NVDES featuring Whethan) 		2020
"No Place Is Too Far"
(San Holo featuring Whethan and Selah Sol) 		2023

Other charted songs

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
Dance
[25]
2018 "High"
(with Dua Lipa) 		12 Fifty Shades Freed
2022 "Lock It Up"
(featuring Yeat, Midwxst and Matt Ox) 		25 Midnight

Remixes

Year Title Artist
2015 "XE3" (Wheathin Turn) Mssingno
"It's Strange" (Whethan Remix) Louis the Child
(featuring K.Flay)
"Suicide" (Wheathin Remix)[43] Midnight to Monaco
"City of the Rose" (Wheathin Remix)[44] TYuS
2016 "Falling" (Whethan Redo)[45][46][47] Opia
"Pillowtalk" (Bearson & Whethan Remix)[48] Zayn
"Sensations" (Whethan Remix) Elohim
"Blasé" (Whethan Remix)[49] Ty Dolla Sign
(featuring Future, Rae Sremmurd)
"10 Victoria's Secret Models" (Whethan Remix)[50] MAX
"Send Them Off" (Whethan Remix) Bastille
2017 "Crush" (josh pan & Whethan Remix) (Yuna featuring Usher)
"Perfect Places" (Whethan Remix)[51] Lorde
2018 "Stains" (Whethan Bootleg) Brockhampton
"Pretty Girl" (Whethan Turn) Clairo
"Deja Vu" (Whethan Remix) Post Malone (featuring Justin Bieber)
"SICKOMODE" (Skrillex Remix) (Whethan Turn)[52] Travis Scott
2019 "OVERDUE" (Whethan Bootleg) Travis Scott, Metro Boomin
2020 "Stadium Rave" (Whethan Turn) SpongeBob SquarePants
"Claws" (Whethan Remix) Charli XCX

References

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