Whethan

Ethan Snorek, 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]

Whethan
Background information
Birth nameEthan Snoreck
Also known asWhethan
Born (1999-05-25) May 25, 1999
Chicago, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments
Years active2016–present
Labels
Websitewhethan.com

Early life

Whethan attended Carl Sandburg High School from his freshman year until his first semester of senior year, and at his senior homecoming for his entire school previewing his unreleased work to his classmates.[5] In May 2017, Whethan took a short break from touring with The Chainsmokers in order to attend his graduation.

He first began releasing house music under his real name Ethan Snoreck. At the same time, Snoreck had an alternative account for his trap remixes and edits. That account was previously known as Wheathin which came from his real name "Ethan" and few of his friends happened to say it regularly which made the name stay until he was forced to change his name to Whethan in 2016.[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 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22]

Discography

Albums
List of albums
Title Details
Fantasy[23]

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

As lead artist
Year Title Peak chart positions
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)[26]		 48
"Radar"
(featuring Honne)[27]		 40
2019 "Win You Over"
(with Bearson featuring Soak)[28]		 —
"Let Me Take You"
(with Jeremih)[29]		 44
"Summer Luv"
(with The Knocks featuring Crystal Fighters)[30]		 —
2020 "Stay Forever"
(featuring Strfkr)[31]		 —
"All In My Head"
(featuring grandson)		 —
"Upside Down"
(featuring Grouplove)		 —
"So Good"
(featuring bülow)		 —
"Hurting on Purpose"
(featuring K.Flay)[32]		 —
"Freefall"
(featuring Oliver Tree)[33]		 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
Title Year
"Falling (Whethan Redo)"[34]
(Opia featuring Whethan)		 2016
"Do You Feel This Way"[35]
(Kailee Morgue featuring Whethan)		 2018
"Every Step That I Take"[36]
(Tom Morello featuring Portugal. The Man and Whethan)
"Hurts"[37]
(Wafia featuring Louis The Child and Whethan)		 2019

Other charted songs
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
Dance
[25]
2018 "High"
(with Dua Lipa)		 12 Fifty Shades Freed

Remixes
Year Title Artist
2015 "XE3" (Wheathin Turn) Mssingno
"It's Strange" (Whethan Remix) Louis the Child
(featuring K.Flay)
"Suicide" (Wheathin Remix)[38] Midnight to Monaco
"City of the Rose" (Wheathin Remix)[39] TYuS
2016 "Falling" (Whethan Redo)[40][41][42] Opia
"Pillowtalk" (Bearson & Whethan Remix)[43] Zayn
"Sensations" (Whethan Remix) Elohim
"Blasé" (Whethan Remix)[44] Ty Dolla Sign
(featuring Future, Rae Sremmurd)
"10 Victoria's Secret Models" (Whethan Remix)[45] MAX
"Send Them Off" (Whethan Remix) Bastille
2017 "Crush" (josh pan & Whethan Remix) (Yuna featuring Usher)
"Perfect Places" (Whethan Remix)[46] 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)[47] Travis Scott
2019 "OVERDUE" (Whethan Bootleg) Travis Scott, Metro Boomin
2020 "Stadium Rave" (Whethan Turn) Spongebob Squarepants
"Claws" (Whethan Remix) Charli XCX

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