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Featured Artist: Whales
ARTIST BIO
Since his early years, Tal Rochman, known by his stage name as Whales, has had a special connection with music. Growing up in Israel, at the early age of five years old, Whales began to listen to different genres of music on CDs.
When he was seven years old, Whales began playing the goblet drum and performing in competitions. However, as passionate as he was about music, Whales faced major challenges because of a physical handicap.
Tourette’s Syndrome began to take over Whale's life, and because of this, he was unable to play instruments in the way that he wanted to. Although he faced such a setback, Whales never gave up his dream of pursuing music. He found solace in producing music with FL studio and developed his own unique sound.
2012 was a pivotal year for Whales, as he discovered the dubstep genre which he became attracted to. Although his health continued to decline, Whales used music as an escape. In 2013, under the name, “Sex Whales,” Tal released his first unofficial remix, which helped him gain an audience through SoundCloud.
Slowly, under Sex Whales, Tal gained a fan base and started collaborating with other artists. In 2016 he released, “We Are”, and “Dead To Me” on the YouTube channel Trap Nation, and began touring internationally, playing shows in Europe, Canada, and China. He received significant recognition in Israeli news, and started to assemble a team that would promote his music to the world.
After gaining recognition, he rebranded as “Whales” and began working with a variety of record labels, including Monstercat, Atlantic Records and Sony Music, as well as collaborating with industry heavy-hitters including Excision, Shaquille O’Neal, Borgore, Kayzo, and more. With the rise in popularity of his music, Whales’ health began to improve. The Tourette’s Syndrome Whales had experienced significantly subsided, and his mood improved greatly.
In 2021, Whales’s hit single “Dead To Me” began going viral on TikTok and in early 2022, charted on Spotify’s Global Top 200 Dance & Electronic Music Chart and has remained there for more than twenty weeks, peaking at #78. Tal’s motivation for his work is to inspire people and bring positivity to the community through his music.
With his highly-anticipated 'Fuckin' EP, Whales is ready to share his story and inspire others to pursue their dreams, no matter the challenges they may face. Join this innovative on his journey of perseverance and discovery as he celebrates 10 years of Whales and sets the stage for a bright, exciting future with this electrifying iEDM Radio special edition mix.
TRACKLIST
- Lil Jon ft. LMFAO — Shots + Whales — Real Lies
- Tove Lo — Habits + Skrillex — Ratata (Automhate Remix
- 4B X AAZAR — Pop Da + Whales — Magic Sauce
- Dynoro — In My Mind + Whales — One More Time
- Whales — Untouchable
- Drowning Pool — Bodies + Flux Pavillion — I Can't Stop + Whales — So Ready
- Whales — Fuck Around & Find Out
- Whales — Outsider
- Click Work + Whales & CURE97 — ID
- Whales & Medyk — ID
- Monxx & Walter Wilde — The Wonky Song + HOL! — Somewhere
- Skrillex — Cinema + All Hype (Crankdat Remix)
- Soulja Boy — Crank That + Griztronics + Lazerbeam + Control Freak & NVADRZ — Self Righteous
- SHAQ & Whales — ID
- Trivecta & Whales — ID
- Whales — Drowning
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