He moved to Seattle from 1988–1990 to study fashion, where he discovered electronic dance music at clubs such as The Underground, where he heard Randy Schlager and Donald Glaude, and started experimenting with this music himself.

After playing a few events with LA-based DJ Ron D Core, with whom he released a series of mixtapes and live mixes, he made his way to San Francisco in 1993 where he joined Funky Tekno Tribe.

In 1996, he partnered with Jim Hopkins, releasing Loose Caboose under the name Electroliners.

This track was picked up by DJs such as Carl Cox, Sasha, John Digweed, and Lee Burridge.

[2] Pete Tong played Wherrett's first Essential Mix in 1988, with a follow-up in 1999, and again in 2007 with Frankie Knuckles at the Winter Music Conference.