Hite began playing drums when he was eleven, studying with jazz drummer Mel Zelnick.
Hite began his professional career at Mutato Muzika, a music production company owned by his uncle, composer and co-founder of Devo, Mark Mothersbaugh.
[2] From 2003 to 2010, Hite scored and co-scored many films, television shows, video games, and commercials as an in-house composer and session musician.
This included scoring "Stories From the Evacuation", commissioned for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and "Discussion Questions" for Whitney Biennial in 2014.
His songs have appeared in films such as "Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist," Robert Williams' "Mr. Bitchin’", and "Circle of 8", and television programs such as Dance-a-Lot Robot (Disney), "Blue Mountain State" (Spike), "Duck Dynasty" (A&E), "Burn Notice" (USA Network), "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (ABC), and "UFC Ultimate Insider" (Fox Sports).