Whiteley has been writing, recording and performing his own music since 1998. The first thing he did when he picked up the guitar was purchase a Tascam four track player and began writing songs. He has played in various bands and toured the country with them. After taking a few years off of gigging he spent the better part of a year writing and recording his first solo album called "Eleven" which was released on November 11th 2017. Despite having singer songwriter acoustic songs the live act focuses on the high energy material.