Music:
Member Since: 9/21/2006
Band Members: ..
Influences: An aspiring producer and songwriter hailing from West London, it seems that Mr J.Tyson just "Wants to work... ..hard!". From snatching valuable hours at the local youth scheme studio in Acton after school, to being the third partner of a group succesfully running thier fourth studio, Tyson has kept himself busy.
As a member of "Frontline", an alternative underground group, momentum started to build. When longtime friend and fellow musician "Shiloh" got signed to independent label "Urban Fire" , Tyson was happy to support and learn subsequently signed to the label also a time afterwards.
Learn he did, touring England with Shiloh, being part of the "Digital Boogie" video shoot with "Guns Out!" and all the time working with his partners to bring "WEST TEK" to the ears of London's population.
The "WEST TEK Street Banger ", a freestyle mixtape put together by Tyson featuring verses by Shiloh, Henry 8th, Marcie Phonics, Scorcher and more,
found its way around London and recieved street buzz as well as documented
reviews on well known european music sites, and your ear to the street mags like "rewind".
More touring followed and with both Shiloh and Tyson deciding to leave the label Tyson threw himself into work as an unsigned artist and producer with WEST TEK.
Look out for the latest projects from Tyson and the TEK, including the yet to be pushed singles and videos "Better Still" & "Beauty Queen" , also the second group mix tape "Drought Over" and the special release of the long awaited c.d. "The Lost Archieves", a compolation of the earliest tracks in the groups history.
At this present time Tys and Shi are putting the finishing touches to yet another project "So-Lo" , a solo mixtape by Shiloh with tracks produced by Tyson as his alter production ego "T. Greedy".
The problem seems to be that even with an ever growing portfolio and a tracklist as long as his arm, Tyson is just getting started.
CHECK OUT: WESTEK videos myspace & you tube, WESTEK myspace, Shiloh myspace, Gutter Productions myspace, Henry 8th myspace, Ishmael myspace.
Sounds Like: A VOICE FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, EVER CHANGING AND EVOLVING MUSICAL ENTITY THAT HAS NO BORDERS OR BOUNDRIES.
A NEW PROSPECTIVE ON BRITISH MUSIC IN THIS GENERATION.
Record Label: INDEPENDENT