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WES RESTLESS

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About Me

As a member of the 4 piece Chicago Hip-Hop group DYNAMIC VIBRATIONS (MadadaM, Mecanix, Wes Restless, & Wondur), WES RESTLESS (MC, Singer, Producer) has performed with such legendary artists as: Prince Paul, Brand Nubian, Kool Herc, Large Professor, J-Live, Cannibal Ox, C-Rayz Walls,Handsome Boy Modeling School, Little Brother, K-Os, Immortal Technique, Eyedea, All Natural, and many more!

-A staple in the Windy City's Hip-Hop community, WES RESTLESS and DV have rocked crowds at nearly every Hip-Hop venue in Chicago, including The House Of Blues, The Metro,Double Door, and most recently, were chosen to participate in the Great Performers Of Illinois festival at Chicago's Millennium Park. They have also participated in several tours with world renowned artists that covered almost all of the lower 48 states.

-Through years of performing, writing, and recording, WES RESTLESS, has developed his own signature style of Hip-Hop. His soulful, thoughtful, and poetic, brand of music is punctuated by rich, sweeping sound-scapes, refreshingly catchy and bright melodies, and clever word play. His unique integration of singing and rapping creates a versatility that truly stands out on any track.

-WES RESTLESS can be found on all 3 of DYNAMIC VIBRATIONS albums, as well as, various collaborative efforts, including ROUNDTABLE, EAST VILLAGE PROJECT, ALO's PUBLIC DOMAIN compilation and many, many, more.

-His debut solo album "THE FRESHMAN EXECUTIVE" dropped late in '06 and has attracted a lot of attention from critics and fans alike. It features 12 tracks, produced mainly by WES (additional production credits go to ALO and Marcgee). On this album, you'll find traces of blues, soul, rock, comedy, and funk, with no half-steppin on the beats and rhymes that are drenched in pure Hip-Hop flavor.

-2007 promises to be a huge year for WES RESTLESS. He is currently putting every ounce of his heart and soul into number of innovative collaborative projects.
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-COLLABOYOWBORATIONS (working title): A large collection of tracks, all produced and recorded by WES RESTLESS, featuring the best underground artists that Chicago has to offer, including: Ang 13, The Pacifics, Pugslee Atomz, Verbal Kent, DV, Alo, Shadow Master, and many more....including some very special out of town guests.
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-WES RESTLESS MEETS DJ ALO (working title): A hard hitting, bone crushing, mind bending EP featuring the deadly MC skills of Alo, and Wes Restless. Primarily over the sonic assault that is Alo's production.
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-KP VS. WES RESTLESS: A collection of funky and soulful soon-to-be classics featuring rhymes from The Pacifics' lyrical whiz kid KP, and DV's own Wes Restless. The production is a joint effort between KP and Wes as well. This one is guaranteed to open ears and turn heads.
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-DYNAMIC VIBRATIONS' NEW FULL-LENGTH: The DVees are returning to the studio with a hunger to produce some of the most important Hip-Hop of our time. Expect nothing but heat from this highly-anticipated album.
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-In addition to his musical endeavors, WES RESTLESS is an accomplished artist and designer, having shown work in Chicago as well as NYC and graduated with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Industrial Design from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in 2003.

Keep your ears and eyes open for WES RESTLESS in the near future!
 

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/21/2005
Band Website: dynamicvibrations.com
Band Members:

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Influences: Damn....so many to list:(In no particular order) The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, KRS-One, Mos-Def/Kweli, Jimi Hendrix, Eminiem, Metallica, Common, Last Emperor, Tool, Sound Garden, Radio Head, Ben Folds, Pink Floyd, Alice In Chains, Jeru, Bobby McFerrin, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Roots, Bob Marley, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef, Simon&Garfunkle, Atmosphere, Gangstar, Faith No More, Musiq, Sade, Slick Rick, Led Zepplin, Bob Dylan, Brand Nubian, J-Live, Jay-Z, Ugly Duckling, Van Morrison, Tribe Called Quest, Beach Boys, Public Enemy, De La soul, The Fugees, Twista, Boot Camp, Jurrassic 5, Ozomatli, Brother Ali, Blues Traveler, and so many more.....NOT TO MENTION ALL MY TEAMMATES FROM CHICAGO AND BEYOND....Dynamic Vibrations, Roundtable, Garden Music, The Network, Seasunz & J-Bless, Sully, 2nd Thought, Czar Absolute, Trump Tight, Speak Easy, White Noise, Treologic, Small Change, Phal, My Dad, My Brother, My Family, Public Housing, Lyric District, Juice, Typical Cats, Pacifics, Molemen, TNA Crew, Ang 13, All Natural, Rich Malone, Toad Carpet, Head Potion, Sugar Knaps, Omens, Kerse, Quadraphonics, Kevin Coval, Visual, Elevation, Zeke....and damn....I know I'm forgetting tons of people...
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

BRAND NEW ARTWORK FROM WES RESTLESS (images inside)

These are the images that are currently on display for the "Monday Night Mix" show at Tantrum (1023 S. State St. Chicago).Stop by and see them in person along with a bunch of really good artfrom other...
Posted by WES RESTLESS on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:05:00 PST

"I Woke Up Perfect This Morning"

Came across this on a pretty cool website called www.smokingsection.netit was written by this cat Gotty who works over there.To me it was a great read and really summed up how lucky andgrateful I've b...
Posted by WES RESTLESS on Thu, 17 May 2007 11:45:00 PST

Rest In Paradise Rope 30 (Danny)

I recently found out that an old friend of mine andfellow Chicago Hip-Hop artist Rope 30 (Danny)passed away this week.I used to work with Danny and he came out and kicked it with me a few times.We wou...
Posted by WES RESTLESS on Wed, 09 May 2007 02:20:00 PST

YOUR BOY'S ON iTUNES!!!

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum? playListId=210835608[/url]now i'm downloadable....g-yah!and i get to see what my cd looks like with that cool reverse reflection effect!haha...
Posted by WES RESTLESS on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 01:01:00 PST

FRENCH REVIEW OF MY ALBUM "THE FRESHMAN EXECUTIVE" TRANSLATION INSIDE!!!

So I came across this review of my album on my CD baby page.There were a lot of exclaimation points but, except for a few words, I had no idea what it said because IT WAS WRITTEN IN FRENCH.Luckily my ...
Posted by WES RESTLESS on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:36:00 PST

ANYBODY WANT ME TO DO A VERSE OR A HOOK ON YOUR SONG?

What's up everyone.WES RESTLESS here.Been trying to build with a lot ofpeople lately and I'm here to offer my services.If anyone would like a Wes Restless verseon one of your songs or a Wes Restless s...
Posted by WES RESTLESS on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:34:00 PST

OAK PARK REPRESENT REPRESENT!!!

So last Saturday night there was a Fryer's Club style roast of one of my friends, Tremaine, from High School who is moving away to Iowa (Best of luck homey)It was held at The Carlson Hotel and ran by ...
Posted by WES RESTLESS on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:07:00 PST

CD Baby review of "THE FRESHMAN EXECUTIVE"

Starting today...and for the next few days,My new cd "THE FRESHMAN EXECUTIVE"Is being featured on the front page of cdbaby.comthey also wrote a pretty good review of the album.check it out below.and p...
Posted by WES RESTLESS on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:04:00 PST

GREAT PICS FROM WES RESTLESS CD RELEASE @ SUB-T OCT. 10TH 2006

WES RESTLESS CD RELEASE PICS SUB-T 10-10-06Click above link to check out these fresh ass pictures from my album release party for "The Freshman Executive," @ Subterranean in Chicago on Oct. 10th, 2006...
Posted by WES RESTLESS on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:47:00 PST

"The Freshman Executive" Album Sampler

So I posted a dowloadable album sampler on my page.Just click on the picture and you can download free samplesof "The Freshman Executive" album.It's a way to give people an idea of what the album's go...
Posted by WES RESTLESS on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:24:00 PST