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John Wesley

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The music of John Wesley has been called lyrically sensitive and musically dynamic. Wesley's brand of guitar-driven acoustic and electric songs represent the cultivation of a diversity of inspirations from alternative, progressive, classic rock and folk genres intertwined with poignant lyrics drawn from the poetry of the common man. Furthermore, his skillful, versatile guitar style complements his soulful emotionally-charged vocals reminiscent of Roger Waters or Bruce Springsteen. But what really appeals to Wesley's fans worldwide is a spark of sincerity and sensitivity so oft absent in today's mainstream music.
Most recently, John Wesley has performed as sideman, guitarist/vocalist for critically acclaimed Atlantic/Roadrunner Records UK-based recording act Porcupine Tree, during the In Absentia, Deadwing and Fear of a Blank Planet world tours. John Wesleys versatility shows from his diverse touring background. In recent years he as performed lead guitars and background vocals for White Lion frontman Mike Tramp, subbed on lead guitar and bass for Gainsville's Sister Hazel, and as lead guitarist for Scottish neo-prog legend Fish on many lengthy European, American and South American Tours and on several US and European Solo dates.
In 2005, Wes produced and recorded his fifth studio release, Shiver, co-produced by Mark Prator, and mixed by Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree. Wesley has toured the U.S. and Europe extensively to support his independent European releases performing as opening act for artists such as Marillion, Fish, Porcupine Tree, Blackfield, Sister Hazel, and many others.
In 2007, John Wesley will continue to tour with Porcupine Tree to support their new release, Fear of a Blank Planet .

He has an official fan website at www.john-wesley.com where fans can read lyrics, view photos, and preview album clips. John Wesley also owns and operates a recording studio in the Tampa, Florida, RedRoom Recorders, Inc. www.redroomrecorders.com
John Wesley uses gear from these great companies:
PRS Guitars, www.prsguitars.com ;
Babicz Guitars, www.babiczguitars.com ;
Boss/Roland, www.bossus.com ;
The Gig Rig, www.thegigrig.com ;
Bad Cat Amps, www.badcatamps.com ;
G7 Capo, www.g7th.com ; and
The Box Guitar, www.bme.com.au ;
Analog.Man, www.analogman.com ;
Vintage FX, www.vintagefx.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/22/2005
Band Website: john-wesley.com
Band Members: Guitar & Vocals: John Wesley
Drums & Percussion: Mark Prator
Bass: Scott Bannevich
Piano, Organ & Backing Vocals: Tracy LaBarbera
Influences:

Sounds Like:
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Thanksgiving Day - 2007: "Thanksgiving Day" is a song inspired by the loss of longtime family friend Pfc. Marc Delgado on Thanksgiving Day 2005 in Iraq.

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Shiver – 2005 ($15 USD + s/h)

Order Shiver by John Wesley now for worldwide delivery.

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Live at Katie Fitzgeralds – 2006 ($10 USD + s/h)

Order Live at Katie Fitzgerald's by John Wesley. Wes' newest live CD - recorded June 2006. Includes 15 acoustic tracks.

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Ten ($5 USD + s/h)

Order Ten by John Wesley. This is a compilation of 10 songs, including live, demo, and album tracks. Price includes worldwide delivery.

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Chasing Monters - 2001 ($15 USD + s/h)

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The Emperor Falls - 1997 ($10 USD + s/h) **SOLD OUT**

Available on Amazon.com

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The Closing of the Pale Blue Eyes - 1995
($15 USD + s/h)
**This CD is sold as part of a 2 disc set that includes Under the Red and White Sky**

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Under the Red and White Sky - 1994
($15 USD + s/h)
**This album is sold as part of a 2 disc set that includes The Closing of the Pale Blue Eyes**

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The Chicago & Frisco Bootlegs
($5 USD + s/h)

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Download this 6 song sample of John Wesley Live. Includes: Acoustic versions of Desperation Angel, Fly Boy, Ordinary Man, and Pretty Lives from the Live at Katie Fitzgeralds CD and full-band live versions of Crazy and Waiting for the Sun to shine.

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Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Porcupine Tree Dates...

Hi everyone......sorry I have been a bit quiet lately, after the tour ended, the thought of spending anymore than a few minutes at a time on the computer gives me a headache!! So..I have mostly been r...
Posted by John Wesley on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:01:00 PST

An Update

Hi all, thought I would take a minute to post an update from the final European leg of the Porcupine Tree "Fear of a Blank Planet" tour. We are at the moment in the UK winding down the last leg of tou...
Posted by John Wesley on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:17:00 PST

Porcupine Tree Grammy Nomination

Porcupine Tree's "Fear of a Blank Planet" album has received a nomination at this year's Grammy awards, for "Best Surround Sound Album". The full list of nominees is available on the official Grammy w...
Posted by John Wesley on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:11:00 PST

Newsweek Article

In the Humvee with Marc and Steven was their gunner, Marissa Strock. In the blast that killed Steven and Marc. Marissa lost her legs. There is a newsweek article featuring her at this link: http://www...
Posted by John Wesley on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:29:00 PST

Thanksgiving Day

The night after Thanksgiving Day 2005 at around 3am I was on the tour bus somewhere in Europe when my cell phone awoke me in the bunk. It was my daughter Jamie, who was crying and could barely speak. ...
Posted by John Wesley on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:04:00 PST

Dreamcatcher CDs

We were able to make contact with my semi-defunct Euro label Dreamcatcher that has stock of some of my past releases. There are now about 25 copies each of the Under the Red and White Sky/Pale Blue Ey...
Posted by John Wesley on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:55:00 PST

"It’s up to you."...John Wesley, Radiohead...could we see a trend??

A month ago I started the "Share the Wes" policy with all my studio albums...all available for unrestricted download with a paypal button set up for the furthering of the music. Pay nothing, pay a lit...
Posted by John Wesley on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:40:00 PST

Send a bulletin!

Well the response to the downloads has been fantastic. People are able to complete their collection and it is giving new life to some of the older songs which had been lost to in the shuffle of the "b...
Posted by John Wesley on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:14:00 PST

Sharing the Wes

For me to continue to create music, I have to know that people are hearing it. Elements of cost and lack of distribution have made most of my catalogue very difficult to acquire. So rather than go int...
Posted by John Wesley on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:33:00 PST

Tours and tunes...

The new news is, that the US dates for the next Porcupine Tree tour are posted. Some of you may notice we are going to some places we have not been before and missing out some places we have been to. ...
Posted by John Wesley on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:32:00 PST