Wesley is a singer/songwriter whose first performance was part of a talent contest held in Croydon’s Fairfield Halls at the age of 15. At this time he attended workshops with Nelson and Tracy King which included piano, stage performance and music production.
When he was 16 he became part of a young band called ’Exanimo’ and began writing songs and performing live in various venues including three dream shows at London’s Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club and The 100 Club. The band were also given the oppurtunity to record at the famous Abbey Road Studios.After completing Gcse’s he went on to study a Diploma in Music Technology at Chichester college, then went to study a degree in popular music at VocalTech, where he gained a good level of musicianship and ensemble arrangment.His musical style is soulful and jazzy with elements of hip-hop and funk due to the rhythm section which includes Craig Boorman (drums), Omar Russell (bass) and Lorenzo Marsolini (guitar). Currently working on his first solo E.P, he is also working under the Dune Music Company on a U.K and European tour for Jazz Jamaica as part of the ’Motor City Roots’ release. The album is a celebratery fusion of motown, jazz and reggae, and includes artists such as Omar, Juliet Roberts and Mary Peirce. Wesley performs Harry Brown’s arrangment of Stevie Wonder’s ’I was made to love her’ and a duet on ’My cherie amour’ with the sweet vocals of Zara Mcfarlene.
Wes has also done sessions with Big Life Music, Ghetto Soul and Shift&Jam Productions which includes MC Drummer/Producer exstroadinaire Craig Boorman a.k.a Mista Shifta and up and coming hip-hop producer Toejam. Other projects include shows with Abram Wilson as part of Dune’s Tomorrow’s Warriors, which promots young jazz musicians in the London area. Future projects include collaborating with different artists from around the globe and to write and produce many songs.
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