John Wesley (guitarist)
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 John Wesley (Wes) onstage solo at the 2009 Marillion weekend in Montreal, Canada. |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Brandon, Florida[1] |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Associated acts | Porcupine Tree Fish Mike Tramp Autodrive |
| Website | http://www.john-wesley.com/ |
John Wesley (born John Wesley Dearth, III aka Wes Dearth June, 1962)[2] is an American singer, songwriter and guitar player. John Wesley's professional music career began in the early 1980s in the Tampa, Florida area where he founded 1991 Southwestern Music Conference's showcase act Autodrive along with drummer/producer Mark Prator. The following year, Wesley embarked on a solo career and became the opening act for British rockers Marillion on seven consecutive tour legs around the world, especially North and South America, the UK and Europe.
In 1998, Wesley and ex-White Lion frontman Mike Tramp were the opening act for the Peter Frampton/Lynyrd Skynyrd tour. Following this was several world tours with Marillion's former singer Fish. In 2001, John Wesley was the primary co-writer of Fish’s Fellini Days album. Most recently, John Wesley has performed as sideman, guitarist/vocalist for Porcupine Tree, during the In Absentia, Deadwing, Fear of a Blank Planet and The Incident world tours.
In 2005, Wesley produced and recorded his fifth studio release, Shiver. The album was co-produced by drummer and co-owner of his Tampa, Florida recording studio, RedRoom Recorders, Inc., Mark Prator, and mixed by Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree.
In 2011, Wesley partnered with UK native Dean Tidey (Feeder live guitarist), to produce his EP, the lilypad suite. Wesley’s sixth full-length studio album, Disconnect, is currently under production, to be released in 2011.
Other people Wesley has worked include Sean Malone, Steve Hogarth (Marillion's singer since 1988), and Steve Rothery (Marillion's guitarist). He has also performed as an occasional fill-in bassist and lead guitarist for Florida-based group Sister Hazel.
On August 24, 2007, Wesley announced that he was making his back catalog of solo material available for free download on his website.
The current studio and touring line-up for John Wesley's band consists of:
- John Wesley - Lead guitar and vocals
- Travis Hearne - Bass
- Mark Prator - Drums and Percussion
- Dean Tidey - Guitar
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- 1994 - Under the Red and White Sky
- 1995 - The Closing of the Pale Blue Eyes
- 1998 - The Emperor Falls
- 2002 - Chasing Monsters
- 2004 - John Wesley:TEN
- 2005 - Shiver
- 2011 - The Lilypad Suite
- Fellini Days by Fish (co-writing and performing credits)
- With Porcupine Tree (performing credits): In Absentia, Fear of a Blank Planet
- With Porcupine Tree (engineering credits): Fear of a Blank Planet, The Incident
- With Ruud Jolie: For All We Know (Album)
[edit] Singles
- 1994 - The Last Light
- 1995 - John Wesley
- 2003 - Fly Boy
[edit] Live releases
- 1998 - Waiting for the Sun to Shine in Paris
- 1998 - Wesfest 98
- 1999 - Starting the Engine II
- 1999 - WesFest 1999
- 2000 - The John Wesley Bachelor Party Tour
- 2002 - The Chicago and Frisco Bootlegs
- 2006 - Live at Katie Fitzgerald's
- 2009 - John Wesley : Oxford
- 2010 - Live at the L'Olympia
- With Fish: Fellini Nights (live)
- With Porcupine Tree: XM, XMII, Rockpalast, Arriving Somewhere..., We Lost The Skyline, Ilosaarirock, Atlanta
[edit] Videos
- With Porcupine Tree: Arriving Somewhere... September, 2006, Anesthetize June, 2010
[edit] References
- ^ "Brandon guitarist tours with British rock band Porcupine Tree". The Tampa Tribune. 2010-04-22. http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/apr/22/fx-touring-guitarist-hits-highs-lows/. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
- ^ Public records shows a birth date of Jun 1962 for John W Dearth in Florida.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- John Wesley's facebook profile
- John Wesley's Reverbnation profile
- John Wesley's Recording Studio
- Online fan newsletter subscription link
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