Brooklyn, New York
Singer-Songwriter, Melodist, Lyricist

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"'I came here for the happiness, I came in for the kill, I walked out with nothing left to spill'"

BIOGRAPHY

Through passionate collaboration with a variety of great songwriters, artists, and producers, Wes has had original compositions placed in a number of quality television programs, such as MTV's The Real World: Brooklyn, CW's 'Gossip Girl', 'Life Unexpected' and 'Melrose Place', MTV's 'Laguna Beach', Animal Planet's 'Jockeys', CBS' 'The Young and The Restless' and 'Clubhouse', NBC's 'Windfall', and Fox's 'Roswell', 'Boston Public' and 'Party of Five' DVD Compilation. Besides being named the BMI® Songwriters Hall of Fame Abe Olman Scholarship recipient, Wes also had the honor of being one of the first artists to ever participate in Billboard's prestigious "Billboard Underground" program. In 2007 he released 'Down In Flames', his first full-length solo effort, produced by Sheldon Steiger and James Walsh at Major Who Media. He is currently at work on a new EP with his newest project Reel By Reel. Wes is actively writing with artists of diverse backgrounds and continues to be a sought-after collaborator. He is also a Gibson sponsored artist and plays weekly in New York City.

GENRES

Pop, Rock , Country

PUBLISHING COMPANY

Charleston Kid Music, I own my own publishing

Contact

Management: None
Publishing: Charleston Kid Music
Label: None
Music Supervisor: Jeremy Burnett/Jon Ernst/ Nettwerk Music Supervision
Booking: None
Administrative: Wes Hutchinson

P.R.O.

BMI

INSTRUMENTS

bass / electric guitar / keyboard / mandolin / percussion / piano / tambourine / vocals

INFLUENCES

Beatles, Jules Shear, Neil Finn, Billy Steinberg,The Jayhawks, Transformers,Tom Petty, Chris Knight, Hank Williams, Tom Kelly, Nick Drake, Bernie Taupin, Elton John, Chinese Pugs, The Police, Radney Foster, Kids Incorporated 80s, Patrick Leonard, ELO, my family, Dan Wilson, He-Man, Dolly Parton, Josh Rouse, Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian, Gregg Alexander and more. I like a well structured song with melodic tunes from any era and any genre!! No jam bandz please:)

DAY JOB

Musician/Songwriter/Sideman

I AM INTERESTED IN

in co writing online
in co writing in person
in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to artist
in pitching songs to tv
in getting a publishing deal

I WRITE:

For a living

I Also Write:
by myself
with others
for myself
for others

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

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SONG CUTS

Love and Theft/Lyric Street Carolwood Records The Lost Uk/Universal Island Records Rev Theory/Element/interscope Records Reed Foehl/Red Parlor Records

SONG PLACEMENTS

MTV's The Real World: Brooklyn, CW's 'Gossip Girl', 'Life Unexpected' and 'Melrose Place', MTV's 'Laguna Beach', Animal Planet's 'Jockeys', CBS' 'The Young and The Restless' and 'Clubhouse', NBC's 'Windfall', and Fox's 'Roswell', 'Boston Public' and 'Party of Five' DVD Compilation

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

BMI® Songwriter's Hall of Fame Abe Olman Scholarship Recipient Grand prize winner of the BMI-sponsored Rock Boat Song Contest Billboard's prestigious "Billboard Underground"

OTHER SONG OR ALBUM CREDITS

'Learning To Fall', Love and Theft/ Carolwood Records/Lyric Street/2009 Release 'Stoned Beautiful', 'Beautiful Life' Reed Foehl/Red Parlor Records 'Take Away' Rev Theory/Element/interscope Records 'Save A Place' and 'All These Small Things' The Lost UK/Universal Island Records 2009 Release

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