W. James and Company, Nashville, TN
Weston James www.westonjamesmusic.com
Nashville recording artist and singer/songwriter
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Weston James' BIO
They say nashville is a five to ten year town for songwriters, meaning that's how long on average for a songwriter to have any major movement in the positive direction regarding their career. That is assuming, of course that the songwriter has the talent, the drive, and the determination, and the perseverance to last that long before they give up and go back to where they come from. Well, Weston James certainly has the talent, as as a former US Army Combat Veteran with over 11 years of service to his Country, he definitely possesses all those other traits as well, but it still was both a shock and a joy for Wes to learn that he was a finalist in CMT's Music City Madness Competition one year to the date of his arrival in Nashville. Even though he ultimately did not win the contest, being selected as a finalist in the national level contest affirmed to him that he indeed had made the right career path choice and that he would be in nashville for a long time to come.
Wes achieve several major milestones in his first year and has continued that trend to present: In addition to the Music City Madness Competition recognition, he also was chosen for an Honorable Mention in the International Singer Songwriter Association's Awards in 2009 for his song "Sweet Watermelon Girl." He wrote, performed, and recorded his debut CD, "Country & Weston", (released June 2009) , which had has considerable airplay on several independent AM/FM syndication radio programs, and is currently almost finished with his second CD or original songs which he plans to release in the fall of 2010.
His music has been compared as the resulting product of Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young combining forces to write a country album. As Wes himself says, his music is a little bit rock, and whole lot of country, but 100% all Weston. He has a unique vocal style which "almost compels one to listen." His lyrics are "intuitive and intelligent" and definitely in the "folks can relate to category."
