Wes Roby’s music career started after his basketball carear ended. ‘I always had alove for music… in fact i used to get in trouble in school all the time for beatin on the desks in class makin songs and shit…lol.’Wes adds. Music has always been a major part in his life… so once that dream ended, ‘naturally music is my is my heart so of course thats where i went for a safe haven… but damn i didnt know i would be hooked like this…lol.’ ‘Me and one of my best friends from school started a group called The Goodbye Band… we had ghost producers making our tracks and basically deciding how we worked. My group member ‘Jason 1.2 Woods’ moved back to his home town Atlanta Ga, and further continued making music. and I stayed here to continue working on my music… One Problem. no producer, no tracks, no studio, no nothin… So that forced me to do the unthinkable…start from scratch… make my own Tracks, engineer my own recordings, write my own hooks, basically become and all purpose guy… I was taking a risk to start over with the music… ya know being a spontanious producer because its all ‘Experimental Music’. Wes Roby started to make music on his own & performing at a few venues in Orlando, FL.. Not too long after he caught Photographer/producer Alex Marin’s eye , the two met & the rest was history. ‘ Someone told me about him states Alex Marin. ‘ Once I got a chance to really listen to his music & met up with him , we clicked.. After we did a photo shoot , there was no question that he is going to be a star, he has all the potential in the world, all he needs is the business push & thats where I come in. I fight to put Orlando on that map , we just need that one artist & Wes Roby is the one to do it.
Describe yourself in one word: Phenomenal…lol
Where can we hear your stuff? Myspace.com/wesroby, also wherever you see me… i got CD’s on Deck…lol
How did you get that name? Wes Roby is my birth name
What has been your biggest accomplishment? My biggerst accomplishment soo far would be joining teams with phenom photographer/Produucer Alex Marin, and also becoming an all purpose guy as far as writing, engineering and producing my own music.
What makes you different? My many different influences gives me an interesting twist,, i try to produce a new sound nobody has heard. Also at the same time keep thangs funky and southern… I dont think nobody has tried it yet…
What projects are you working on? Well im working on a Mixtape/Album coming soon, also setting up a lil mini tour around Orlando. Im in the works with Alex and executive producer TriState trying to get some MTV placements…Holleratme, and magazines such as xxl brooklyn bodega and more…
Where are you from originally? Born in Inglewood, Ca… However Moved to Orlando when i was 2 yrs. old…Orange County raised and been here ever since.
How Long have you been making music? I’ve officially been making music for about 5 yrs. strong now…
What artists inspire you? Hmmmmm…. lets see here… Living Life…, Jimmy Hendrix, Andre’ ‘3 Stax’ Benjamin, Cee-Lo Green, Kevin Cossom, Danja, Alex Martin… and the list goes on…and on and on and on and on…
How would you define your style of music? My style of music is Defined Simply as: ExperimentalElectricSouthernFunk…lol Not so simple.
What teams are you affiliated with? Right now Just me and Alex Martin Bout to do our Thang in Orlando.
Who are some artists that you have worked with? Jason 12 Woods, John Zoe, And Alex Martin…
Who would you like to collab with? Lets see…. Locally Kevin Cossom,Bali, The Runners, Wes FiF, Treal, JemStar, Ralphy Castro
Where do you see the future of music? I see the future of music relying on actuall talent instead of lil gimmics. A New sound comming out of nowhere, somewhere nobody would expect… A place like here… Orlando. Its gonna come down to us to prove everybody wrong and show em we got it in all of us. But with a new sound…thats where We kick in the door waving the 44.
Where do you see yourself in 1 year? I see myself on top of the Orlando Music Scene… Creating a Buzz Big enough to Hold Us on my back…
Any shout outs? Yea man i’d like to give a shout out to My Homie Kevin Cossom… Cant wait til you drop that album Dawg… Also Alex Marin, my fam, and purecash Mag.
MySpace URL: www.myspace.com/wesroby
Management Contact Info: Alex Marin
lets do this homie !
very interesting interview, oh and dope tunes
Sounds like you have something ready to explode!…we’ll keep tabs on u!