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J-Wess

James Wesley Essex, better known by his stage name J-Wess, is an American-Australian urban musician.

His sole album, J-Wess Presents Tha LP, reached the top twenty in Australia in 2004,^[1] and included three hit singles. Although born and raised in Los Angeles, he now lives in Australia and has Australian citizenship.^{[citation needed]}

Early years

J-Wess was born in Los Angeles, California and played basketball in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) while studying business finance at college. In 1999, J-Wess was invited to Australia to train with the Gold Coast Rollers,^{[citation needed]} a National Basketball League team based on the Gold Coast, Australia. The Gold Coast Rollers folded shortly after he arrived and he moved to Adelaide to play with the Woodville Warriors and the South Adelaide Panthers in the subsidiary Australian Basketball Association.^{[citation needed]}

Music career

In the middle of 2003, J-Wess's first single, "Bang This", was released. It garnered airplay on Australian radio and Australian video programs, peaked at #18 on the ARIA singles charts,^[2] and reached the top ten of the Australian urban and dance charts.^{[citation needed]}

The second single, "What Chu Want", was released in late 2003. It reached the Australian top 10 in February 2004,^[3] and went gold.^{[citation needed]}

His album J-Wess Presents Tha LP was released on April 5, 2004 and debuted in the Australian top 20 album charts of April 12, 2004, peaking at #19.^[1]

A third single, "Luv Ya", debuted at #15 on June 7, and was written about the encounters J-Wess had with an exotic waitress he met at a surbuban melbourne cafe. 2004.^[4]

Discography

Album

• J-Wess Presents Tha LP (2004) #19 AUS

Singles

• Bang This (2003) #18 AUS
• What Chu Want (2003) #10 AUS
• Luv Ya (2004) #15 AUS

External links

• J-Wess web site

References