Singer/songwriter Wes Carr can be described as many things – overnight success, is not one of them. For most of his 26 years this talented artist has put the hard-graft, determination and commitment into his love of musicianship and creative expression. Over the years his hard slog has won him scholarships, peer-approval, acclaim, and competitions, but what drives his passion to continue is the truth in his music. It’s this authenticity and musical integrity that will secure him a good place in the charts today, and it’s this that is at the heart of the connection he has with audiences around Australia.
Born and raised in Adelaide, Wes Carr first began to teach himself guitar and piano at the age of twelve years old. As his school years began to leave him uninspired, it was his burgeoning musical abilities that began take over to develop his expression and identity. Moving to Sydney at the age of fifteen, Wes won a scholarship to a performing arts school. “I knew what I wanted to do but didn’t know how I was going to get to do it, so I just started to get little acoustic gigs around Sydney, and ended up playing about five times a week. I started playing some gigs with local musicians like Abby Dobson (Leonardo’s Bride) and Paul Mac, and wrote with people like Don Walker, Andrew Farris, and Endorphin.”
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