About
Wes Speight (stylized as Sp8), a Seattle singer/songwriter originally from Tennessee, has played many of the venues in Seattle WA and Nashville TN and has toured to places such as Vancouver BC, Oregon, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Texas, New York, Spain, Italy and France. His music varies widely from Americana to Bluesy to Rock with a weirdo punk attitude. Speight is the frontman of the Blues-Punk trio Wes Sp8 & the Apollo Proxy. Speight's first album, Please EP, was released in 2008 under an independent label. Since then he has released 4 more full-length albums independently: 2011's Lie & Wish, 2012's Hackneyed and 2014's Transmigration, 2015's Rejection Letter, 2017's Gold Mind, and 2018's 2084 and Procession Ep.
General Info
 
First Name:
Wes
Last Name:
Speight
Age:
41
City:
Lynnwood
Country:
United States
Songwriting Info
 
I am a:
Songwriter, Composer, Lyricist
Looking for a:
Songwriter
Preferred collaboration style:
in person, video chat
Genres:
Alternative, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie, R&B/Soul, Rock, Singer/Songwriter
I'm strongest at:
lyrics, melodies, chord progressions
Instruments I write with:
guitar, piano, vocals, drums, bass
Sounds like:
Jim Morrison, Jeff Buckley, Danzig
Influences:
BRMC, Jeff Buckley, Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters
Songwriting is my:
part-time job, planned career
Songwriting Achievements:
A publishing deal with Washington Street Publishing
Multiple syncs licensing deals
Personal Songwriting Goals:
To write great songs
Collaboration Goals:
publishing deal, sync placement (film, TV, video games), mainstream artist release, niche/independent artist release
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