Wes Sharon
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| Background information | |
| Born | January 23, 1970 |
| Origin | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
| Genres | Rock, punk, country |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, producer, recording engineer, studio owner |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, guitar |
| Years active | 1983-present |
Wes Sharon (born January 23, 1970, Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American musician and an award winning and Grammy nominated record producer and recording engineer.
Music career
Early years
Wes Sharon began his career in Oklahoma and Texas playing bass in alternative rock and punk bands. By his late teens he began producing sessions for other local bands, and in 1994, he relocated to Cotati, CA, where he was a staff recording engineer and producer at Prairie Sun Recording[1] and had the opportunity to work with a wide variety of artists such as[2] Far (band), Simon Says (band), Gregg Allman, Remy Zero, Wayne Perkins, Pat Travers, Rick Derringer, Tony MacAlpine, The Doobie Brothers, and Blag Dahlia & the Dwarves.[3] Wes returned to Oklahoma[4] where he built his own facility and produced and engineered albums for artists such as Traindodge,[5] Radial Spangle, Hurricane Jane,[6] Charm Pops, Remember August,[7] the Roustabouts,[8] the Martini Kings and Smarty Pants.[5] In recent years he has produced and/or engineered releases for John Fullbright, Turnpike Troubadours (2011 Lone Star Music New Artist of the Year and Best Album of the Year Award Winners), Ali Harter, The Damn Quails, Camille Harp (the 2011 Oklahoma Gazette Best in Country Award winner),[1] Aranda (band), Parker Millsap, Jeremy Johnson & the Lonesome Few (2009 Oklahoma Gazette New Artist of the Year), and multiple albums with producer/singer/songwriter Mike McClure.
Current years
In 2012 Wes Sharon produced and engineered releases for artists as diverse as singer/songwriter John Fullbright (his full length studio debut From The Ground Up on Blue Dirt/Thirty Tigers), Turnpike Troubadours (Goodbye Normal Street on Bossier City/Thirty Tigers, the highly anticipated follow up to the award winning Diamonds and Gasoline), Parker Millsap (w/ Michael Rose (bassist) on their debut full length PALISADE), Chad Sullins & The Last Call Coalition (Incommunicado, their first release for Smith Music Group), Kevin Pickett, Ryan Dorman & The Clever Guns and an expansive acoustic based singer/songwriter compilation project being released in several volumes entitled "Songs From The Alley.." for the JJ's Alley Records imprint as well as the label's debut full length release for Samantha Rose. Ali Harter began recording her third album, "Near The Knuckle", with Wes Sharon producing, engineering and also playing bass. It is scheduled for release in 2013.
The Turnpike Troubadours 2012 album Goodbye Normal Street was ranked as #1 in Lone Star Music's 100 Best Selling Albums of 2012. The album peaked at number 57 on the Billboard 200.
John Fullbright's album From The Ground Up (produced by Wes Sharon and John Fullbright and recorded and mixed by Wes Sharon at 115 Recording) was nominated for Best Americana Album at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards held on February 10, 2013.
Parker Millsap and Michael Rose's album PALISADE was named the Best Album of 2012 by the Oklahoma Gazette in their year's end "Tops of 12" issue.
Wes Sharon was nominated for Producer of the Year[9] in the 2013 Lone Star Music Awards citing his work with The Turnpike Troubadours and John Fullbright.
The Turnpike Troubadours' Goodbye Normal Street (produced and engineered by Wes Sharon) won Album of the Year and Song of the Year at the 2013 Lone Star Music Awards and John Fullbright was awarded the Emerging Artist of the Year.
Wes Sharon and The Turnpike Troubadours were awarded the 2013 Single of the Year Award by Texas Regional Radio.
John Fullbright's album From The Ground Up was nominated for the 2013 Album of the Year Award by the Americana Music Association. The Americana Honors & Awards ceremony will be held on September 18, 2013 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN.
115 Recording (115recording.com) is an audio recording facility in Norman, Oklahoma.
Wes Sharon was the bass player for Shoe Papa Blue, Angry Son, Burnwagon, Puller (band) and John Fullbright. He currently plays bass on various studio session dates.[10] His playing can be heard on numerous albums including The Damn Quails' "Down The Hatch" and John Fullbright's "From The Ground Up".
References
- ^ a b "Prairie Sun's December 2008 Newsletter". Prairiesun.com. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ "Wes Sharon". Album Credits. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ "Wes Sharon Credits - ARTISTdirect Music". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ "Academy of Music Norman rock clinic pounds it out despite ice storm". The Norman Transcript. 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ a b "Sessions & Studio News". Mixonline.com. 1999-06-01. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ "Sessions & Studio News". Mixonline.com. 2003-09-01. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ "Sessions & Studio News". Mixonline.com. 1999-07-01. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ "Sessions & Studio News". Mixonline.com. 2002-08-01. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ https://www.lonestarmusic.com/index.php?file=aw-lsmawards&PageMode=nominees
- ^ "Wes Sharon". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-11-04.