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James Wesley Essex, better known by his stage name J-Wess, is an American-Australian hip hop and R&B music producerJ-Wessis currently in the studio working on new music to follow up his most recent single title'Get Down' He is based out of Los Angeles, California and Melbourne, Victoria. His sole album, '' J-Wess Presents Tha LP'', reached the top twenty in Australia in 2005,''Tha LP''
at Australian-charts.com
and included three hit singles.


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 No.18 on the

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Luv Ya
"Luv Ya" is a Pop/R&B song released by American-Australian Urban artist J-Wess in early 2004, from his album ''" J-Wess Presents Tha LP"'' (2004). "Luv Ya" also features vocals by Kulaia and MC Digga who both also appeared on J-Wess' previous singles " Bang This" and " What Chu Want". "Luv Ya" was released as the album's third and final single, and reached a peak position of number-fifteen on the Australian ARIA singles chart. It remained on the ARIA charts for a relatively short five weeks, and went uncertified. Unlike its predecessors, it failed to chart on the New Zealand RIANZ Recorded Music NZ (formerly the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ)) is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell recorded music in New Zealand. Membership of Recorded Mus ... singles chart. In 2005 it was nominated for the MTV Australian Video Music Awards for Best R&B video. Track listing #"Luv Ya"http://www.sanity.com.au/prod ...
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What Chu Want
"What Chu Want" is a Pop- R&B song performed by American-Australian urban artist J-Wess featuring Kulaia, Lolly and MC Digga. The single was released in late-2003 as the second single from his debut album, '' J-Wess Presents Tha LP'' (2004). "What Chu Want" debuted at number twenty-five on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, and eventually peaked at number ten, becoming J-Wess' first top ten single. Subsequently, it spent a total of twenty-two weeks on the chart and was certified gold by ARIA for sales in excess of 35,000 copies. It is J-Wess' most successful single. In the New Zealand, "What chu want" peaked at number thirty-four on the RIANZ Recorded Music NZ (formerly the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ)) is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell recorded music in New Zealand. Membership of Recorded Mus ... Singles Chart, becoming J-Wess' second single to peak within the top forty, and his highes ...
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Bang This
"Bang This" is a pop- R&B song released by American-Australian urban artist J-Wess as the lead single from his debut album, '' J-Wess Presents Tha LP'' (2004). "Bang This" was written by J. Essex and A. Gardner and produced by J-Wess himself. "Bang this" features vocals from Kulaia and rapper Digga. The single was released in mid-2003 and began to garner airplays shortly after its release; the music video for "Bang this" also received plays on Australian video programs such as RAGE and Video Hits Australia. "Bang this" eventually debuted at number twenty-two on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, and later reached a peak position of eighteen, becoming J-Wess' first top twenty single. Its success in Australia also led to it charting on the New Zealand RIANZ Recorded Music NZ (formerly the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ)) is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell recorded music in New Zealand. Memb ...
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