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Digital Wes
MTV's Pop, Rock and Hip-hop artist Digital Wes, Producer, Engineer, Writer, Mixer, Master, former name Loca Mota & Harris, born on November 11, 1992 as Wesley R. Harris from Sacramento, California. Digital Wes is a graduate of Musicians Institute of Hollywood, in the field of Audio Engineer, and highly admired by his teaching staff. Digital performs and produces several types of music such as pop, rock, dance, rap, hip-hop, techno, classical, and not limited to just one type of genre. He has plans to continue his studies in Post Production. He had an opportunity to mix music for singer Brian McKnight during the course of his studies. In February 2011, he signed with ScrewURecords who has worked with artists such as Whylout, Skandoe, Black Mobb, Dymin Dope, Illegal Mindz, Lil Wayne and Gucci Mane. He received a distribution through Universal Music. Digital Wes is also the cousin of the music director Myron McKinley of the RnB group, Earth, Wind and Fire.
His first hit group single "Cameras With The Flashing Lights" produced by Digital Wes, was selected by Executive Teddy Sykes of DRS radio and Chris Woodard of Indie Urban Radio. In April 2010, he performed for the Tori Spelling & Dean Show at the Graff Lab, and took 2nd place at the La Showdown with 2-2-0, held at the La Convention Center. In November 2010 he took 2nd place at the Cali Dance Festival also with 2-2-0 held at the La Sports Arena. In February 2011, he performed at the Key Club for Daviello with Lloyd Banks during the NBA All-Star Weekend. He completed video shoots with N3w Era, TruAce, The R3jectz, Nick Cannon's Wonder Broz, Young Sam and Wiz Khalifa. His younger brother played the role of lil Wiz Khalifa in the video titled “Aint Changing Me.” Digital Wes’s music commercial aired on Time Warner BET throughout the Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Hollywood and the Antelope Valley.He launched the first 2012 California Fair Tours featuring artists like Young Nephew, Shugga Shane Bcf, Young Skeet and Compton's Buck. This year he completed his solo 2013 California Fair Tour. He was a chosen winner by the City of Lancaster at the Lancaster Clear Channel Stadium for Battle Of The Bands for his rock song entitled "Caregiver." He performed at the Los Angeles Convention Center, several performances at The Airliner, Rising Star Music Awards, and an upcoming tour in China starting in late January 2014.
He has completed 11 concert shows, MANN in Oxnard, BAD AZZ, 2ndIINone at Club Moose by Huncho Promotions, G-HOOD MUSIC GROUP by Kurupt & Huncho Promotions, Glasses Malone for 498TheFam Entertainment, BC Music Conference at the Millenium Biltmore, Humble Rhythm Kingdom Knights Gospel Concert, Who Kid Woody & Young Ace, Dub-C, RA The Rugged Man, West Coast Hiphop Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center for which he was a nominee, and the 2011 Fremont Experience concert for Big Mike of UGMX. He also opened at the Airliner for Dub-C and Ra The Rugged Man. He completed two tour shows, Nick Cannon's "Speakers On Blast" and Rep Yo City tour for Huncho Promotions. He has an upcoming show with Nick Cannon's "Wonder Broz" in Las Vegas at the Celebrity Center sponsored by Urban Culture Magazine.