Wesley Dean

Relocating from Australia to Nashville in early 2021, Wesley Dean, previously known downunder as Wes Carr, felt his arrival in the country/Americana roots rock scene required a new signature to herald the maturation of his musical identity. So, his middle name Dean quickly became the new trademark stamping success over his first, and critically acclaimed, American produced (but sixth in total) studio album ‘Unknown’, which was considered for a Best Americana Album Grammy nomination. Earlier last year he embarked on his most recent tour, ‘Crazy Hearts Across America’, where he and his family drove over 5000 miles from Nashville to Los Angeles in an RV via towns steeped in musical history playing shows off the beaten track, from Memphis to New Orleans, Luckenbach, Marfa, Las Vegas, and more. With a director and cameraperson in tow, the tour was recorded as part of his upcoming feature 'Crazy Hearts: The Documentary', premiering early 2025, where the 10 tracks from his new album 'Music From Crazy Hearts', recorded at Nashville’s prestigious RCA Studio A, complement the soundscape to Dean’s personal story of breaking the industry mould to carve out his name independently.