Officer Wes’ music

My dream is to put out music that I’d want to dance to! Over a decade ago I bought the gear, signed up for music classes at Sonic Academy, and went to work. I’ve been putting out a CD each year since. About a third of these tracks are the result of successfully recreating Sonic Academy projects.

I hope you enjoy!

Officer Wes

2022: I Want to Be

I Want to Be (Filtered House Mix) ¹⁵

15 © 2022 Sonic Academy Limited & Officer Wes

2021: Second Chances

Second Chances (Main Room House Mix)¹⁴

14 © 2021 Sonic Academy Limited & Officer Wes

2020: You Call Me

You Call Me (Garage House Mix)¹³

13 © 2020 Sonic Academy Limited & Officer Wes

2019: Ubiquitous

^1. Ubiquitous¹²

2. Ubiquitous (Jungle Drums Groove Mix)¹²

12 © 2019 Officer Wes

2018: First Contact

1. First Contact (Berlin Dub Remix)¹¹

2. First Contact (Deep Melodic Remix)¹¹

3. First Contact (Dark & Deadly Remix)¹¹

4. First Contact (Textural Techno Remix)¹¹

5. First Contact (Techno Resurrection Remix)¹¹

6. First Contact (Techno Transmission Remix)¹¹

11 © 2018 Officer Wes

2017: Funky 2017

1. Get Down¹⁰

2. Just a Taste¹⁰

3. Funk You¹⁰

10 © 2017 Officer Wes

2016: Be With Me

Be With Me⁹

9 © 2016 Sonic Academy Limited & Officer Wes

2015: ti amo

ti amo⁸

8 © 2015 Officer Wes

2014: Frozen

Frozen⁷

7 © 2014 Sonic Academy Limited

2013: Officer Wes: The Remixes

1. Elaine and Jordan -- Jordan Is Coming to Town⁶

2. Ella Fitzgerald -- So In Love Electro Progressive⁶

3. Village People -- Macho Man Officer Wes remix⁶

4. Officer Wes -- Future Progressive Trance⁶

5. Paul Simon -- 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover Officer Wes remix⁶

6. Ella Fitzgerald -- So In Love Electro Progressive B Officer Wes remix extended cut⁶

7. Village People -- Macho Man Toot Toot Beep Beep Officer Wes remix⁶

6 © 2013 Officer Wes

2012: Twenty Twelve

1. Hades' Dancefloor⁵

2. Hades' Dancefloor II⁵

3. Live Lounge⁵

4. Plan B⁵

5. Working Title⁵

6. Nu Gaze⁴

7. Deep House⁴

8. Puremagnetik⁵

9. Bouncy Tech House⁴

10. Progressive House⁴

11. Love Is a Hurricane⁴

12. Tech Trance⁴

13. Live Lounge Extended Cut⁵

Ditty:

14. Heavenly Morn⁵

4 © 2012 Sonic Academy Limited

5 © 2012 Officer Wes

2011: Sister Ignatia’s Cross

01. Nu Disco²

02. Bumblebeat³

03. Euphoria³

04. Booty Bump³

05. Magic³

06. Disco Tech²

07. Kraftwerken³

2 © 2011 Sonic Academy Limited

3 © 2011 Officer Wes

2010: Freeway Drifting

Freeway Drifting¹

1 © 2010 Officer Wes

ManDance^TM

Musical life before branching off to create my own:

Dance music has always thrilled me in that special way that makes me want to dance! I started intensely seeking out and buying the songs I heard. Eventually my collection grew to about 1200 twelve inch dance singles.

In college I began a 90-minute series of dance tapes called Disco Ho!^TM There were over 60, with few repeats, when I began mixing digitally for CD format:

Ho Ho HO!

…was the first digital mix from this collection, created in 2003, a collection of great dance songs mixed beautifully, named with a nod to the dance tapes that preceded it.

ManDanceTM: 1977 - 1982

…is a 2-CD set with 22 dance favorites from 1977-1982 that collectively capture the unbridled, ecstatic energy of that period.

ManDanceTM II: 1975 - 1982

…is a followup to ManDance^TM with more dance favorites from that era.

ManDanceTM: House Blend

…is an uptempo blend of house and other contemporary dance songs with lots of rhythm and few words.

ManDanceTM: Big Beautiful Love Machine

…is a fun, perky collection.

Obsession

…is a compilation of dance songs all about love and desire -- attachment.

Bronski Beat & The Communards: The Officer Wes ’86 Mix

…is perhaps my favorite all-around mix on many levels. Plaintive, ethereal, driving, gay; it showcases some beautiful work.

I found discogs: Music Database and Marketplace quite helpful when filling in some information lacking in my iTunes library.

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© 2004-2022 by Officer Wes