For versatile artist Wesley Joseph, music and filmmaking are his greatest loves. He began making DIY videos at the age of 12. When Joseph moved to London to become a filmmaker, he discovered something in the freedom and independence of city life that begged to be captured in music. 

Joseph found a band to collaborate with, including A.K. Paul, Joy Orbison, Leon Vynehall, Loyle Carner, and childhood friend Jorja Smith. His debut album, ULTRAMARINE (2021), is a richly varied collection of avant-R&B and soulful future-pop, ranging from psychedelic ballads to hard-hitting hip-hop bars.

“U.K. polymath Wesley Joseph’s psychedelic, existential ballads play like a score for an Oscar-nominated thriller. Paired with hazy production, his diaristic words of self-reflection and self-deprecation ring out loud” – Pitchfork