The man of many musical talents.
by Jessica Nguyen
Wyldes is a solo, multi-talented bilingual performer from El Paso, Texas. Speaking with him, I noticed that he’s not the type who will
take much time to stop moving or making music. There’s always something Wyldes wants to be doing. Already, he has his song “There it Goes” featured in 2008 on a soundtrack for the film The Utopian Society. He also was nominated in 2011 for an IMA award in the Latin song category for the song “Tu Que Lloras Por El”.
“Anytime I am on stage performing, I view this as a positive experience,” says Wyldes of his career. He’s actually very optimistic and didn’t have much to say regarding the negative sides of being a performer. “I am proud of everything I have done.” And he should be.
Wyldes doesn’t give up. “I was being courted by a huge TV network in Mexico. I basically ended up being stringed along for a long time and it almost made me quit all together,” he says. Lucky for Wyldes’ fans, he didn’t quit. He found the strength to rise above this obstacle and become who he is today.
Like all artists, he has other musicians to look up to and thank for their perseverance Some of the biggest musical influences Wyldes has would be “any type of classical music, Led Zeppelin, Empire of the Sun- I have a wide range of weird musical influences and tastes.”
With such a wide range of musical interests, Wyldes actually can’t pinpoint one in particular he would like to try or work with in the future. “I can say for sure not any kind of rap music,” he adds. To each their own, of course. “I like rap music and I listen to some of it, but it’s not my style. I would like to work with any musician who makes good music because good music is just good.”
Wyldes recently released he album All the Long Goodbyes and is currently working on another side project with his producer Steve Luxe, currently being called Dream Walkers. While working on his side projects, Wyldes doesn’t have a tour worked out just yet. “Nothing planned for Philadelphia, but I would love to play in Philly- it is a great city,” says Wyldes of a possible tour stop. Luckily, Wyldes knows there is the possibility of a tour one day. He did almost fall off a mountain, which means we never would have a chance to discover his many talents.
“Before I was a solo performer I was on tour with another band in Lake Tahoe and we were driving a standard van, hauling a trailer behind it. We were all tired and went to lay down and get some sleep. The person who took over the job trying to drive the van didn’t know how to drive standard and he had to drive the van up a hill. I was sleeping in the back when the van started to slide backwards down a step hill. We almost went off a mountain- it was pretty funny.”
