A kiwi musician's journey

Born to a Buckland’s Beach sailing family, Jesse Wilde started playing the guitar at age eleven after watching a TV rerun of the Elvis'68 Comeback Special. Jesse played in a couple of garage bands as a kid, before working in a Quantity Surveying/Construction Project Management. He quit this job to gig and record with his first serious band, Acoustic Attitude before going on to record a solo project when the band ended.

Jesse then embarked on a music-inspired journey of the United States where he met his three music heroes; John Mellencamp, Bob Seger and Steve Earle. Upon his return to New Zealand, Jesse started recording his second solo project with a new band while also studying for a New Zealand Certificate in Contemporary Music Performance Art. At the same time, he got signed to what turned out to be a frustrating record label deal, compelling him to build his own home studios. Jesse now works from his second studio, a former derelict inner-city meth lab that he and his partner, Cath have transformed into Studio 38.

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Jesse's current band Wilde Storey Duo is an Americana duo he formed with Dylan Storey. They regularly perform gigs around Auckland and other parts of New Zealand's North Island. 

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Currently Jesse is working on the release of his new upcoming album Headin' South which will  soon be available on all platforms.