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Artist
Willie Wisely
12+ albums
indiepower popsinger-songwriterpopMinneapolis
about
The talent and sound of Willie Wisely is perhaps best described by a quote from outside the world of music; it is at once "strange and familiar," to borrow the words of legendary architect Philip Johnson, and it is perhaps that timeless combination of innovation and influence that makes Wisely's work so appealing. Wisely began his musical journey smitten with Neil Young, Simon & Garfunkel and The Beatles, all of whom are so distinctive in their sound that Wisely began a career long quest to sound like no one else. Eventually self-releasing numerous cassettes (now savored by collectors) to an eager fan base in Minneapolis, Wisely took to the road touring the Midwest in the tradition of his fellow hometown heroes The Replacements, Husker Du, and The Jayhawks. With his band, the Willie Wisely Trio, he played 150 dates a year and released his first nationally distributed CD on Chicago's Pravda Records. The sound could only be defined as swing-alt-pop, and it heralded the emerging cocktail-nation trend of the mid-90's. With an upright bass, Gretch drums, trombone, and arch-top guitars, the band toured coast-to-coast and performed for ever-expanding hordes of delighted fans. When their Dodge van finally gave up the ghost after 350,000 miles, the members of The Trio decided to split up and Wisely sought a new path of expression. Troma Films (makers of the underground classic Toxic Avengers) approached Wisely about composing and recording the original score for a new film, Trom
