Jessie Wilde

Jessie Wilde
Jessie's wide range of musical influences has created a well rounded sound, for his solo act, with a large and diverse repertoire. Aron cater to almost any audience, adapting the material and ambience to suit the mood and occasion. Act has a well presented solo act that really knows how to entertain, relating to the audience with humorous good taste banter and active involvement.

Jessie Wilde has played an impressive list of Auckland, out of town and overseas venues plus a wide range of festivals and private functions.

Jessie Wilde is keen to play for you.

Ideal For: background with a bit of dancing for wedding reception, private party, corporate function, club or restaurant

Jessie’s background

Jessie Wilde, singer / songwriter, was born 37 years ago in Auckland, New Zealand.
He was raised on the music of the Stones, the Beatles, Paul Simon, Bob Seger, and Fleetwood Mac – to name the more prominent artists in his parent’s record collection.
From a young age Jessie was in the process of creating a "sound"; blending these international influences with his own unique Alternative Country Rock flavour.

Jessie went on to develop his own musical interests including the sounds of popular Rock and
Southern Rock artists such as Springsteen, Mellencamp, and Dylan and the vibrant up tempo alternative country rock beat of Steve Earle & the Dukes. By the age of fourteen Jessie had been playing guitar for two years and was in his first garage band. Three years later he had been performing regularly with a number of bands as a singer/guitarist, and at the same time completing studies in Architectural Quantity Surveying, Construction Project Management / Cost Engineering.

Jessie's first major band was the well known Auckland 'Folk, Rock & Blues' combo, Acoustic Attitude. Acoustic Attitude played a very successful mix of popular covers and original songs, many written by him. Before calling it quits in 1994, Acoustic Attitude had played many residencies around the Auckland area, attracting a very large and loyal following.
The secret of the Attitude's success was the accessible repertoire: a mix of folk, rock, blues, southern rock, and R & B which appealed to a wide selection of audiences at many popular venues including The Nag's Head, Water Jump, The Horse & Trap, Java Jive, The Gluepot, Pier 21 and at many private parties. They were in demand, fully professional and fully booked every week.

It is the vitality and energy behind this success that Jessie Wild has brought into his solo career.
After Acoustic Attitude, Jessie went solo and has recorded various singles his first solo album titled, "Aron Wild – I’m Still Looking" which includes ten of his own original compositions. This was his third recording project since Acoustic Attitudes "Live Attitude" at Auckland's infamous venue The Gluepot, during a packed concert in 1993.

Jessiehas also toured extensively overseas where he visited the UK, Europe and North America on a "Rock Pilgrimage" of his musical influences. Along the way he met and played with John "Cougar" Mellencamp, Bob Seger and Steve Earle. One of his songs was also selected by the Don Williams Music Publishing Group at the Los Angeles Songwriters Showcase.

During this first US trip, Jessie‘sounded out’ record labels, visited Mellencamp's recording studio a number of times, and met both John Mellencamp’s and Steve Earle’s bands.

Upon returning from his first US trip, Jessie Wilde based himself back in Auckland and formed a new band ‘Fiesta Drive’ which has been enjoying much success in New Zealand, playing a large number of successful gigs all over the country.

Off stage, Jessie has built his own professional ‘state of the art’ recording studio. It was in this studio that Jessie mixed the audio for Fiesta Drive’s first DVD, filmed live at the ‘Kings Arms’ on the 7th of April 2004. This is also where Aron recorded and produced the self titled ‘Aron Wild’ album, his second solo studio album, as well as various projects for other popular New Zealand artists.

Jessie Wilde spent six months in the USA in 2005 writing and performing in LA, Texas, New York, Chicago and Nashville. He also co-wrote the song ‘Ghost Town Road’ with Rick Beresford who has a gold record for a song he wrote for George Jones titled ‘If Drinking Doesn’t Kill Me her Memory will.

1) 1952 Vincent Black Lightening – Richard Thompson
2) 3 am – Match Box 20
3) Against the Wind – Bob Seger
4) All Over Now – The Rolling Stones
5) Already Gone – The Eagles
6) American Pie – Don MacLean
7) And It Stoned Me – Van Morrison
8) April Sun In Cuba - Dragon
9) Bad Moon Rising – Credence Clearwater Revival
10) Blue Lady – Hello Sailor
11) Bring It On Home – Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee
12) Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
13) Cherry Bomb – John Mellencamp
14) Copperhead Road – Steve Earle
15) Dead flowers – The Rolling Stones
16) Fearless Heart – Steve Earle
17) Free Falling – Tom Petty
18) Gloria – Van Morrison
19) Guitar Town – Steve Earle
20) Honky Tonk Woman – The Rolling Stones
21) Hurt So Good – John Mellencamp
22) I Wont Back Down – Tom Petty
23) Into the Mystic – Van Morrison
24) It Ain’t Easy Being Me – Chris Knight
25) Khe Sahn – Cold Chisel
26) Knocking On Heavens Door – Bob Dylan
27) Learning To Fly – Tom Petty
28) Living In The Future – John Prine
29) Mr Jones – Counting Crows
30) New York – Ryan Adams
31) Night Moves – Bob Seger
32) Not Fade Away – The Rolling Stones
33) Oh La La – The Faces/Ron Wood
34) One Bourbon One Scotch and One Beer – George Thorogood
35) Pink Houses – John Mellencamp
36) Queen of Hearts – Juice Newton
37) Rain On The Scarecrow – John Mellencamp
38) Roadhouse Blues – The doors
39) ROCK in the USA – John Mellencamp
40) Romeo & Juliet – Dire Straights
41) Ruby Tuesday – The Rolling Stones
42) Second Hand News – Fleetwood Mac
43) Small Town – John Mellencamp
44) Southern Cross – Crosby Stills and Nash
45) Sweet Home Alabama – Leonard Skynard
46) Sympathy For The Devil – The Rolling stones
47) Take It Easy – The Eagles
48) Tangled Up In Blue – Bob Dylan
49) That’s Alright Mama – Elvis Presley
50) That’s The Way The World Goes Round – John Prine
51) The Devils Right Hand – Steve Earle
52) The Gambler – Kenny Rodgers
53) The Joker – The Steve Miller Band
54) The Weight – The Band
55) Through Your Hands – John Hiatt
56) Turn The Page – Bob Seger
57) Whaling – Dave Dobyn
58) What I Got – Sublime
59) Who Do You Love – George Thorogood
60) Wild Horses – The Rolling stones
61) You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon
62) You Can’t Always Get What You Want – The Rolling Stones
63) You’ll Accompany Me – Bob Seger
64) Jet Airliner – The Steve Miller Band
65) Substitute – The Who