Wheezy

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Wheezy
Birth nameWesley Tyler Glass
Also known as
  • Wheezy Beats
  • Wheezy Outta Here
  • Tsunami
Born (1992-10-26) October 26, 1992 (age 31)
Vicksburg, Mississippi U.S. [1]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • music programmer
  • songwriter
Years active2013–present
Labels Ultra

Wesley Tyler Glass [2] (born October 26, 1992), known professionally as Wheezy, is an American record producer and songwriter. [3] [1] Recognized for his producer tag "Wheezy Outta Here!" (uttered by frequent collaborator Future), he is credited with extensive work on commercially successful singles and albums by high-profile music industry artists, mainly in hip hop. He has produced for Kanye West, Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug, Lil Baby, Future, Nav, 21 Savage, Gunna, Travis Scott, Meek Mill, and Lil Durk, among others.

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Gaining prominence in the late 2010s, Wheezy has produced the Billboard Hot 100-top ten singles "Yes Indeed" by Lil Baby and "Going Bad" by Meek Mill. He solely produced the entirety of Gunna's debut extended play (EP), Drip or Drown (2017), and later served as executive producer alongside Turbo and Young Thug for Gunna's first two studio albums, Drip or Drown 2 (2019) and Wunna (2020) while producing the majority of both. [4]

Early life and career

Wesley Tyler Glass was born on October 26, 1992, in Vicksburg, Mississippi. His mother originates from the state while his father from Atlanta, Georgia, where he traveled back and forth before settling in the latter. [1]

Glass started making beats at the age of 15 for his brother, who went by TG Montana and taught him how to work within FL Studio. He then started working with Shad da God, who previously went by Rich Kid Shawty, an original member of Rich Kidz. Wheezy has been given production advice from experienced producers such as Metro Boomin, Southside, Sonny Digital and Lex Luger whom he has gotten the chance to collaborate with. [1]

Production style and influences

The Fader wrote that Wheezy's production "tends toward the spacious and spare", and gave him credit for "much of the opaque, pristine production of 2015's Barter 6 , and several highlights from the Slime Season series". [1] He uses FL Studio, along with the M-Audio Oxygen 88 keyboard. Glass often utilizes samples, especially vintage sounds. He says he "blends" his snares.[ citation needed ] He frequently uses the VST Purity, which he has used since his early days as a producer. Glass' influences include Drumma Boy, Shawty Redd, DJ Toomp, and WondaGurl. [1] His productions can be recognized by producer tag "Wheezy outta here".

Production discography

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