Awards & Winners

Maestro

Date of Birth 31-March-1968
Place of Birth Toronto
(Ontario, Canada)
Nationality Canada
Also know as Wes Williams, Maestro Fresh-Wes, Maestro Fresh Wes, Wesley Williams, Wesley Paris, Maestro and Maestro Fresh Wes, Wes 'Maestro' William, Wes 'Maestro' Williams, Wes Maestro Williams
Profession Actor, Record producer, Rapper, Master of Ceremonies, Author
Wesley Williams, better known as Maestro and Maestro Fresh-Wes, is a Canadian rapper, record producer, and actor. His pioneering status and outstanding achievements have led to him being referred to as the "Godfather of Canadian hip hop". In 1989 he became the first Canadian rapper to have a Top 40 hit, "Let Your Backbone Slide". After the success of his 1991 album, The Black Tie Affair, Maestro's career faltered as he attempted to break into the United States market. However, he returned to the Canadian charts in 1998, with the hit singles "Stick to Your Vision" and "416/905". In 2000, "Ever Since" featured the track "Bustin Loose", in which Maestro Fresh Wes teamed up with Kardinal Offishall. In 2005, Maestro covered Lawrence Gowan's song "A Criminal Mind"; Gowan appears in the video and his vocals are sampled on the track. Gowan also performed the song with Maestro at the Canadian Urban Music Awards in 2006. In 2006 Maestro again made Canadian hip hop history when he and Rochester AKA Juice joined The Dope Poet Society on stage in Cannes, France. Together, they become the first Canadian hip hop acts ever to showcase at Midem, the world's largest and most influential annual music industry conference.

Awards by Maestro

Check all the awards nominated and won by Maestro.

2013


Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year Black Tuxedo EP

2009


Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series The Line
Episode 106, Episode 107

1999


Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year Built to Last

1995


Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be from Canada?!!

1993


Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year Maestro Zone

1992


Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year Conductin\u2019 Thangs
Juno Award for Best Male Artist

1991


Juno Award for Video of the Year
Honored for : Drop The Needle
Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year
Honored for : Symphony in Effect

Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Single of the Year Let Your Backbone Slide
Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year Symphony in Effect
Juno Award for Video of the Year Drop The Needle
Juno Award for Best Male Artist
Juno Award for Video of the Year Let Your Backbone Slide

1990


Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year Let Your Backbone Slide