Artist Wesley Joseph Directs His Own Music Video Featuring Jorja Smith

Stink Rising has produced ‘Patience’, the new music video for British artist - and the production house’s newly repped director - Wesley Joseph. The film also stars Wesley, alongside singer/songwriter Jorja Smith, and explores the emotional cycles of life and it’s delicate balance with nature.

Wesley Joseph is a Birmingham-born musician, producer and filmmaker based in London. Having always embraced a DIY mentality, Wesley moved to London in 2016 to study film and at the same time, he also started making beats on his laptop, converting his bedroom into a makeshift studio. Currently releasing music with Transgressive, his recent self-directed hits “Thrilla” and “Ultramarine” have received critical acclaim. Wesley joins the Stink Rising roster with the release of ‘Patience’, he will be globally represented by the leading independent production house.

Wesley Joseph, artist and Stink Rising director said: “I’m really excited to be joining forces with the visionaries at Stink Films. This first collaboration with them was a game changer in terms of facilitation and pushing boundaries. I’m really appreciative to be in the company of like minded, eccentric creatives, and for having the opportunity to work on more progressive and ambitious projects together.”

Kendrick Lamar's Element meets Khalil Joseph's Until the Quiet Comes with detached theatrical scenes that tie into an abstract and metaphorical space. Shot with an Alexa Mini over two days in Surrey; Wesley and Jorja ride through their hometown in a white vintage Mercedes. Throughout their drive they look out of the window, where they're shown a catalogue of hyper real, humanist scenes. Distracted by the visions they see, they're distracted and get into a car crash. In the aftermath of the wreck, both artists perform in the carnage of the accident and then into a metaphorical 'heaven like' space. The dramatic sub narratives that they saw earlier outside the car come to an emotive conclusion at the end. Focusing on the themes of life and death, love, pain, resilience, fight, hope, joy, sadness and awe; Patience captures real raw human emotion.

Hannah Bellili, global head, Stink Rising & Music Video said: “We’re so happy to have partnered with Wesley on his latest single and video for “Patience”. I’m delighted to welcome him into the fold and join the Rising family. Major talent and a really bright future ahead”

Wesley Joseph’s appointment to the Stink Rising’s roster is immediate.