Chinatown Los Angeles lover boy @wes.leslie A biography: Wes Leslie is a Los Angeles-based artist pioneering “bedroom soul.” His sound is characterized by heartfelt lyrics that explore long-distance relations in the modern world, with lush textures and an intimate bedroom recording quality, because that’s exactly where he records. Born in Palo Alto and raised in the Bay Area, Wes attended SF State University and the Complutense University of Madrid for Creative Writing and Spanish Language studies.