The collaboration was with Dance Appeal, a supergroup of Toronto-area musicians that included: Devon, Dream Warriors, B-Kool, Michie Mee, Lillian Allen, Eria Fachin, HDV (aka "Pimp of The Microphone"),[8] Dionne, Thando Hyman, Carla Marshall, Messenjah, Jillian Mendez, Lorraine Scott, Lorraine Segato, Candy Pennella, Self Defense, Leroy Sibbles, Zama and Thyron Lee White.
[1] This was followed by the album Orchestrated Noise in 2013, which features rocker Sam Roberts, opera singer Measha Brueggergosman, Kardinal Offishall, American rapper Kool G Rap of the Juice Crew, and Brand Nubian veteran Sadat X, among others.
This album featured tracks by Lord Finesse and collaborations with Planet Asia, Sadat X, Dusty Wallace and Naturally Born Strangers.
In 2021, Willams published his second children's book "Stick To Your Vision: Young Maestro Goes to School" that encourages fun and self expression through hip hop, poetry, and music.
Produced by Toronto-based Marble Media, and filmed on New River Beach, New Brunswick, the series brings together the best sand sculptors in the world to win challenges before the tide sweeps their art away.
[14][15] Williams was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Role for his performance on the television series The Line on HBO Canada.
He has also had acting roles in the series Metropia, Instant Star, Platinum, and Blue Murder, as well as the films Poor Boy's Game, Honey, Paid In Full, Four Brothers and Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story.
Relatedly, Williams also hosts the CBC Television program Race Against the Tide, taking over from Shaun Majumder for the show's second season which originally aired in 2022.
[17] In October 2020, he and his family relocated from Toronto to their current residence in Saint John, New Brunswick,[18] influenced by both the COVID-19 pandemic and family-wise interests,[18][19] such as being closer to relatives.
[17] Since moving to Saint John, Williams became actively involved in the community, having hosted a weekly radio show "Maestro in the Maritimes" on the city's 97.3 The Wave station, focusing on 90s-2000s hip hop music.
[23] Additionally, Williams was the host and MC of the 2022 East Coast Music Awards in Fredericton, New Brunswick,[24] and he ran an Atlantic Canadian-based cooking show "Maestro Chef Wes".
[23] In 2023, Williams introduced the annual Maestro Fresh Wes Scholarship at the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC), which provides financial support for Black trades and transportation students.