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Evans<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49a7f7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49a7f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201c\u00a0Music\u00a0is\u00a0my\u00a0Sanctuary\u00a0and\u00a0Music\u00a0is\u00a0my\u00a0Life\u00a0\u201c\u00a0Never\u00a0have\u00a0lyrics<br \/>in\u00a0a\u00a0song\u00a0described\u00a0my\u00a0journey\u00a0within\u00a0the\u00a0Soul\u00a0and\u00a0Jazz\u00a0Music\u00a0World.<br \/>As\u00a0an\u00a0avid\u00a0listener\u00a0to\u00a0Robbie\u00a0Vincent\u00a0whilst\u00a0at\u00a0school,\u00a0I\u00a0spent\u00a0a\u00a0lot<br \/>of\u00a0time\u00a0and\u00a0money\u00a0collecting\u00a0vinyl\u00a0and\u00a0\u201ceducating\u201d\u00a0friends\u00a0and<br \/>family\u00a0through\u00a0talking\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0music\u00a0and\u00a0finally\u00a0playing\u00a0at\u00a0house<br \/>parties,\u00a0football\u00a0club\u00a0events\u00a0etc.<\/p><p>I\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0fortunate\u00a0to\u00a0experience\u00a0live\u00a0performances\u00a0of\u00a0artists<br \/>ranging\u00a0all\u00a0across\u00a0the\u00a0music\u00a0spectrum\u00a0and\u00a0they\u00a0have\u00a0influenced\u00a0the<br \/>tracks\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0play\u00a0when\u00a0attending\u00a0events.<\/p><p>Having,\u00a0on\u00a0several\u00a0occasions,\u00a0seized\u00a0on\u00a0impromptu\u00a0moments\u00a0whilst<br \/>abroad\u00a0to\u00a0DJ\u00a0at\u00a0hotels\u00a0and\u00a0events,\u00a0the\u00a0dedication\u00a0to\u00a0entertain\u00a0is<br \/>prevalent.<\/p><p>I\u00a0feel\u00a0strongly\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0exposure\u00a0of\u00a0new\u00a0artists,\u00a0rare\u00a0and\u00a0underplayed<br \/>soul\u00a0music\u00a0and\u00a0jazz.<\/p><p>Regards<br \/>Paul<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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