Band Bio: Leon Evans is a 34yr old who has been playing guitar and writing his own songs since the age of 16. He joined his first band and started performing live at the age of 17. Originally from the Fer...   Read More »

Band Bio: Leon Evans is a 34yr old who has been playing guitar and writing his own songs since the age of 16. He joined his first band and started performing live at the age of 17. Originally from the Fernhill Estate in Mountain Ash, Leon's disjointed and unsettled childhood saw him move 7 times (along with stays with other families at various times) until the age of 16 when he was unsympathetically kicked out by his mother. He bought his first guitar for £40 from a second hand shop in Aberdare (a pink Honer stratocaster) and learnt to play from magazines and guitar tab books and a few lessons from a local Aberdare guitarist John Jones. Music was the norm during his childhood and was a bigger part of his home environment than television. Raised on 70's rock such as Journey, Led Zeppelin, Supertramp, Pink Floyd and AC/DC, he then developed his own musical identity from the age of 11 onwards with his first musical purchase, Iron Maidens Live After Death double cassette, Along with Maiden came Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and a multitude of classic 80's metal, along with a more classic rock side with bands like Cinderella, Danger Danger, Firehouse, Tesla. Leon cites his 4 most influential albums as: Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, Pink Floyd – The Wall, Journey – Escape and Tesla – Five Man Acoustic Jam. Tesla's 'Five Man Acoustic Jam' introduced him to the 'unplugged' sound. Many people find it strange and almost contradictory that a man so entrenched in metal and heavy rock can write acoustically with such subtlety and melody.   Read Less »

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