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I'm just a sucker for new-agey synth sounds and instrumentation. I wasn't really thinking of soft rock, but I know that kind of quiet-storm format uses a lot of these sounds.
Dan Bejar
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Dan Bejar
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: October 4
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Dominion of Canada
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