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“We made basement practice songs.To have them presented in such a huge fashion today - like at Primavera, where it's thousands of people in a festival environment - is surreal. I never thought some of the songs would ever need to be projected at such a volume or to such a wide span of people.”

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David Pajo, born on June 25, 1968, is a talented musician known for his career that began in the 1990s, distinguished by his unique musical style and diverse creative output. more

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