Richard Spencer

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Richard Spencer is a guitarist, songwriter and entertainer from the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island who has been dedicated to entertaining audiences since he first learnt his craft at the age of 14. A set with Spencer is an adventure through musical genres. A rocker at heart, he absorbs his influences and turns out originality every time. The Happiness Machine, his current work, takes you on a journey through an eclectic mix of original songs, with sensational finger-style guitar and memorable lyrical seductiveness, concentrating on love and human relationships. Spencer has an exceptional talent for improvisation in his live performances, gifted with the natural skill to compose entire pieces of music on the spot and deliver them effortlessly with a friendly humour that is fresh and joyous. Watching him perform leaves you with the feeling that you have just seen a real artist. As well as his growing success as a solo artist he is also an intrinsic part of the the band Mr. Completely. As we've come to expect, his almost theatrical energy radiates every stage he graces and in the case of Mr. Completely he adds gravy to the band's meat and potatoes rock and roll style. Richard honed his craft over many years in Vancouver, playing and recording with a wide variety of artists and performing at innumerable venues. He also performed at many of the festivals in Vancouver including the Jazz, Folk, Storytelling, Children's, and Illuminares Lantern festivals. On one particularly mem

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