NEW ALBUM AND RELEASE PARTY!!!

October 25th will mark the release of my third album, Genuine II. We will be celebrating with a release party on November 12th at the Simcoe Rec Center, full details on the flyer below! Please tell your friends and hope to see you there! Stay up to date at - Flix

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