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Réjean Paquin was born August 17th, 1960, in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. His passion for music evolved during high school where he began playing the saxophone. It was progressive rock from the 70’s and in particular the works of keyboardist Rick Wakeman, that brought flight to his musical imagination. Réjean was so moved by the genius of Rick Wakeman that he turned his attention to electronic keyboards. Just 17 years old, Réjean became the keyboardist for Mantra, a progressive rock group that specialized in covers of British prog-rock supergroups Yes and Genesis. But the young keyboardist was enraptured by the great solo musical epics of Rick Wakeman, in particular the classic concept albums ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth’ and ‘The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Round Table.’ Deciding to create his own solo composition, Réjean envisioned a musical work that would be spun together with threads of rock, symphony and choral orchestration. All that remained was the right t...