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THE RISK UNCUT.

Born and raised in the Welsh mountains, their main inspiration in life to be the next “Take That” double act and their passion for lyrics is so unbelievable Beatz is proud to introduce THE RISK to the music industry and most importantly to the world of teenage girls. The Risk made up of best friends Jack Roberts (guitarist and lyrics writer) and Trafford Squire (guitarist and lead singer). Both born and raised in South Wales located in a small sunny town called Abergavenny, the boys both 16 at the time studied in King Henry and both achieved 11 GCSE’s each grades ranging from A*-C. The idea of becoming a double act was inspired by their music teacher Mr.Hill who encouraged and persuaded the boys to undertake music at GCSE because he described the boys talent as “Unique” and he claimed that they would be the future, as the parents of both Jack and Trafford looked at him with uncertainty they where unaware of their sons musical talents. The boys first came together on the 23 July 2010 and decided to enter themselves in the Summer talent show where they performed a Coldplay classic and nailed themselves 2^nd place, with cheers and claps from the crowd the boys knew from that moment onwards that this was their calling and decided to go from their. With spending most of their Tuesday lunchtimes in the music room their hard work and commitment finally paid off in the Winter of 2010 with their parents not knowing Jack and Trafford entered themselves in the UK talent competition ‘The Xfactor’ as former band name ‘The Risk’, “Sitting for 8 hours in Cardiff with thousands of talented singers and musicians around you is quite intimidating but Jack just kept on reinsuring me because he is a fighter. I think that’s what I love about him the most his passion for music.” Said lead singer Trafford Squire. There audition took place at 5:39pm 14 November in front of Simon Cowl, former band member Cheryl Cole, Westlife and Boyzone manager Louis Walsh and Danni Minoque. All though they performed “amazingly and magically” as Cheryl Cole described them it wasn’t enough to gain 3 yes’ from the Judges leaving the boys packing there stuff and heading back home to Abergavenny. BUT before the boys left the building a musical miracle happened Jack and Trafford where called back to Judges room where Louis Walsh offered them a chance to travel to Ireland and to perform in front of Louis Walsh himself again and also the rest of his producing team to see if he could create something unique and individual. “They where to musically talented to let them walk away, but their vocals where letting them down, but I know with a bit of tweaking and some adjustments I can make them superstars” Said Louis Walsh.

“ My dad never believed I could make it but I knew id prove him wrong” says guitarist and lyrics writer Jack Roberts “Lyrics are my life, they inspire me to do things which I wouldn’t consider doing in life.” The 6ft 2 jet black hair and chestnut eyed boy.. a girls fantasy summed up in one.

“I learnt from my music teacher and from my girlfriend that everything you ever work for can be taken away from you tomorrow, I know that me and Trafford are only 18 and we are young but that’s what makes us crazy because we have taken a ‘Risk’ and we will prove to every boy girl teacher parent stranger team mate band member class mate dinner lady to everyone that ever doubted us that if you put your mind to something you can achieve it.”