Complex sentence: Spencer Leigh (now a DJ on BBC Radio Merseyside) met Timon in 1965 and helped encouraging the young musician's song-writing and also become his local promoter-of-sorts, helping him get gigs and sending off demo tapes to various record companies.
Split into simpler sentences: Spencer Leigh (now a DJ on BBC Radio Merseyside) met Timon in 1965 and encouraged the young musician's song-writing. He became his local promoter, helping him get gigs and sending off demo tapes to record companies.