Complex sentence: Her early gigs at local bars consisted mostly of Paris "toasting" over funk breaks, (1) but after forming a creative partnership with Ryan Ritchie (aka RHyNO), a songwriter and artist with group True Live.
Split into simpler sentences: Her early gigs at local bars consisted mostly of "toasting" over funk breaks. Wells formed a creative partnership with Ryan Ritchie (aka RHyNO), a songwriter and artist with group True Live.