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Mike Evin

it's such a simple story i'm tellin'

About Me

i write songs, play piano and sing and was born and raised in montreal, quebec, canada. in april 2005 i released i'll bring the stereo, an eclectic power-pop album produced by the brothers creeggan (jim creeggan from barenaked ladies and his brother andy who used to be in the band). february 2007 brought let's slow it down, an ep of country-ish domestic love songs produced by don kerr (who's played with and recorded many musicians, ron sexsmith and the rheostatics to name a few). in the spring of 2008 i'll be recording my new full-length, co-produced with paul forgues.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/24/2005
Band Website: mikeevin.com
Band Members: Mike Evin - piano, vocal
Zac Decamp - bass, vocal
David Payant - drums, vocal
Influences: Paul Simon, Randy Newman, The Beach Boys, Harry Nilsson, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Ben Folds, The Band, The Bee Gees, Warren Zevon, Jonathan Richman, Donny Hathaway, The Brothers Creeggan, Van Morrison, James Booker, Jelly Roll Morton, Professor Longhair, Dr. John, Al Green, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Baaba Maal, Ron Sexsmith, The Four Tops, Laura Nyro, The Temptations, Marc Cohn, The Impressions, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Otis Redding, Arik Einstein, Oscar Peterson, The Chords, Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, Neil Young, Carole King, The Kinks, Ben Kweller, Aaron Copland
Sounds Like: Mike Evin
Record Label: looking for one at the moment
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

post-album update

hi everyone. it's been a few months since i've written. thanks for your patience. i've been working hard on the new album, and i'm pleased to say that it's finished! it's called we should dance and it...
Posted by Mike Evin on Mon, 05 May 2008 07:10:00 PST

website and recording the new album

hello everyone. i'm extremely excited about recording my new album, but i felt that my website and myspace page couldn't properly express this excitement - so (if you don...
Posted by Mike Evin on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:04:00 PST

What’s shakin’

Hi everyone. I'm sitting here in a cafe in Halifax, thinking about the new year. Bob Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay" was just playing, so I spaced out for a few minutes. I'm back. Great song,...
Posted by Mike Evin on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:12:00 PST