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Evan

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About Me

I am mephis based drummer with a music degree from the University of Memphis. I have played with local bands such as IN THE BALANCE...and STARLINER...and The Brad Kessler Band. I am playing with a band from Jonesboro named FURTHER DOWN...myspace.com/furtherdown we are working with Producer Pete Mathews(evanecence,dust for life,etc) and released our album "Seven Years Hard Luck." Other then playing in bands......I love to write music, play piano and guitar as well... I had a recent opportunity to go to China last december to play with a group called Sound Fuzion and that freaken rocked!!!! I also love to do session work around town and would like to do the nashville session thing one day as well as the song writting with Brad Kessler, who is a great song writer! As long as I have music in my life I know I will be Happy....Check out my drums cymbals, and sticks of choice!! if you havent heard them...check them out!!!new edorsments....NEW!!! silverfox drum sticks(silverfoxpercussion.com)NEW!! DC California drums (dccalifornia.com)Soultone Cymbals!!! (http://www.soultonecymbals.com/evanwilonsbio.htm)Brady snare drums!!! check back for the new link to Chirs Brady's new site soon!!!!

My Interests

I love music....drums, piano ( im trying to learn something other then Elton John) if you have any requests, leave me a comment!!! I also like guitar...but i cant really solo or anthing like that....I love to write music...no matter what kind...from pop rock to country....I love to see movies!!! hang out at the furtherdown house where I live with my 6 room mates!

I'd like to meet:

Buddy Rich, Elvin jones, max roach and a million other jazz drummers.....josh freeze, he is doing exactly what i wanna be doing!!! kevin spacy, he is the best actor EVER!!

Music:

To listen to : tool, rage, smashing pumpkins, and many other 90's bands...i dont think i quite made it past that stage!!!To play: ANYTHING!!! a good song is a good song!!!

Movies:

1. ususual suspects 2. Almost Famous 3. high fidelity 4. boogie nights 5. gangs of new york...and so on....to many to remember!!!!!

Television:

entourage, real time, I did watch the new rock star...but they picked the wrong guy!!! im sure there are others....but tivo makes it so i only moderitly have to want to watch something to watch it later....and Project Runway!!!

Books:

by the way....you cant make fun of my spelling!!! I am dyslexic!!!!

Heroes:

John Bonham, Neil Piert, Billy Cobham, Billy Jo Jones, and too many other drummers to name... Elton John also!

My Blog

amazing cd release!!!!!!

Thankz to everyone who came to the CD release shows last friday and saturday!!! it was the most amaing experience I have ever had as a drummer!!! that beat going to china in my book....!!! EvanFD...
Posted by Evan on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:42:00 PST

cd update

Hey everyone.....Just wanted to let everyone know that the cd is comming along ......there is no offical date yet....but it sounds like early to mid september.......If you'd like to hear more songs fr...
Posted by Evan on Fri, 28 Jul 2006 01:17:00 PST

new FD record to come!!!

Plans to finish the long awaited Further Down have been set....I will be playing on 5 songs to be started next week......the other 6 songs have already been completed before i joined up....I am excite...
Posted by Evan on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 06:08:00 PST