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Brandon Evans

About Me


I got my first guitar from Sears, for my seventh birthday. My parents bought it for me. Why, I don't know. I can't remember asking for one. Still, I thought it was pretty cool, and I started taking lessons. Of course, it didn't last very long.....I WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD!!!! I was more interested in my Matchbox cars and Legos at the time, than to try and sit down and practice. So, fastfoward to six years later. I'm delivering papers, and making a decent living for a thirteen year old. I bought Van Halen's 5150 (I didn't even have a turntable, I borrowed my sister's) and stated air-guitaring to that, and a few more choice ones from the 80's; Iron Maiden, Led Zepplin, Rush, etc. It was over. I had to get another guitar. I bought it at a garage sale for $40 with paper route money.

I joined my first band at 16, we played a few local battle of the bands, and a club for teens called the Dry Rock Cafe (dry meaning no alcohol). We were big stars in our high school. All the fame and noteriety (not really, but the most popular girl in the scoll said hello to me once) went to my head, and I failed calculus in my senior year, because I didn't study. It's pretty ironic considering my dad's a math teacher.

I went to college for music, graduated, got a degree in music composition, and did nothing with it. Instead, I spent most of the next few years gigging a lot, and doing studio work with the likes of Seal, Peter Gabriel, Busta Rhymes, Joan Jett and EMPD to name a few. Now here I am with a collection of songs, and no idea what to do with 'em. Any suggestions?

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 25/05/2006
Influences: U2, REM, Toad the Wet Sprocket, XTC, Simon & Garfunkel, The Alarm, Peter Gabriel, Midnight Oil, The Church, and many, many more.
Sounds Like: Whatever you want to call it, I just hope you like it!
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

NEW SONG DEBUT!!!

There's a saying that song writing is 10% inspiration, and 90% perspiration. Well, usually that's true, but every now an then a song just kinda pops out, all ready made, and all you have to do is reco...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:40:00 GMT

Terraspark

As you may know, one of my other projects I do is a band called TERRASPARK (http://www.myspace.com/terraspark). I enjoy lending my voice to their tracks.It's kinda cool to collaborate with other music...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:49:00 GMT

Haiku .2

Writing songs is greatIt gives me so much pleasureI will write one now
Posted by on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 19:01:00 GMT

NEW DEMO SONG!!!!

Alright, I was digging through my files of old 4 track cassette tapes and I ran into this one. It's called "Here Away" and it's one of my old faves from way back when. Sorry about all the wow and flut...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 18:57:00 GMT

New Song Coming Soon!

Just put the final touches on the arrangement for an new song called "Feeling for You" . Boy does it rock. This number will be a upbeat one. It's going down to tape (i.e. hard drive w/ plug ins) as so...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:03:00 GMT

Check it

The new look and feel. What do you think? I took the background picture myself. I had to fly all the way down to St. Thomas, take scuba lessons, rent an underwater camera, and set out on a 10 day excu...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 13:51:00 GMT

Gigging?

I jammed with a drummer a few days ago. Not just any drummer, This One. Not bad at all. She learns pretty quickly. I saw her gig with her band, last night too. Every time I see her play, she gets bett...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 08:39:00 GMT

Haiku .1

My own apartmentIt is very small sometimesI like my rent, though
Posted by on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 08:36:00 GMT

Songs Update

Be on the lookout for two new songs coming soon. One is a full band number called "Lancelet" and the other is another solo acoustic "Break the Silence". As for any upcoming shows, none are planned, r...
Posted by on Sun, 28 May 2006 07:48:00 GMT

Popular n' All....

I don't really get the reason why you would want to be a myspace friend with some of the big name artists that have pages here. Really does anyone think that they're going to have the time to talk to...
Posted by on Sat, 27 May 2006 18:47:00 GMT