Evan C.

I have been a part of the Chicago music scene since New Years Eve, 1986. I was 18 when I filled in for Eugene Vinyard in the 'pit band' with The Temptations at the Arie Crown Theater. During that time I moved to Boston, accepting a Scholarship to study Performance and Music Business at Berklee College of Music. In 1990, I returned to Chicago and received my Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College in 1992. I spent the following two years as a Performance Bartender at the Hyatt Regency Hotel (playing sax & slinging drinks), and left that position to tour with Leroy Bach's Funk Ensemble Uptighty until its end in 1996.

I have performed or recorded with Chicago based Musicians and Producers including: Wilco, The Chi-Lites, Marvin Tate's D-Settlement, Tortoise, 5 Style/Heroic Doses, National Trust, Brad Wood(Liz Phair), Brian Deck, Abel Garibaldi, Louie Louie-The Percussionist, Rick Gehrenbeck(Poi Dog), Matt Lux, Jeff Parker, Billy Dolan, Sarah Smith, Le Roy Bach, and (DJ's) Jesse De La Pena, Shon Dervis Smith, Mark Grant, AM/PM, and Jeremy "Sole" Ross.

Over the past 7 years I have studied Home Studio Recording, and Electronic Music Production & Engineering. I am proficient in Pro Tools, Reason, Traktor Pro, Serato, and Ableton Live. I have certificates from Berkelee College of Music (On Line) in Pro Tools, and a Production Certificate from Dub Spot in Ableton Live. I am proficient with Ableton Push. Push is a performance controller that allows the user to compose "on the fly."

I have also been a professional DJ for the past 20 years. I have performed many weddings and private parties. I held a 2 year residency on Fridays at Inn Joy in Wicker Park. I recently held a DJ Residence at The Langham Hotel in the Travelle Lounge for 26 weeks until we went into hiatus. There I DJ'ed and performed on Ableton Push live. This is a unique skill set for the modern DJ, as it requires not only DJ skills, but professional musician caliber abilities.