Evan Olson loves to step into his studio and immerse himself in what he calls his "imaginary realm,” where he seamlessly blends musical styles with panache. His base? Greensboro, N.C. a city of 200,000 known more for its integral role in the Revolutionary War and Civil Rights movement than its brush with musical creativity. But this comfortable ...
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Evan Olson loves to step into his studio and immerse himself in what he calls his "imaginary realm,” where he seamlessly blends musical styles with panache. His base? Greensboro, N.C. a city of 200,000 known more for its integral role in the Revolutionary War and Civil Rights movement than its brush with musical creativity. But this comfortable pocket of the progressive South is where Evan finds his inspiration and pushes the very boundaries of his art.
As a child Evan fell asleep listening to tunes spilling from the rooms of his older sister and 2 older brothers: The Police, James Taylor, The Rolling Stones, Deep Purple and The Sex Pistols. His siblings' musical menagerie pointed Evan to his own creative journey. Along the way he mastered 6 instruments, fronted one of North Carolina's most popular bands, and learned the intangible art of songwriting.
Catch him live and he's a magnetic frontman who can play one mean guitar. He's performed with Ben Folds and Mark Kano, two other talented North Carolina musicians, and toured the East Coast with Bus Stop, one of North Carolina's most popular bands in the 1990s. Bus Stop won a national talent contest organized by Dick Clark, scored two music publishing deals and took first place in several readers' choice polls in North Carolina.
His talent hasn't gone unnoticed. In 1999, Universal Records signed him on the strength of just one song and released One Room, a recording he produced in his own bedroom. Since 1999, he has recorded five solo CDs for LoveCat Music and has heard his music played on TV shows high on the country's pop-culture radar.
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