EVAN CHRISTIAN
Evan Christian born in Chicago, Illinois raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Recording Artist, Music Producer, Award Winning Flamenco Guitarist, World Traveller. Evan Christian discovered the guitar as a teenager, and without formal instruction has progressed to become one of the most dynamic and sought after solo performers in the world. In 2005 Evan released his debut cd "Fuego", a nuevo flamenco cd which won him international acclaim. Also in 2005, Evan Christian went to Spain to study flamenco and to promote his cd, and in the process, collaborated and performed with some of Spain's top flamenco players. In 2007 Evan Christian was voted Best Acoustic Musician by the readers of the Shepherd Express in Milwaukee WI.. In 2008 Evan Christian won a WAMI AWARD for ..Guitarist Of The Year... In 2008 Evan Christian was voted one of Milwaukee's Hottest 100 by the readers of OnMilwaukee.com Evan Christian has been featured in Milwaukee Magazine, Black Emerge, The Shepherd Express, M Magazine, INFO Magazine, Ya Heard Magazine, Milwaukee Scene, and MKE Wired. In 2008 Evan Christian released his sophmore cd entitled " The Mosaic vol. 1" a stark contrast to his first cd " Fuego ". The Mosaic vol.1 features the international hit singles " Lovers Be ", "Breakdown", and " Bulerias del Barrio ". It is a collection of songs written within the last 8 years of his career in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The Mosaic vol. 1 also features accompaniment from his band " The Original Gangsters" featuring Milwaukee legends Cecilio Negron Jr ( congas ) Cory Coleman ( bass ) and Olen Franklin ( drums ). It is a mixture of timeless latin, soul, and R&B . As a music producer, Evan Christian has collaborated with Milwaukee artists Cincere, Ren, Element Everest, Joe Jordan, Damion Thompson, Kris Crow, Ryan Jeffreys, Ray Nitti, and DJ Eleazar Maldonado. Evan Christian has performed 2 international tours with Cincere for the Armed Forces Entertainment which took him to Kyrgyztan, Afghanistan, Djibouti, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, and Turkey. As a solo artist, Evan Christian has performed in New York, Chicago, Madison, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Madrid, Valencia, Valdepenas, Cadiz, Granada, Sevilla, La Coruna, Mazagòn, San Sebastian, Logrono, Tolousse, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Aalborg, Copenhagen, Vienna, Prague, Warsaw, Brussels, Glastonbury, Bristol, Cardiff, Somerset and Budapest....all in the last year. Evan has recently completed a European Tour of Spain - France - Belgium - Holland- Denmark -Poland- Czeck Republic - Austria - Germany - UK - Hungary and is finishing production on his 3rd abum entitled 4LIFE - recorded on the road all over Europe and the UK.
