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Songwriter and producer Evan Klar is an indie pop addict who spends all his time producing
music for both himself and other artists. Currently living between Berlin and Melbourne, Evan
claims his self-confessed “muddled identity” fuels a loose approach to making pop music. His
nomadic lifestyle isn’t the easiest to grasp but through his parents, there’s a pattern to learn.
Evan’s mother, also a keen musician, moved to Bielefeld Germany aged 18 from Perth Australia.
She met Evan’s tall quirky, very German father boxes at Seidensticker, a clothing factory. Fast
forward a bunch, Evan's parents married and eventually studied to become teachers and moved
to Perth Australia where Evan was born. Once Evan turned two his parents scored teaching jobs
at a school in Singapore, a sweet spot for a young bratty skateboarder like Evan.
Post high school Evan wanted to leave for Bielefeld to uncover his German roots and get close
to family. Just like his mum back when, a local machine factory took him in, oiling, measuring
and cleaning ambiguous metal objects, a boring but skin thickening year for the confused
eighteen year old. But of course Evan started giving bass guitar lessons to Jochen, his fifty five
year old co worker who opened up about being on the same wage as Evan for over thirty years.
It took Jochen half a minute to talk Evan into quitting the job and pursuing his passion for music.
Evan left Germany for London where he connected with friends who were finding success in the
music scene, he was instantly drawn in. Evan was taken along for the ride as a session
musician, and was soon crossing Europe on significant stages, including Glastonbury, Big Chill,
and Great Escape, playing for acts such as Primary One, Charlie XCX, and Alex Metric. Despite
the industry crash-course, Evan ultimately felt disconnected when playing other’s music, and
decided to pursue his own style of nuanced pop. “pop music keeps me feeling young, it kinda
reminds me of playing with lego as a kid” – his approach seemingly carefree but his writing often
deeply personal, cosy and inquisitive.
Pining for the chilled out lifestyle in Australia, Evan relocated to Melbourne to spend time with his
brother and family. Between surfing and skating, he completed his debut album Deepest
Creatures, put together a touring band, and worked on a studio build (Fall Back Studios) that
was to become his Australian base.
Evan's latest single, ‘I Do’, co produced with his friends Tobias Kuhn And Nikolai Potthoff (Milky
Chance), is a pop tune that was produced with a pocket synth, broken bass guitar, with vocals
recorded on a mobile phone. The Song tells the liberating story of a young woman who breaks
free from her uninspiring life. She drops everything behind her and sets off to search for a
brighter future.
Currently Evan continues to work between Melbourne and Berlin, where he is signed and
supported by Monchique, a sub-label from Grönland Records - an independent label that
understands his vision and the relaxed approach he takes to creating music which is worldly,
whimsical, and always from the heart.
