Gareth Evans Singer/Songwriter/Producer/Actor (Pop/Indie/Electronic)

Gareth Evans was born in Sale, Greater Manchester, England. Unsure of his future path, he found inspiration one evening at his cousin's house, where he heard "Wonderwall" by Oasis on a tape player. This moment had a profound impact on him, leading to a friend gifting him an acoustic guitar, which he began to teach himself to play around the age of 15. At 16, he took lessons in piano basics from a friend's uncle and received an old, worn piano from his grandparents for £50. He humorously recalls needing to "play it in tune... some of the keys didn't work, but it made a sound, and that was good enough."

Gareth spent two years studying a Music Technology course at City College Manchester. Following this, he dedicated himself to learning classical piano more seriously. During the next few years, he played in various bands and performed as a solo artist while practicing piano for a few hours each night at his grandparents' house. He recalls, "I always knew when the TV soaps were on... I could hear my gran shout in an Irish accent, 'Not that fecking noise again.'"

He recorded a five-track demo at SSL Studios in Watford with producer Hill Briggs. One of the tracks, "Arietta," was signed to the publishing label White Glove Music in the USA and later appeared on a compilation album released by Chromium Records. After a two-year hiatus from recording, he continued to perform solo until an encounter with a Hare Krishna in the street prompted a transformative year spent with the group. He faced a choice between living in a temple in New Zealand or remaining in England to focus on his music; he chose the latter.

During this time, he produced a significant amount of material in his home studio and released his first album, Thinking Out Loud, which sold several hundred copies in Japan and attracted attention from U.S. publishers. His appearances on radio stations and in local newspapers followed.

Gareth then moved to Bolton, where he found a home with a cellar and only one neighboring house, allowing him to build a makeshift studio and be "a little bit louder." However, he took a break from his solo career to join a three-piece band called Audio Jack as the lead guitarist and vocalist from 2007 to 2008. After the band disbanded, he returned to his solo work and recorded his first "proper" studio album, Moving in Circles, at Astar Studios in Manchester in 2008. The album featured drums by Simon Moore, known for his work on Ian Brown's recent albums, and photography by Karen McBride, who has collaborated with artists such as Oasis, Robbie Williams, and The Ting Tings.

At the end of 2009, Gareth shifted his focus from acoustic-based music to electronic music, creating his third album, The Electronic Era, which explored various electronic styles, from dance to drum and bass. He viewed this album as a "learning curve," recognizing the advancements in electronic music production since his college days. In 2010, he reached the regional finals of the UK Mic competition and created electronic music for film director Joe Obyrne.

In the summer of 2011, Gareth spent a brief period in Cyprus working as an entertainer playing covers, but he soon realized this was not his calling and returned to recording and producing a new album. Upon returning to Bolton after ten days in Cyprus, he lived modestly for six months while honing his music production skills and recording a new album. In 2012, he released two singles, "Wrong Side of Town" and "Undercover," followed by the album Everything Relative, which encompassed a range of styles from psychedelic pop to drum and bass.

As 2013 began, Gareth had two new singles lined up and planned the release of a new album toward the end of the year, affirming, "Whatever style of music you like, you will always find a song in Gareth Evans's music."