Mike Evin is a Canadian singer-songwriter based out of

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, Ontario. He has relocated to several cities, including his original hometown of

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,Piano Pop with Mike Evin and Co.
''The Torontoist'', September 26, 2006. Accessed March 12, 2009. and Halifax. Evin's primary instrument is the piano and keyboard instruments, though also plays guitar and certain other instruments. Evin has released five albums and one E.P. since 2001. His second album, ''I'll Bring The Stereo'', was co-produced by Barenaked Ladies bassist

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, and his brother, former Barenaked Ladies keyboardist

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. Both play on the album, along with a host of notable Canadian musicians;

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, Dave Matheson, Gary Breit, and Ian McLauchlan, among others. His subsequent albums and EP have featured production from the acclaimed Don Kerr, Brad Jones, and

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. Evin also co-produced his third album, ''Good Watermelon'' with recording engineer Paul Forgues. Evin has performed live both solo, and with numerous combinations of backing musicians. In the mid-to-late-2000s, Evin toured with his own piano – a small 64-key upright he named "Beatrice".Mike Evin CDBaby page
Accessed March 12, 2009. In February 2009, he was invited as an artist on the Barenaked Ladies' cruise, Ships and Dip V. He performed several shows backed by the Creeggan brothers, and

. He was invited back for a second time on the following cruise (dubbed Ships and Dip 4) in February 2011.

Discography

*''The January Muse'' (2001) *''I'll Bring The Stereo'' (2005) *''Let's Slow It Down'' (E.P.) (2007) *''Good Watermelon'' (2009) *''Do You Feel The World?'' (2011) *''Life As A Lover'' (2015) *''With Love From Cuba'' (E.P.) (2015) *''Evin on Earth'' (2019)

References

Musicians from Montreal Living people Canadian male singer-songwriters Canadian singer-songwriters Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Musicians from Toronto {{Canada-singer-stub