ABOUT Evan Chapman
SESSION TITLE: Performance of “Bird Fish” by Anna Meadors
Evan Chapman has carved a unique and multifaceted path for himself in both the film and music industries, most prominently as a founding member of instrumental percussion-driven trio Square Peg Round Hole and of film production company Four/Ten Media. Both solo and alongside Square Peg Round Hole and indie-pop band Lydia, Evan has toured and recorded extensively, performing at some of the country’s most esteemed venues including NYC’s National Sawdust, Webster Hall, and Brooklyn Bowl; LA’s Fonda Theater; House of Blues in Dallas, Houston, Orlando, San Diego, and Chicago; and festivals such as SXSW (Austin, TX), Treefort (Boise, ID), and Bunbury (Cincinnati, OH). He has also performed on concert stages such as the Lincoln Center, playing “Clapping Music” alongside its legendary composer Steve Reich, among countless others. Evan’s compositional contributions spanning four full-length albums with Square Peg Round Hole have been dubbed a “creative adventure” by Bob Boilen of NPR and have landed the group in a headlining showcase concert at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (Indianapolis, IN) and sharing bills with Mitski, Rafiq Bhatia, The Album Leaf, Sō Percussion, The Bad Plus, Kneebody, Dawn of Midi, and touring the East Coast with Son Lux’s Ian Chang and post-rock legends The Mercury Program. His concert compositions have been performed by soloists and ensembles across the globe, having received commissions from groups including the Pathos Trio, the LINÜ Guitar Duo, and the University of Tennessee Percussion Ensemble, among many others. Additionally, he is also a prolific commissioner and performer of new concert works for drum set, having released the album Caustics in 2020 that features premiere recordings of pieces by composers Ian Chang, Molly Joyce, Robert Honstein, Alicia Walter, Anna Meadors, Alexis C. Lamb, and Ted Babcock. Evan is sponsored by Zildjian Cymbals, Vic Firth Drumsticks, and Evans Drumheads.
