Evan Nighswander Perspective on About My Life (Acoustic)

My name is Evan and I'm a tradesman out of the northern part of Ontario, Canada. I've had a passion for music for as long as I can remember and have always loved playing for people. I started writing songs when I was 18 and before I knew it, it became almost a coping mechanism. I'd have a bad day or even a really good day and I would explode my emotions into a song and honestly, not every product was exactly platinum. Now, I hope to continue recording and eventually go somewhere with this stuff, even if it isn't far.

I was in the midst of a pretty tough depression spell. It was about a month in and I just threw my hands up. I'd been working in a toxic environment for about two years at this point and never really found a sense of belonging in anything I was doing professionally. I'd been an apprentice electrician for 3 years at that point. I felt as if my life was going nowhere and really just wished I could fast forward 10 years.

I had written a few songs and decided I wanted to buy recording equipment. Little did I know there was a whole lot more to it then cheap equipment and a guitar and vocals.

I go all over the place but my general aim is toward an audience who has seen struggle in their life. I've struggled a lot with depression and feelings of doubt and little self worth my entire life. I've also had many toxic relationships (not just romantic) and I try to write songs that people can sing and feel as if those words are their own. That's the goal anyway. 

Coldplay. Their live presence is unmatched by any modern day artist and I feel as though their music and my music are similar enough. They are much better than me but I'm young and still learning and writing. They've been a favorite of mine since I was around 5. 

It's unreleased but it's a song called "Layered Sand" and it basically talks about a relationship that's been around for a very long time. It's not a romantic one either. It talks about being used, being the heavy lifter in a toxic situation, and being at the end of the wick as far as patience goes. 

Coldplay, Neil Young, and Hillsong United. Coldplay because I really love that they carried over the sound of an older style band with real instruments and threw a new twist on it to stay relevant. Neil Young is probably my favorite artist and someone that I bonded over with a very special person in my life. Hillsong because I'm a Christian and I really connect to almost everything I hear from them.

Someone I know telling me most of my stuff wasn't very good but then telling me "About My Life" was fantastic.

I wouldn't say I practice nearly enough. My life is extremely busy. I work a lot and am in the midst of trying to finish an electrical apprenticeship and I also write songs and have many different priorities in my life that take up all my time. I usually sit down with my guitar and end up writing something.

Releasing a whole slew of misses that were of horrific quality and not taking the time to sit and listen to them and pick out the bad parts first. I don't always think before I act.

There's nothing I love more than music. It's what has kept me going the last few years especially. I just hope to reach out to people who need someone to relate to. I know what it's like to think no one else is going through what you're going through. I just want people going through that to know someone else is there too.