Hailing from the small town of Erie, Colorado Bryce Evans is a blues rock legend in the making. Bryce has been playing guitar for 20 years in genres such as blues, rock, country, and classic acoustic blues and folk. "Hurricanes" is about mental health. It's about understanding it when we are going through mental "Hurricanes" Bryce Evans has dealt with his fair share of them and he knows some of his fans have as well. It dawned on him that a lot of people have these issues and this is a song that resonates with that. It tells you, "You're not alone in that fight, hang in there."
By Kamil Bobin
Discovered via Musosoup
Kamil) Hey Bryce Evans, super nice to have the chance to chat with you. What first got you into music?
Thanks for having me! My dad had a guitar in the basement. I ended up bringing it back to life with him and started learning how to play. I heard an eric clapton album and it changed my life. I've been playing ever since. I got into music because of my dad! Which is cool, we still share that connection today.
What is your creative process like?
My creative process is usually short and consice. I usually pick up the guitar and start playing. I come up with a nice progression and I start to hum. After that lyrics begin to flow. Usually the first ones I think of are the best and if I don't write them down imeditally I forget them and they are gone forever. Which I will admit sometimes, it is hard to stop the flow of the music playing from my hands. When I wrote Hurricanes that was a song of, "I'm going to write down every line I say and see what comes out." I knew the general theme of the song but the lyrics came naturally as I heard them. Then I refined them.
Your latest song is 'Hurricanes'. Can you tell us more about the making of it and if there were any unusual things happening during the process?
Hurricanes is about mental health. I wrote it in a fit of depression and anxiety. I remember this particular fit to be about the constraint of job and it was forcing me into a gender I didn't want to identify as. This was causing mass amounts of stress and I could not deal with it. I remember I felt inadequate because of the gender I was being forced into. So I wrote this song and funny enough the song was VERY adequate. This is my most played song. Ironic that it came out that way and was written in that fashion but it has happened and I'm very thankful it has.
What was the most difficult challenge you faced?
The most difficult part of creating Hurricanes was refining the idea. I knew I wanted it to portray my feelings, I knew I wanted to connect with people and make it resonate within them but making that happen was a challenge. I wrote some many drafts and templates and maps for this song that I started to find the main points after about 2 days of revision. It was hard to make it clear, and I still feel I could do a better job at it in the future.
What is the biggest mistake you have made within your career to this point?
I went to bed instead of replying to a very important email from a very important producer/mixing engineer. Because of that he moved onto a different Mix and I missed out on the mix of a lifetime because I didnt reply to an email and I couldn't afford his day rate at the time. Wish I wouldve stayed awake!
How do you know when a work is finished?
Thats a great question. When I feel like every note has been tracked, every clip has been edited. Every knob has been turned and every single thing I can do is complete. Then work is finished and I begin to work on the release. I'm working on getting better at that each time I make a release.
Do you have any hobbies or interests outside of music?
I enjoy disc golfing, kayaking, fishing, fashion, cigars, cars, and off roading. I know i'm complex!
Do you have a mentor or coach?
Not yet, but I am working with one soon to start moving forward even further.
What memorable responses have you had to your work?
There is a few. One is, " This is perfect. It could be on folk rock radio or hell even texas blues radio" which I think underlines my personality perfectly. This was told to me by a fan about my song, "Your Way." I also had the pleasure of one of my heros that I met at a show say, "Hey I know you! You're that Guy on instgram! You're an amazing player, you really are" I about fell over! I have been listening to this person for about 15 years now and He KNEW WHO I WAS! I was amazed! One of my most meroable for sure!
What are your plans for the future?
My plans for the future? I want to make music for life. Im just going to hope, pray, and work my grindstone everyday so I can become my future self. Which In a perfect world I would drive a 67 chevy and Own a 57 Stratocaster and tour the world playing and making music for people to love and share and keep in their lifes forever. One day Ill get there!