"From the first rehearsal, it was a surreal feeling sitting in the room, says Evans Blue guitarist Parker Lauzon. "We wrote three songs within the first hour we met."

When they connected online through a musician's message board, none of the members of Evans Blue imagined that they would be meeting their destiny. Each was a skilled player of his respective instrument, but they were living in three different cities that were miles apart. When they came together as a band, though, the five--also including Kevin Matisyn (vocals), Vlad Tanaskovic (guitar), Darryl Brown (drums), and Joe Pitter (bass)--instantaneously became one. And the story begins.

"Matisyn brought a book of words with him," recalls Lauzon, "and he made the words fit to the music I brought in. It blew me away how effortless it was." The dark musings of the mind of Matisyn were simultaneously lifted off the page and grounded by the pull of the music. As if by a chemical reaction, Evans Blue was created.

Just a few months later, via the same online message board, Matisyn answered an ad for a new Toronto recording facility called The Pocket Studios. When he first visited for a tour, studio co-owner Mari Dew observed, "He said very little, but Matisyn had an unspoken combination of magnetism and intensity about him, something special, yet hard to explain." The band went into the studio with Trevor Kustiak, and the chemistry was immediate. Evans Blue was signed to The Pocket Recordings, with Mari as their manager and Trevor, their producer.

The next six months together yielded Evans Blue's debut album, The Melody And The Energetic Nature Of Volume, a collection of 10 original songs interwoven with an intoxicating interpretation of fellow Canadian Sarah McLachlan's "Possession." The "Melody" tells a twisted tale of love, passion, betrayal, denial, loss, hatred and pain, ultimately ending on a note of hope. Matisyn's compelling lyrics lead the listener on a journey, resonating with anyone who has experienced these universal emotions. The band provides the "Volume"--the driving sound that guides the listener through the ups and the downs.

The "Energy" comes directly from the fans. Their numbers are expanding like an infection, as the music spreads virally through the radio waves, the Internet and in live performance.

With its massive hooks and dark vocals and lyrics, Evans Blue's first single, "Cold (But I'm Still Here)," secured regular airplay. This in turn captured the attention of Hollywood Records, and Evans Blue has since signed an international record deal with the label. While grateful, Lauzon was not at all surprised. "We've had faith in this band since the beginning," he says. "We know that this band has 'Destiny' written all over it."
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