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RANK	SCORE ?	GENRE	LOCATION
4247	76	House, Vocal	Cleveland, US

Respected for his long time role in the Pittsburgh-Cleveland dance scene, Evan Bailey, a.k.a. Evan Evolution, has, in the past 9 years, garnered the reputation as one of the finest electronic dance musicians and promoters the Midwest has to offer. From maintaining long-term club residencies, to performing countless all-night events to sharing the stage with entertainers such as The Roots, Jurassic 5, Our Lady Peace, Mark Farina and Josh Wink, Evan has pleased an entire generation of event-goers with his dynamic brand of funky house.

From his roots as a jazz guitar player and upright-bass player, Evan has been performing since an early age. A teenager in the early-nineties, Evan, grew musically frustrated with the post-grunge era, and turned his attention to electronic music, feeling it was the most volatile and important music he could make a contribution to.

By 1998, Evan, with then partner Chris Graves--who he met in his jazz classes at Kent State University, opened their own club night, Epiphany, which would eventually become one of the most respected and talked about drum and bass nights in the country. Evan performed the tough job of being the resident house DJ in a drum and bass club for three years, an experience that forced him to constantly re-evaluate his music. Epiphany's lineups boasted the talents of acts like Dieselboy, Future Cut, DJ Craze, Soul Slinger, Phantom 45, and UFO!, and saw thousands of attendees over the following three years. Tragically, Epiphany ended when Evan's partner Chris was killed in a car wreck Valentine's Day of 2001.

Forced to re-evaluate in the wake of Chris' death, Evan decided to take some time away from promotions, and changed his emphasis to strictly DJing. After landing long-term residencies at Cleveland's largest clubs and securing out of state gigs ranging from all-night raves in the Bronx--to lounges in San Francisco--to corporate fashion shows, Evan slowly earned a name for his brand of funky house.

In 2001, Evan took things further and opened his own label--Spin Cycle Music Inc. with business partner Alex Sandulevesky. The two spent the next year executing the vision and task of building a studio catered strictly for electronic musicians, both producers and DJs alike. Shortly after the launch of Spin Cycle, Evan was also offered a job as Concerts Director for Kent State University. After accepting the position, slowly his emphasis became promotions-based again. After spending the next two years booking acts like The Roots, Bob Dylan, DJ RAP, Charles Feelgood, Counting Crows, Jurassic 5, and Bad Boy Bill, Evan was beginning to fully learn the inner working of the concerts and events industry, knowledge that would come in very handy in future dealings.

In 2003, Evan began performing for Tru Nightlife Productions, a company that placed him with opening slots for DJs like Paul Oakenfold and Paul Van Dyk, within the Cleveland market. Eventually, Tru would partner with Spundae to create a new city destination for America's biggest club brand. Impressed with his skill from previous gigs, Tru asked Evan to be their resident DJ and part of the promotions team for Spundae-Cleveland. Since that time Evan has spun records under the Tru name--opening for the likes of DJ Colette, Mark Farina, Kaskade, Josh Wink, Mazi.

In 2005 Evan won the Cleveland FreeTimes Music Award for Best DJ.