Album Notes

All original compositions by electric bassist Evan Marien with appearances by Joseph Wooten, Rob Hecht, Jeffrey Villanueva, Simon Yu, Mika Nishimura, Alex Gordeev, Manami Morita, Randy Runyon, and Bob Edinger.
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The Way features Joseph Wooten (Victor Wooten Band, Steve Miller Band) on keys on the song The String Theory, and Rob Hecht is on violin for the beautiful free ballad Wishful Thinking.

Other musicians include Randy Runyon, Manami Morita, Bob Edinger on the songs Lauren's Lullaby and Woodlawn.
Simon Yu, Mika Nishimura, Jeffrey Villanueva, and Alex Gordeev are on the songs Run From Yourself and Ev's Tune.

Recorded in a span of Fall 2006 to Fall 2007 at various studios like Sanctum Sound and Mix One studios in Boston MA.
Most tracks featuring live musicians were recorded in one take with no overdubs.
It is a compilation of Evan's experiences on the east coast, with all of his friends that he has met along the way.

Very special thanks to John Billings, who recorded Joseph in his studio and helped out so very much during the tracking process. Thanks John!

The cd from start to finish is a truly great listening experience with soaring compositions by Evan Marien.
Beautiful, catchy melodies with amazing musicianship.
Evan's ability to program and sequence synths and drum machines is flawless, molding his bass around his tracks, weaving his solos in and out of the music.

The Way is Music. Music is Life.

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BIO:

Evan Marien was born July 18th, 1986 in Decatur, Illinois.

Evan first picked up the bass guitar at age 12, under the direction of Steve Schepper.
Evan grew up studying with Jim Culbertson, smooth jazz star Brian Culbertson's father and bandmate

He is still one of the youngest artist endorsers for Eden Electronics and Rotosound Bass Strings, endorsing Eden Amps when he was 18 and Rotosound at 19.

Evan has performed or recorded with Joseph Wooten, Jack Dejohnette, David Fiuczynski, Greg Osby, Joe Lovano, Fred Wesley, Kenwood Dennard and many others


All songs Copyright 2007 EvanMarienProductions