Sam Evian (USA)
Sam Evian is the performance alias of Sam Griffin Owens, a songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist with an affection for the mellower sounds of the ’60s and ’70s. After moving to New York City in the early 2010s, he worked as house engineer at Brooklyn’s Figure 8 Recording Studios and formed the indie rock band Celestial Shore.
Under his real name, he’s spent the past decade producing and engineering records for the likes of Big Thief, Cass McCombs, Cassandra Jenkins, as well as Liam Kazar’s recently released debut LP. His own music as Sam Evian has been earnest and introspective and often playful, and after signing with Fat Possum, he released his third and fourth full-length albums. Sam has split from the bustle of New York City and is settled in a quiet Catskills town upstate.