Jared Evan Siegel is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and
rapper
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Interscope Records
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Statik Selektah
Static may refer to:
Places
*Static Nunatak, a nunatak in Antarctica
United States
* Static, Kentucky and Tennessee
* Static Peak, a mountain in Wyoming
** Static Peak Divide, a mountain pass near the peak
Science and technology Physics
* Static ...
peaked at No. 8 on the iTunes Soul charts independently.
Early life
Evan grew up in
Great Neck, New York
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. He started out by playing the drums, dreaming to one day become the next Keith Moon. Initially wanting to be a professional drummer, Evan eventually began taking on several other talents. He later became heavily influenced by seminal hip hop artists such as the
Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop group formed in Staten Island, New York City, in 1992. Its original members include RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa. Close a ...
,
Mos Def
Yasiin Bey (; born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973), previously and more commonly known by his stage name Mos Def (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. His hip hop career began in 1994, alongside his siblings in the s ...
,
Kool G Rap
Nathaniel Thomas Wilson (born July 20, 1968), better known by his stage name Kool G Rap (or simply G Rap), is an American rapper from Queens, New York City. He began his career in the mid-1980s as one half of the group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo and as ...
, and
A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip hop group formed in Queens, New York City, in 1985,Q-Tip . He studied early hip hop while also taking musical cues from his alternative and r&b/soul influences such as
Thom Yorke
Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician and the main vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. A multi-instrumentalist, he mainly plays guitar and keyboards and is noted for his falsetto. He has been describ ...
,
Cream
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,
Bradley Nowell
Bradley James Nowell (February 22, 1968 – May 25, 1996) was an American musician and the lead singer and guitarist of the ska punk band Sublime.
Born and raised in Belmont Shore, Long Beach, California, Nowell developed an interest in mu ...
,
The Beatles
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,
Stevie Wonder
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,
Al Green
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, James Brown and others. His early years were troubled and music provided a therapeutic outlet for him.
Later, Evan focused more on producing and songwriting. He started to incorporate raps, while introducing melodic undertones over his own production. In 2008 at the age of 18, Evan won the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival's Spit 16 competition curated by''
The Source
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''.
It was around this time where Evan started interning at
The FADER
''The Fader'' (stylized as ''FADER'') is a magazine based in New York City that was launched in 1999 by Rob Stone and Jon Cohen. The magazine covers music, style and culture. It was the first print publication to be released on iTunes.
It is o ...
in New York City. He gave his then mixtape ''Radio in My Head'' to friend and acclaimed Hip Hop director
Rik Cordero
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(whom he met while interning at The FADER). Cordero and Evan started creating visually stunning music videos to complement Evan's sound. These videos were then circulated to the top music executives, and within weeks, Evan had several major label offers.
Career
In June 2009, Evan decided to sign with Zone 4/ Interscope with the support of
Jimmy Iovine
James Iovine ( ; ; born March 11, 1953) is an American entrepreneur, record executive, and media proprietor best known as the co-founder of Interscope Records. In 2006, Iovine and rapper-producer Dr. Dre founded Beats Electronics, which prod ...
. In October 2009, Evan was featured in ''
Billboard
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'' as an "Under the radar artist with the potential to break into the big time."
In August 2010, Interscope released the single, "In Love with You." In March 2011, the song was aired on the Greek television show ''
Radio Arvyla
''Radio Arvyla'' ( el, Ράδιο Αρβύλα) is a Greek live panel show, filmed in Thessaloniki and airing on ANT1. It first aired in April 2008. It is hosted by Antonis Kanakis, Giannis Servetas and Christos Kiousis. This live show focuses pri ...
'' and because of this, it met great success, reaching No. 1 overall on the Greek iTunes charts. During this time, he had also worked with some of his musical heroes such as
The Neptunes
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Mike Elizondo
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.
In the spring of 2011, Evan joined
OneRepublic
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on a nationwide tour. At the end of 2011, Evan opted out of his contract with Interscope. He split ways with the label expressing that they were not supporting his true vision thoroughly. After leaving and going independent, Evan started to form a passionate cult fan base.
In 2012, Evan released his debut project entitled ''The 4th Chapter''. It was released to fans for free online.
He then helped write and produce a large portion of
Hoodie Allen
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's mixtape ''Crew Cuts'', before releasing his collaboration album with
Statik Selektah
Static may refer to:
Places
*Static Nunatak, a nunatak in Antarctica
United States
* Static, Kentucky and Tennessee
* Static Peak, a mountain in Wyoming
** Static Peak Divide, a mountain pass near the peak
Science and technology Physics
* Static ...
entitled '' Boom Bap & Blues'' on February 26, 2013. It features artists like
Joey Badass
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and
Action Bronson
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, amongst several others. It was originally released as a free album through Evan's website, although days later the album debuted at No. 29 on the iTunes R&B/Soul charts. Within a couple of hours it shot to No. 8. ''Boom Bap & Blues'' is said to be some of Evan's best work and has become critically acclaimed.
In 2014, Evan produced a large portion of
Hoodie Allen
Steven Adam Markowitz (born August 19, 1988), better known by his stage name Hoodie Allen, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Plainview, New York. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, he began working at Google befo ...
's debut album ''
People Keep Talking
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Releas ...
''. One of the songs, "Numbers," which Evan produced and co-wrote, met great success reaching No. 5 overall on the iTunes charts.
On November 19, 2016, Evan released his first solo full-length album, ''
The Blanket Truth
''The Blanket Truth'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and producer Jared Evan. The album was released on November 4, 2016 by Sony Music Entertainment
Background
The album concept was based on a scene from the film I He ...
''. It peaked at No. 30 on the iTunes pop charts.
In the Spring of 2019, Evan started releasing a slew of new singles. He released the first single "Permanent Damage" in March 2019. He later released another single entitled "Dark Days" in July 2019, a third single "Perfect Strangers" in September 2019 and a fourth single "Sabotage" in December 2019.
Later, in the summer of 2020, Evan released ''The Art Form of Whatever II'', a sequel to his 2015 mixtape ''The Art Form of Whatever''.
In February 2021, Jared announced he would be releasing an album made up entirely of fan collaborations. He named the project ''COLLAB'', and released it on March 19, 2021. In September 2021, Jared announced his album ''Dark Days'', the same name as the title track that was released in 2019. The album was released on October 22, 2021.
On September 6, 2022, Jared announced ''BB3'' - the third sequel to his '' Boom Bap & Blues'' album with
Statik Selektah
Static may refer to:
Places
*Static Nunatak, a nunatak in Antarctica
United States
* Static, Kentucky and Tennessee
* Static Peak, a mountain in Wyoming
** Static Peak Divide, a mountain pass near the peak
Science and technology Physics
* Static ...
. The album was released on October 14, 2022 via Jared's label 4th Chapter Music. While BB3 is considered to be part of the collab-series with Statik Selektah, most of the album was actually produced by Jared himself, as well as with a few other producers.
Musical style
Evan's musical style combines
soul
In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being".
Etymology
The Modern English noun '':wikt:soul, soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The ea ...
alternative rock
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and
alternative R&B
Alternative R&B (also referred to as alt-R&B, indie R&B, hipster R&B, dark R&B, emo R&B and left-field R&B) is a term used by music journalists to describe a stylistic alternative to contemporary R&B that began in the mid 2000s and came to prom ...
influences. He is known for an introspective style of songwriting, often citing
Bradley Nowell
Bradley James Nowell (February 22, 1968 – May 25, 1996) was an American musician and the lead singer and guitarist of the ska punk band Sublime.
Born and raised in Belmont Shore, Long Beach, California, Nowell developed an interest in mu ...
,
The Beatles
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Method Man
Clifford Smith, Jr. (born March 2, 1971), better known by his stage name Method Man, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is known as a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He is also half of ...
,
Mos Def
Yasiin Bey (; born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973), previously and more commonly known by his stage name Mos Def (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. His hip hop career began in 1994, alongside his siblings in the s ...
,
Al Green
Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), better known as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including " Take Me to the River", ...
,
Rza
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,
DJ Premier
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,
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, pop, sou ...
and
Cream (band)
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Statik Selektah
Static may refer to:
Places
*Static Nunatak, a nunatak in Antarctica
United States
* Static, Kentucky and Tennessee
* Static Peak, a mountain in Wyoming
** Static Peak Divide, a mountain pass near the peak
Science and technology Physics
* Static ...
Statik Selektah
Static may refer to:
Places
*Static Nunatak, a nunatak in Antarctica
United States
* Static, Kentucky and Tennessee
* Static Peak, a mountain in Wyoming
** Static Peak Divide, a mountain pass near the peak
Science and technology Physics
* Static ...
) (2014)
* ''BB3'' (2022)
;Mixtapes
* ''The Art Form of Whatever'' (2015)
* ''The Art Form of Whatever II'' (2020)
;Albums
* ''The 4th Chapter'' (2012)
* ''
The Blanket Truth
''The Blanket Truth'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and producer Jared Evan. The album was released on November 4, 2016 by Sony Music Entertainment
Background
The album concept was based on a scene from the film I He ...