About Me
Bio
To fully encapsulate this reconciliation, John Evergon employs the fingerstyle guitar as his muse. Educated in the art of Jazz, Blues, and Rock, John uses the magnificent landscape of hometown Portland, Oregon to inspire him to write modern, energetic instrumental-pieces with unique asymmetrical time signatures which set him apart from his peers.
John's compositions mirror a colorful blend of different styles and techniques while his music captures the listeners’ attention with its percussive elements.
Lending on his years of experience in Eastern European rock bands, he was credited with composing distinct melodies and lyrics to various tunes.
Writing fingerstyle compositions in many tunings rooted in genres of progressive-rock and smooth jazz, has allowed John to grow and strive as an instrumental artist.
Released on February 1, 2019, ‘Constellation of Thoughts’ is John Evergon’s debut solo album, written and composed between 2015-2018. The leading single from the album, titled ‘Extension of the Heart’, was released in 2019.
John also released two singles - an instrumental rendition of the song ‘Hallelujah’ in Dec 2020 & ‘Reflection’ from Soundtrack Mulan in Dec 2021.
Awards (Instrumental Category):
- - 1st place - The winner of the 25th Annual USA Songwriting Competition (2020) for his performance of ‘The Value of One Second’
- - 1st place - The winner of the 2020 UK Songwriting Contest (2020) for his performance of ‘Extension of the Heart’
- - 2nd place - The 16th International Acoustic Music Awards / IAMA (2019) for his performance of ‘Extension of the Heart’
- - Top 5 finalist - The 21st Annual Great American Song Contest / GASC (2019) for his performance of ‘Extension of the Heart’
- - Finalist - The 21st Annual GASC (2019) for his performance of ‘Constant Departure’.
Judges of the GASC commented on John’s music for its use of “inventive melodic ideas, rhythms and defining harmonies, with rhythmic techniques that distinguish his style”.
John Evergon’s music was described by Acousticfingerstyle.com as possessing a “high-caliber talent, signature style of musicianship, and adventurous songwriting”.
John has had his ‘Constellation of Thoughts’ album reviewed by Jeremy Gladstone of Sleeping Bag Studios (Ottawa, Canada), and reviewed on popular music podcast Minor7th.com.
The album received praise from Amelia Vandergast from ‘A&R Factory’ in the United Kingdom, and organizers for the IAMA.
Larry Pattis, Oregon, USA / IAMA Winner for Best Instrumental, commented that he found himself “travelling through a myriad of totally engaging musical possibilities with each and every piece”.