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BIOGRAPHY

Evan and Jaron Lowenstein
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They may not be the first brother duo in music, but hands down, they'd take the crown on looking the most alike. Don't blame it on a copycat-style -- it's genetic! Meet 27-year old twins, Evan and Jaron. That is, if you haven't already.

Jaron (L) and Evan (R)

Born and raised in Atlanta, both brothers were too busy traveling the country as semi-pro baseball players to think about any kind of music career. It wasn’t until Evan discovered Elvis Costello’s "Alison," that his path in life was forever altered. "I didn’t necessarily want to be him, I just wanted to be the guy who wrote that song and sang it with so much emotion," recalls Evan.

Evan and Jaron's journey began at the age of 19 in their first-ever show in Atlanta Club in 1993. These two talented brothers are true pros. It is apparent in even their earliest works that Evan and Jaron had a comfort with music that was well beyond their years of experience. Evan and Jaron, the duo’s debut record for Columbia, is the culmination of seven years of those shining moments.

The record was produced by Evan and Jaron and John Fields with T-Bone Burnett (Elvis Costello, Wallflowers, Counting Crows) as the executive producer. By a "twist of fruit" so to speak, legendary drummer Mick Fleetwood would hook up with the duo at Music Bridges, and would later play drums on the introspective "You Don’t Know Me," and percussion on the groovin’ "Ready or Not."

Their second major-label cd shows polish and maturity, nice, well-written songs, impeccable production, great harmonies and instrumentation. Opening song, 'Outerspace', is a vibrant starter and their ode to materialistic L.A.

The first single, 'Crazy For This Girl' is a strong, almost classic piece of modern powerpop, which has done well in the charts due to its widely likeable style and standard love song theme. 'Done Hangin' On Maybe' is one of the best demonstrations of their stunning harmony style, described here by Evan "...we will try to sing two different melodies over the same part..." This has resulted in a sophisticated harmony style that gets away from the usual arrangement where the harmony 'follows' the melody rather than having an identity of its own.

Evan and Jaron Lowenstein have distinctly different voices which complement each other as well as long association and experience allow and they tend to sing the main vocal on their own songs, which tends to add extra credence to the words.

Never heard of Evan and Jaron? In September of 2000, they released a new record titled "Evan and Jaron" on Columbia Records, and their music has been showcased on television's "Dawson Creek".

From the explosive first single, "Crazy for This Girl," to the haunting "I Could Fall," which Evan describes as "a very personal song about trust," to the hippie-folk anthem, "On the Bus," and the retrospective story-telling of "Wouldn’t it Be Nice to Be Proud," Evan and Jaron have updated their influences with a signature of their own.