Sunday, September 05, 2010

Evan Michael Carroll received an early introduction to music from his loving family. When he was five years old his older brother Ian taught him to play the drum kit. Evan immediately found music to be an extraordinary outlet for emotional expression as he became aware of rhythm and melody. His mother Florence enrolled him in piano and drum lessons which he continued into his adolescence. From ages twelve through sixteen Evan joined the Colonial Musketeers Drum & Fife Corp. hailing out

of Hackettstown New Jersey. In the Musketeers Evan earned discipline through regiments of marching in unison while playing rudiments on big snare drums with thick sticks. Through his pivotal teenage years, Evan learned to develop his ear for music and improvisation while exploring the infinite possibilities of music with Joseph Cirotti and Eric Curley. Throughout high school the desire for music grew with his discovery of stadium rock concerts and the intimate power of music in social gatherings. In 2001, Evan journeyed to Colorado, where he is currently finishing a degree in Anthropology from Colorado State University.

Only a few days upon arriving in Fort Collins with his drum kit, Evan met Vincent Denis with whom he began playing in a local blues, funk band called Likewise. This experience introduced Evan to the Front Range music scene. In the aftermath of an accident that indefinitely held Likewise in hiatus, Vincent and Evan sought to continue playing music. When they met Joseph Prinzivalli in the fall of 2002, the three recognized their strong musical connections, proficiencies and communication and from this 3Peas was born.