Evan Handyside is a minimalist fingerstyle guitarist and composer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He crafts contemplative, cinematic guitar pieces that fuse sparce fingerstyle technique with ambient soundscapes, and subtle reverb.
Drawing influence from minimalist and neo-classical composers like Gustavo Santaolalla, Max Richter, and Jóhann Jóhannsson , Handyside’s music is perfect for focus, study, and film scoring. He is also a working short-film composer and the bassist for the Pittsburgh-based alt-rock band, New Invisible Joy.
As a member of New Invisible Joy, Evan has opened for numerous national artists like John Mayer, The Killers, Rufus Wainwright, Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic, and many more. He has also performed on television, radio, and at major-label showcases.
Streaming
Evan’s music is available everywhere for download and streaming:
YouTube (42,000 subscribers and 6.5 million views).
Spotify (17k monthly listeners)
For use of Evan’s music in your film or project, please email: [email protected]
Film Music
Evan has composed the score for these short films:
Broken Noons, by director, Guillermo L. Vasquez.
But for the Fall of Rain, by Adam Taylor.
Anna, by director Sakis Karpas. (final song performance Evan Handyside, composition by Gustavo Santaolalla)
The White Feather, by Patrick Lank and Jacob Pulras. (final song performance by Evan Handyside)
last night, Los Angeles, by Adam Taylor
