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SALT LAKE CITY — Seve vs. Evan is a dance-worthy duo that mixes electronic beats with melancholy lyrics. They are also masters of multimedia, inspiring fun videos and creating a website that was voted Adobe’s “Macromedia Showcase Website of the Day.” Influenced by video games, their sound is definitely digital. Catch Seve vs. Evan this Saturday, May 17, at Velour Live Music Gallery's Synth Night.
KSL: What's your "origin story?" How long have you been playing music, what inspired you to create a band, etc.?
EVAN SHARP: When we were in high school, me and some friends started a band called “The Ruffians.” We decided we needed a better singer. I knew Seve (Severin Bozung) was in choir and played the piano, so I got him to play with us. Ever since then we have been in bands together. Well, we have known each other since fourth grade, and we had been in a few punk bands together before Seve vs. Evan. So I think it just sort of came together.
Then we ended up forming Seve vs Evan.
KSL: Give me the thousand-foot view of your sound and style:
SHARP: The best way to describe our sound and style is if a robot that was programmed to dance was given a heart. Then his heart was broken over and over again by his robot girlfriends, and he decided to make music about those ex-girlfriends. So the music lyrics turn out sad, but the music is really dancey.
KSL: What inspires you? Who are your musical influences?
SHARP: Influences come from many places. Video games like “Final Fantasy” and bands with heavy drums.
KSL: What inspires you? Who are your musical influences?
SHARP: We don’t have any rituals or anything. I think mostly we are just worried about getting our gear set up as quickly as we can, hope the sound is good, and hope we don’t screw up too bad.
KSL: What is your 5-year-plan with your music?
SHARP: To keep making music, and it would be nice to get signed to an indie label.
KSL: What has been the most exciting thing to happen in your career to date?
SHARP: There have been a lot of exciting things. We have had the opportunity to play with some awesome bands like “The Sounds,” “Sia,” “Hello Goodbye” and “Limbeck” and been on some super fun tours and made so many good friends. But I think the most exciting thing is to see and realize that your music can have an impact for good on people's lives. Music makes people happy, it’s exciting to be part of that.
KSL: Who have you most enjoyed collaborating with, and who is your dream collaboration?
SHARP: I think the obvious answer would be us as a band, collaborating as a band and doing what we love to do. I would love to collaborate with “Industrial Light and Magic” and make a music video where Seve vs. Evan gets to walk around in giant mech suits and fight the bad guys to save the universe.
