Biographie
Evan Shafran aka EVeryman is an Actor, Rapper, Comedian, Dj, B-Boy, Star Wars Fan, and is a proud union member of SAG-AFTRA, Actor's Equity Association, and A.S.C.A.P.
Evan is originally from the Deering Center area of Portland Maine. He graduated from Deering High School. He then graduated Summa Cum Laude from college at Manhattanville in Purchase New York. A few years after graduating , after living in the Park Slope Area of Brooklyn, he then moved to Los Angeles in 2008.
He received his B.A in Dance Theatre and Sociology in 2005 from Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York. He is an associate Producer of Mir Productions based out of Brooklyn. Mir is a new theatre company with which he co-wrote and performed, "If There's Jack in the Box Get Out," his first play, and "Hear NYC." In the Fall of 2008
EVeryman delivers a fluid flow, with conscious optimistic lyricism. His high energy beats convey influences from old school hip hop and reggae which brings the crowd to life up on their feet. As a DJ, Everyman drops anything from breaks, glitch hop, sexy house, to drum and bass. Everyman is one half of 'Little Giants', a hip hop group formed with LA DJ/ Producer Pumpkin aka Nick Alvarado.
EVeryman, aka Evan Shafran is also a screen actor, seen briefly in the oscar award winning film "Get Out." He has most recently starred in Smashwerks Films "Storyteller." The film was selected as a semifinalist for "Best Dramatic Short" at The Los Angeles Independent Film Festival. You can see also catch him in his hip-hop comedy web series entitled "Boyz in the Wood." https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn4kScrY_GZe-GNHAoaXH4w
EVeryman plays in memory of Pumpkin, his best friend, Little Giants teammate, and musical comrade who passed away on March 25th, 2016. His sets include unreleased Little Giants productions, classic Pumpkin remixes, and some of Pumpkin's favorite songs. Plus some brand new EVeryman collaborations and unreleased gems.
Evan is also co-author of the children's book, "The Little Giant Acorn." Available on Amazon Books.
He's performed and toured with acts such as Pretty Lights, Odesza, Mark Farina (to name a very small few) and has graced some massive festival stages, such as Coachella, Burning Man, Shambhala, and Lightning in a Bottle. Peep his music mixes here: https://www.mixcloud.com/evanshafran/stream/
Get free music and see full tour dates at: facebook.com/EVeryman.music
For Booking/Press Inquiries Contact: everymanmusicbookings@gmai.com
His Father Jeffrey Shafran still lives in Portland, as well as his brother Brad, a popular Yoga teacher. His mother was Theda Shafran, she was the person who got him started in the performing arts at the age of 7. She passed away on May 7th 1997 and always told Evan never to quit doing what he loved. His parents, Jeff and Theda owned and ran Tommy's Hardware and Scuba Diving shop in Portland Maine. He has a brother Brad Shafran who won MVP for the state of Maine for pitching in Baseball. Evan is a huge lover of old school and underground hip hop. He moved to a loft with the Ceres Boys in downtown Los Angeles.
