Inside Look: Evan Hilliard

Age: 18

Number of Years at Camp: 3
Hometown: Pendleton, OR

At this year's Pendleton Rock and Roll Camp there are quite a few people who are returning for their third time, but Evan seems to be one of the most enthusiastic of the bunch. Being eighteen you might think that he may be a little more reluctant to participate, but that isn't the case for him. Just coming out to play with friends to make music is what draws him to rock camp.

Not really constricting himself to any one instrument: Drums, keys, and vocals/screams are what he enjoys the most. Even without a band, Evan writes his own material and has come to the Pendleton Center for the Arts to play live. He's not really stressing about finding a band, he prefers to just let people know he's playing and to just let whatever may happen, happen. Moving to Portland is something he is interested in, and he hopes living in a more urban area will increase his chances of getting a band together.

When asked his favorite musical artist, he didn't even have to think twice about it. “Craig Owens”, also from his favorite band Chiodos, was his immediate response after the final word of the question left my mouth. Craig's vocals inspire him and his writing is a big part of why Evan looks up to him. Throughout Craig Owen's career he has struggled with suicide and his road to recovery has been very inspirational to Evan. Don't worry...Evan is not suicidal.

-Paige Snively