Bass and drum duo Evan Marien and Dana Hawkins have just released their latest single “Knight of the Round” featuring Intervals from their upcoming album Chrono, which will be released in 2026. The track has debuted with a video animated and directed by Sam Beck.

Evan Marien is an award-winning bassist, composer, producer, author, educator, and 3D artist, born and raised in the cornfields of Decatur, Illinois. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2009 and has lived in the NYC area since 2010.

Known for his collaborations with virtuoso drummer Dana Hawkins, he has also performed in the bands of Tigran Hamasyan, Wayne Krantz, Tim Miller, Virgil Donati, Elliot Moss, Justin Brown’s NYEUSI, and was the last bassist to perform alongside guitar legend Allan Holdsworth in his band.

His latest release, “Elysian” features Dana Hawkins, Tigran Hamasyan, Fredrik Thordendal, Plini, Intervals, J3PO, Tim Miller, Cory Wong, Zac Zinger, Button Masher, and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson.

You can hear his bass playing on albums like Tigran Hamasyan’s critically acclaimed “The Call Within”, Virgil Donati’s “In This Life,” and “Ruination” and Steve Hunt’s “Connections”.

You can also hear his bass on the Mitski song ‘Nobody,’ for which he received a gold record for participating on the album ‘Be The Cowboy,’ as well as on the songs ‘Should’ve Been Me’ and ‘That’s Our Lamp’, from her album ‘Laurel Hell’.

In partnership with MadeMusicStudio, Evan has composed music for renowned brands such as AT&T, Lexus, and NPR. Most recently, he won a 2022 CLIO award for composing the sonic logo and anthem for Turner Classic Movies (TCM).

As an author, he has written numerous books about his distinctive Hexatonic method for the bass guitar, as well as created video courses describing his specialized right-hand technique. His first book, ‘Transcriptions Vol. 1,’ was an Amazon Best Seller in its first week of release and featured in Bass Magazine.

Evan is an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he specializes in providing private lessons to the next generation of contemporary musicians.