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1-30-10
Last night the Travonna Coffee House “Grounds for Humanity” Haiti Benefit was buzzing with music, love, coffee talk, art, and giving. At one point, I looked around the room and felt like I was going to cry because of the AMAZING turn out and support of the Columbus community.
The Music line-up was more than superb! I can’t even tell you how refreshing and awesome the music was. You could just tell there was a lot of heart put into everyone’s performance.. IT WAS SO GOOD!
There was also a VERY successful art auction that evening! Local Artists in Columbus donated there art to sell to raise money for Haiti. We raised Over $300 for the art auction alone! I got a pretty fantastic piece that I can’t wait to hang up in my living room. It will be my constant reminder to pray for Haiti, and keep seeking ways to reach out to them.
Throughout the evening there was probably 200 people that came.. or more.. I’m not sure! $1,100 was raised for Haiti, a number I didn’t even think was possible! But yet again, the people of Columbus banned together to do something spectacular and blew my expectations. 
THANK YOU to everyone who came, Played music, donated art and more! You are loved and appreciated!
Heather Evans
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1-11-10
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1-8-10
This Monday (1-11-10) is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, and Me and the guys at the Palestra decided it would be the PERFECT day to release the Priceless Music Video!
The Priceless Music Video will be released on the Web on Monday 1-11-10, so be sure to tell all of your friends and family to check it out, and explain to them about Human Trafficking. Let’s get the word out about this unseen evil! We will post a link with the video on Monday, so keep checking in!
If you need a site to direct people to for more information on H.T., tell them to go to Love146.org! They are an incredible organization and we will be teaming up with them to get the word out about the Priceless Video as well!
ALSO! Monday morning there is a Human Trafficking Awareness Event held at the Statehouse at 8:30am. If you are able, COME! We will be in the lobby showing the Priceless Video continuously throughout the event! How cool is that?
Let’s give those without a voice a voice! Help spread awareness about Human Trafficking by using YOUR gifts!
Much Love,
Heather Evans
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10-16-09
Today I had the amazing opportunity of going to a special Luncheon about Human Sex Trafficking (Modern day slavery). I cried as a listened to Statistics, Stories and watched videos about this issue. Many of you know Human Trafficking has been on my heart for a while now, and I even made a music video to spread awareness about it. I just can’t get it out of my head!
I was recently invited by a a friend to sing at a Conference/Justice week going on at OSU about Human Trafficking, and my breath was taken away! It is going to be a huge event in April, with a “walk of tears”, Live exhibits, lectures, and more about this issue of Human Trafficking. I can’t wait to be involved! So many things are falling into place that I am just amazed to see what happens next.
I met so many people at the Luncheon today. A lady who works for the Salvation Army, A lady who was once in Human Trafficking but escaped and started a recovery home in Ohio, A lady who went with her children a 5 boys to India to help with Support and recovery of Trafficked women.. It was soo good!
Look out for new updates coming your way. The Music Video for Priceless turned out BEAUTIFUL and I can’t wait to share it with you! We are still trying to figure out a Launch Date, but will keep you informed with the latest!
Heather Evans
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7-21-09
Hello!
Exciting news!! I viewed the rough draft of the Priceless Music Video last night, and it LOOKS AWESOME! It was really neat to see all of the people who helped out, and I got goose bumps thinking about what this video could do.
Thank you sooo much to all the extras who came and volunteered their time and lovely faces!!
It should be completely finished by the end of August! They are just adding a couple more pieces to it. Like an interview with a woman who came out of the trafficking industry and some powerful stats to help make people aware of what is really going on.
On a more random note, I’ve been playing at the Thirsty Ear Tavern every Wednesday night for the Open Mic night with Chris Traut, and it has been a BLAST! I’ve met a lot of great musicians, and lots of contacts. If you are ever in C-bus and want to hear some great music, got to the Thirsty Ear!!
Also! Next week I am heading to Nashville for the IMMERSE conference! It is an amazing conference that has tons of workshops on the music industry, song writing, management, labels etc. It is going to be so great to learn from industry pros for a whole week!
Until next time..
Heather Evans
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4-27-09
Hello Friends!
We tried our hardest to get the City Center Parking Garage, but alas, our attemps failed. 
But fear not dear friends!! The NEW venue is below!
The Palestra Offices/Studio
1275 Kinnear Rd
Columbus, OH 43212
*Be there TOMORROW (Thursday May 28th) at 6pm Sharp
*Wear a white shirt of any style
*Ladies only (all ages)
*Be ready for some fun times!!
See you there!
Heather Evans
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4-13-09
Here is the latest and greatest news about the Priceless Music Video and NEW song Awaken me!
The Priceless Music Video date is set! May 28th at 6pm. The venue is still TBA. We should know more about the venue next week, so keep checking in HERE and on the SHOWS page to find out the latest!
ALSO! Tomorrow night I am recording “Awaken Me” with Rick May! I won FREE mixing and mastering on Ourstage.com for being 2nd in the Indie Rock Category! Talk about cool! Be checking in to hear the new tune soon.
Battle Scars is going to be in the TOP 10 on the Mike Cameo radio show! Check it out on www.indiestop10.com! I will let you know when it airs!
That’s all for now! Lot’s of things are happening, I will keep you updated as much as I can!
Heather E
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3-16-09
I have been a part of the crazy cool site ourstage.com for quite a while now. OurStage is a community of Fans and Musicians that can vote on and rate your song in their honest opinion, and you move up and down in the rankings accordingly. One of my songs “Battle Scars” made it in 2nd place ranking in February! Horaay! Thanks to everyone who voted! It was really neat to see.
I was also informed that OurStage did an Editorial Feature on Battle Scars and my music too! It is pretty neat if you want to check it out go to:
http://blog.ourstage.com/2009/03/16/heather-evans-battle-scars-are-healing/
Or you can read it below!
“Rising singer/songwriter Heather Evans is no stranger to OurStage. After she joined OurStage in 2008 at the age of 21, her soulful and strong voice was recognized immediately by fans on OurStage. She fought for quite a while though, before she took a Top 10 spot in February’s Indie Rock rankings. An avid singer who’s mature sound carries her experiences well, Heather recorded her first full album when she was just fifteen. That album, “Impatient Heart” has since sold many thousands of copies.
Incorporating her humble and honest nature, Heather often sings of her strong personal faith. “Battle Scars”, which finished 2nd in Indie Rock in February on OurStage, carries a particular message of staying true to yourself.
“Ride on, you soldier of the Lord … Battle scars will heal, they will heal”
Hailing from central Ohio, Heather doesn’t just sing about her own origins and ordeals. She is also active in charities and benefits to help end human trafficking and sex trafficking in Asia and Africa. You can read more about the organizations she works with, Shared Hope International and Hear The Cry.
Check out more information about Heather Evans on her profile, or check out her album on iTunes.” OURSTAGE
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There is also a Human Trafficking Awareness show coming up April 24th at Ohio Northern University. It is going to be a really cool show, Some of my friends are playing at it Peti Banfe, Jesse Burkett to name a few! I am super excited to be apart of something I really passionate about!
I have been on quite the roller coaster lately. I would say a little bit like Cedar Point’s “The Raptor”, lots of twists and turns with your feet dangling in the air and lots of going upside down. Ha! So lots of really neato things are happening, but I am also meeting a lot of challenges too! I’ve been growing a lot, and sometimes growing hurts, and finding who I am… Finding my voice. Let’s just say, you haven’t heard the last of me yet! The more I do the more I know I have to do. Does that make sense? Anyways! I am really excited to see where this roller coaster (life) takes me.
HERE WE GOOOO!!!!!
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2-14-09
Hello Friends!
So Here’s an update on the Priceless video…(We need your help ladies!!)
I met with the guys at The Palestra (www.palestra.net) this past Thursday to kind of nail down some more details for the video. We talked about the story for the vid, and as everyone was talking about their ideas I got so excited because everything everyone was saying was EXACTLY what I wanted this video to be and much MORE. I can’t wait to start casting the key parts in the video!!
If you haven’t already heard, I had this idea to make a music video of one of my songs on the latest record called PRICELESS to spread awareness about human trafficking.*(Listen to it on www.myspace.com/heatherevansmusic)* I had an idea, with the help of Brett my husband, to have a girl carry a play dough heart with her, as symbolism of her love and soul that she gives to person after person who end up mistreating her greatest possession, her heart..
Brian had this great idea for the ending, the climax of the video, to have the band playing in an empty warehouse with a bunch (50-100) women of all ages holding their very own play dough heart, and the camera panning around the room to show they are not alone, and that this effects women of all ages.
**Thats where I need your help!!! We need women of ALL ages to help us shoot this powerful scene. We are planning on shooting the video sometime in April (Date to be determined) and if you are a woman, and are interested in being apart of this video and this cause, please message me your email address so we can keep in contact with you about the specifics. If you are under the age of 18 you will need your parents permission to be in the video, and we will send you a release form as soon as possible for them to sign.
To read up more on human trafficking visit these sites!
www.love146.org
www.sharedhope.org
With Love and Gratitude,
Heather Evans
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2-7-09
It has been a while since I’ve updated, but a lot has been happening! For My Generation is finally on ITUNES and is doing really well since it’s release on November 1st of 08! But I have even more exciting news than that!! A VIDEO… This is a blog post I posted on MySpace (www.myspace.com/heatherevansmusic)
My heart is about ready to burst! I can’t keep it a secret any longer!!!!
Alright, so you know how I keep writing stuff about Human Trafficking on my facebook status? Well, this is where it all started..
OOO Your love is Priceless, OOO to walk away..
To Walk Away..”
I feel as if my heart has wings! I am surprised, happy, amazed, and excited to see what happens through this video…
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10-16-08
Oh boy! Exciting news for ya! I am scheduled to get my completely finished CD October 22nd from the printer! It has been a long time coming, but I am still as excited now as when we first started. There have been many major setbacks, but I am still moving forward and not backward so that is good.
The release date is set for November 1st 2008! Very soon after that we will be celebrating the release of FOR MY GENERATION with a CD Release Party! You are all invited, so I will post on the site and myspace when the date of the show is soon.
Also, there may be a Music Video on the Horizon, so be looking out for that soon!
You will also notice as you go to different sections of the website there is a little media player with SOME of the new music on it. There is also a bigger player with the album cover picture on it on the music page, so check it out! If you get a chance shoot me an e-mail or message on myspace and let me know what you think. :)
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7-1-08
Yesterday was fantastically hectic! :)
Me and Brett scrambled to finish up some CD stuff, and ended up doing a magical photo shoot! It all started with our neighborhood laundry mat and a light. we came up with some super cool shots and decided we would put a few on the new cd. They were exactly what I was looking for, representing the struggle between light and dark. These same themes run all through out my new CD FOR MY GENERATION, and I wanted the cover and pictured to have the same power as the songs. The talented Adam Hines is starting the artwork this Thursday, and I am pumped to see what he comes up with! It has been a grewling couple of months waiting for the cd to be complete, and now that it is almost done, I am filled with joy and excitement! Yesterday I got a call from my buddy from www.thepalestra.com about doing another video shoot for a Pilot for a new show on FOX 28 they are doing. So, next Tuesday I am going to hang out with them and sing a few new tunes for the Pilot! What fun! I love those guys (and Gals) at the Palestra! More to come soon!
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5-8-08
Another fun month of creating! Rick just sent me the finished songs, and they sound amazing! We are sending the songs to be Mastered in the next week or so. There are 7 songs on the CD, and each one has its own character and story. From the way the instruments accent the vocals, to the lyrics and harmonies. It’s something I am soo happy and proud to show to people. Something that will hopefully encourage and give hope to those who need it, and that is exciting!
I also did the first part of a photo shoot that we are doing for the record, with Nick Fancher (www.shutterthink.com) an amazing photographer and friend of me and my husband! We did it at the Park of Roses in a really cool field we found around sunset into the night. We are going to do more sunset shots on top of a building downtown this week too! Nick had the building idea since the title of the CD is going to be “FOR MY GENERATION”. It is really fun to be apart of the LOOK of the album as well as the SOUND. Can’t wait to share the new pics with you!
Well there is a nice little update for ya! There is wayyyy more going on behind the scenes, but I want to keep SOME things a surprise! I get soo excited to share. More to come soon!
H e a t h e r
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2-3-08
It’s been a fun month! Me and Rick May just finished up vocals and Accoustic Guitar in the studio, and all that is left is mixing and sending it to get mastered! Over all I am MORE than happy with all the songs. Each song has its own character and Rick did a FABULOUS job at knowing what I wanted them to sound like. I am thrilled as you can tell!
We’re having a friend, who is a graphic designer, design the CD. It is going to be really fun colaborating on the visual side too!
More to come soon!
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11-2-07
I recorded some vocal tracks yesterday with Rick! We got BACK TO LIGHT and PRICELESS complete! It is pretty exciting to hear the songs with the finished vocals.. We did some really great back up vocals too that are really gonna enhance the songs! So, we only have 2 songs left to do Final Vocals on and we are done! Just thought I would let you know how it went!
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10-30-06
Sorry I haven’t updated in a while! It was been a fun and crazy time!!
I would like to announce the EP is almost complete! I will be singing some tracks on Thursday, and we will be done! How about that?! Pretty exciting if you ask me! We’ll be working on the artwork this month, and I am soo sure that by december it will be ready to get out there! Let me know if you would like a copy. I would love to reserve one just for you!
Married life is the BOMB! It has been so great to have my husband Brett with me through this process. Anytime I get bummed out he encourages me to keep going. It’s so nice to have someone like him in my life. He comes to every show, takes pictures with me, listens to every new song I write, helps me stay focused and so much more! THANK YOU BRETT YOU HAVE HELPED ME MORE THAN YOU KNOW!
In other news.. I’ve been writing A TON lately, and if you are into hearing rough beginings of songs, check out my new myspace site www.myspace.com/heatherevansgaragesessions !
I’ve also got to play at some fun things lately.. at my home Church Vineyard Columbus at the Young adults service Joshua House and at Bw3’s with my buddy Richard Jordan, and We packed out Starbucks at Lenox Station with Flowerdagger and Emily Fancher.. that was such a great night! It’s been a great season that is for sure!!!
Also, this is a bit of a secret, but I am letting those know who are interested… I’ll be making a Christmas EP for those who love those Christmas tunes! BUT, you can only get them directly through me, so let me know if you are interested in that!
LOVE YOU ALL!
H e a t h e r E v a n s
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6-6-07
“Hey Everyone!
Heather Evans Here! LOTS of updates for ya!
BIG NEWS! On December 1st of 2006 I married Brett Evans (Hence the New Name Heather Evans!) and tossed my former name Heather Waugh out the window! If you are looking for my myspace, it has also been changed to www.myspace.com/heatherevansmusic !
I’ve also been RECORDING a fresh Record with Rick May! (Former Drummer with DCTALK) You won’t believe this Record! It is a fun one!
www.ThePalestra.com (an indie news group from c-bus, who go around to campus’s and shoot cool videos featuring bands and artists and who did a little video thing with me) was on CNN and asked if they could use the Video they did with me of “You and Me” (one of my songs). Pretty neat stuff.. It was also on CNN.com for a while also!
Another Palestra.com update! Last Friday night thePalestra.com did an interview/performance piece for their new TV SHOW on FOX 28 with me! It turned out GREAT! Thank you Palestra for all of your love and support!
Keep Checking in for more updates!
H e a t h e r E v a n s”
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October 20, 2006
Hey there!
Wow! MTV’s Laguna Beach used another song for their show! This time they used “Over You” and check this out, they used it twice this time! Once in a scene in the show and to end the show! It was a longer spot and it worked great with the scene! That was pretty neat I must say!
H e a t h e r
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September 13 , 2006
Hey everyone!
Some exciting news for ya! “You and Me” is being used in an episode on MTV’s Hit show Laguna Beach, Next Wednesday @ 10pm! (9/20/06) I just got a phone call from MTV yesterday about it, and they asked if I could send more songs! What an exciting and awesome time!
Also, I have many NEW shows coming up, so be sure to mosey on over to the schedule page to see if I am playing at a venue near you!
OH! Plus, if you are ITCHING to hear some of the new tracks you can listen to them at www.myspace.com/heatherwaugh and click on “Father Love Me” or “Hide in You”. Although they are not mixed yet, they will give you a little morsel of what they will sound like when they are completed!
One last thing.. I am getting Married in less than 3 months!! Just thought you should know.. I AM SOOO EXCITED!
Love,
H e a t h e r
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March 11 , 2006
Hey Everyone! Its been a while! I just wanted to give you a quick update on what is happening in “the world of Heather”.
“You and Me” was used on the new show on “THE N” called South Of Nowhere. This is the second song used in this tv series!! Talk about cool! Hopefully I can get some clips from the show up on the site for ya real soon.
Also, Me and Jess are back in the studio recording some fresh new tracks. Featuring LIVE drum tracks from AMAZING drummer, Rick May. (drummer for Dc Talk and many other cool bands) We are so excited about the next “EP”. Be checking in for more on our recording adventures!!
OH! and I am heading down to New Orleans to help with hurricane Katrina relief March 20th-25th! I am siked to get to help out. I have a feeling it will be an amazing adventure, yet also hard to take in.
Keep checkin back for more news! Love You All!
H e a t h e r
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October 6, 2005
Hey Everyone!! Its the moment we’ve all been waiting for…. THE DEMO IS COMPLETE! We also have some NEW merch coming out soon as well, so please keep checking in for more updates and new music downloads! Can’t wait to hear what you think!
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September 14, 2005Hey Everyone! Just wanted to let you know that the Benefit show at the Basement was a HUGE sucess!! I got to talk to the owner breifly after the show and he said we raised at least 3,000 dollars in donations! Thank you soooo much for coming out and supporting this amazing cause!! Hope to see you soon.
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September 10, 2005
Hello everyone, You know the terrible tragedy with the hurricane last week. Well, The Basement is holding a fund raiser with some really cool bands on Wednesday, September 14 at 7 pm. All the proceeds from the door charge and any donations you would like to give will be going to relief efforts for the hurricane victims. The bands Embassy, Rayburn, Me (Heather Waugh) and the House of Heroes will be playing for this event. So we hope you will come out and support the victims of the hurricane. Thanks for all your support!——————
August 4, 2005
Hey everyone! Exciting stuff keeps happening! Because of all the interest in my music from different labels and publishers, we’re hiring a New York based lawyer. Some cool friends of ours, Joe & Stew in NYC, recommended a great music industry attorney…we’ve been ‘meeting’ with her on the phone…and we’re heading to The Big Apple to shake hands and sign the deal! We’re gonna try to play some clubs while we’re up there…and maybe meet with a few of the labels who have been listening to my music. Also…we’ve got a big photo shoot this Friday…SO excited to get new pics taken! We’ll be posting them here as soon as they are ready.
Oh yeah…gigs! I’ve been getting a ton of offers for gigs at such awesome places! Thank you Randy and Jared…thank you The Basement…The Newport! I’m playing at The Newport…how awesome is that?!? Anyone interested in tickets to The Newport…click CONTACT below and email us…c’mon out…it’ll be a rockin’ show! Can’t wait to rock out again with Embassy, The Iry…it’s gonna be cool!
Heather
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July 22, 2005
Posting a new video today. The Ohio News Network came out to The PowerPlant Multimedia Studios where I record and did an interview and recorded me playing in the studio. Then, they ran this piece on the Meet The Music segment…it ran once per hour, for 24 hours in every television market in Ohio! Cool stuff! CLICK HERE to see the ONN video!
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July 21, 2005
Okay…finally time to write a bit about what’s up.
My music is really getting out there fast, and it is SO exciting. Besides the TV appearances on NBC 4 and The Ohio News Network (CLICK HERE to see videos)…we are getting great amounts of interest from all kinds of really HUGE record labels. As I type, my music is being reviewed, by request, at some major record labels. Maverick, Lava, Virgin, Capitol, Hollywood, EMI…all of these labels listening to MY music…amazing! We’ve also gotten some really cool interest from some publishers in LA who want to place a few of my songs in some TV shows like ‘Joan of Arcadia,’ ‘One Tree Hill,’ and ‘The O.C.’ How cool is THAT!
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July 20, 2005
“Wow.
SO much happening, so fast. Almost too much to write about!
I’m playing so many live gigs around Columbus…it is sweet! The show at The Basement was awesome last week! I’m playing at Andyman’s Treehouse tonight…I know that will rock! I’m really loving playing live so much. Jesse and I are practicing a lot, getting really tight, which makes the shows so much better! I played live on CD101 the morning of The Basement gig,,which was sweet too! Thank you SO much Joe Weasel! That was my third time playing live on CD101…CD101 Rocks!
CLICK HERE to check out my gig schedule…and come out and see me sometime!”