Meet Evan Main

Today we’d like to introduce you to Evan Main.

Evan, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
When I was younger, I bounced around schools a lot, and eventually ended up at an alternative arts high school in Tacoma, Washington. My experiences there introduced me to the local DIY music and arts scene where I spent most of my formative years pouring over punk iconography, outsider art, and cult films. A few years after I graduated, I moved here to Los Angeles where I worked odd-jobs and production assistant gigs for a few different film companies. When those few gigs started appearing less and less, I started working freelance in the greater independent art community where I met a lot of comedians, filmmakers, and visual artists.

Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
As a working-class artist, there’s a lot of patience you have to learn as far as creating something meaningful. You’re not going to have the same time or budget as a college graduate or a large company. Sometimes you’re going to be angry, depressed, and bored of the world around you because of these issues. My biggest obstacle has had to do with the feasibility of creation and the time spent not living the dream. Keeping yourself calm and motivated in these situations will do wonders.

We’d love to hear more about your work and what you are currently focused on. What else should we know?
Primarily, I’m a video artist and writer and I work mostly for my own film projects. Though I also do freelance videography and podcast production for three weekly shows on the side. My own podcast, Video Geek, airs every Wednesday and I also produce Roommates 4 Life on Thursdays and Sports Bullies the Game every Tuesday. It’s kind of a small network of sorts. My art and business will always be close to the heart of storytelling, as my own craft benefits so much from it, and that also pertains to what kind of projects I take on in addition to my own. One of the biggest assets to my work is my own belief in it because I think that if I believe in what I’m doing it has a better chance of truly connecting with other people.

If you had to go back in time and start over, would you have done anything differently?
Nothing, I’ve already seen Back to the Future.

Contact Info:

• Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: @evanmain

Image Credit:
Photos by Crystal Quinden, Thanks to M.K. Paulsen for the camera

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