Evan Haywood (b. 1989) is a singer-songwriter, music producer, and visual artist from Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is the owner of the Black Ram Sound record label, and runs the Black Ram Treehouse recording studio. After a decade of performing with hip-hop collective Tree City, Evan released his first solo LP, Ramshackles, in 2016. Since then, he has continued to hone his unique sound, which is steeped in folk tradition with a restless experimental edge. Touching on genres as disparate as psych folk, country rock, blues, baroque classical, spiritual jazz, funk and soul, he has built a modest but devoted fanbase of record collectors and weirdos, particularly in his home state of Michigan. Much of Evan's music is recorded with vintage analog equipment and instruments in order to achieve his signature sound, which is raw and lo-fi while remaining warm and robust. As a multi-instrumentalist and producer, he has worked with musicians from locales including India, Japan, Spain, Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, and all over the United States. With a strong DIY ethos and a strikingly independent artistic vision, his music continues to influence and inspire artists across many genres.