Evan Richey attended both the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and the Juilliard School of Music where he studied with Lynn Harrell. He has served as Assistant Principal Cellist in The Greensboro Symphony Orchestra and has been a member of or performed with the New Jersey Symphony, the Colorado Philharmonic, and the Concordia Orchestra. He was a founding member of the West Side Chamber Players in New York City and a frequent guest performer at the Saugatuck Chamber Music Festival in Saugatuck, Michigan. He has played on Broadway in shows such as “Phantom of the Opera”, “The King and I” and “An Inspector Calls”. Evan has performed live on National Public Radio both as a soloist and a chamber musician.

Evan and his brother Craig co-founded The Place, a recording studio in NYC. During The Place's 14 years of operation, Evan engineered and produced recordings in many musical genres and styles including classical, folk, jazz, pop, rock and musical theater. Clients include artists from independent as well as major record labels. Since moving to Winston-Salem, NC in 1999, Evan's musical and technical skills as a producer continue to be recognized nationally by leading industry professionals. He is the owner of Ovation Sound, a company that creates music and sound design for multi-media applications with an in-house recording studio. Evan has produced audio for national and international corporations and his company writes jingles for national markets. He has produced many classical recordings released by Centaur, Bridge and Albany records, among others, and his live recordings have been aired on national programs such as NPR's Performance Today.

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