

Evan Chiam Dao Ho, is a Bruneian-Canadian content creator. Born on March 28 2003, he is known for being the youngest child of the sibling musical group 'THE CHIAMS.' He is a multi instrumentalist, songwriter, & sound engineer.
Evan has produced the majority of THE CHIAMS' discography & has already received two diploma certificates by the early age of 17 in Classical Violin & Piano performance. He will receive his third diploma in Sound Engineering by September 2023.
Born: March 28, 2003
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
Education: International School Brunei,
Jerudong International School
Relatives: Estr Shian Li Chiam (sister), Eden Ye Den Chiam (sister)
Musical Career:
Instrument(s): Piano, Violin, Vocals
Genres: Dream Pop, Electronic Pop, Cinematic, R&B, Trap & Classical
Label: Independant
Chinese Name:
Chinese: 詹道和
Pin Yin: Zhān dào hé

Early Life & Childhood:

Evan Chiam Dao Ho was born on the 28th of March 2003. His family consists of his parents and two sisters. Evan spent his childhood in the capital city of Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan.
He attended the International School of Brunei from Kindergarten to Year 6 then transferred to Jerudong International School for Year 7-11.
At age 5-7, Evan attended his mothers toddlers musical program where he gained the ability to have perfect pitch and rhythmic accuracy. He then started dancing lessons and joined a few ensembles and orchestra's as well.
Around age 10, Evan would consistently compete in regional competitions in Classical Music where he would end up doing till the age of 16.
Alongside his education in music, he would also go on to complete his IGCSE Year 11 course with all A's and A*s.
Although Evan pursued many years in Classical Music, he was still very unsure of what he wanted to pursue. In 2019, a national radio company pitched an idea to produce a song to him and his sister (Eden). They produced a song within two weeks with Evan doing much of the instrumental work. He then went on to produce many demo tracks during his examination period.
Evan also songwriters and compose music. He got full marks during his IGCSE O’Level exam for composition and plans to take that further for his career. From Classical to Pop genre, Evan can seemingly mix both together or keep to it’s boundaries and for that, many who have heard his limited tracks have called him a ‘composition genius’ or a ‘modern mozart.’ He has recently released an EP Album as a joint collaboration with his sister Eden titled ‘My Inner Universe’ which debuted this September 26th 2020.
He along with his sister, wrote, produced and arranged all of their songs from scratch to finish.
Evan also songwriters and compose music. He got full marks during his IGCSE O’Level exam for composition and plans to take that further for his career. From Classical to Pop genre, Evan can seemingly mix both together or keep to it’s boundaries and for that, many who have heard his limited tracks have called him a ‘composition genius’ or a ‘modern mozart.’ He has recently released an EP Album as a joint collaboration with his sister Eden titled ‘My Inner Universe’ which debuted this September 26th 2020.
He along with his sister, wrote, produced and arranged all of their songs from scratch to finish.
Introduction to Producing Music:
Alhough Evan pursued many years in Classical Music, he was still very unsure of what he wanted to pursue. In 2019, a national radio company pitched an idea to produce a song to him and his sister (Eden). They produced a song within two weeks with Evan doing much of the instrumental work. He then went on to produce many demo tracks during his examination period.
Evan also songwriters and compose music. He got full marks during his IGCSE O’Level exam for composition and plans to take that further for his career. From Classical to Pop genre, Evan can seemingly mix both together or keep to it’s boundaries and for that, many who have heard his limited tracks have called him a ‘composition genius’ or a ‘modern mozart.’ He has recently released an EP Album as a joint collaboration with his sister Eden titled ‘My Inner Universe’ which debuted this September 26th 2020.
He along with his sister, wrote, produced and arranged all of their songs from scratch to finish.
Early Childhood
Evan has an Instagram account (@evanchiam) where he likes to post selfies and snippets of his life.
He studied 'Food & Nutrition' and 'Art & Design' while at school and loves to cook, paint and garden at home. Evan learns things very fast and likes to copy his sisters working. This enabled him to pick up video-editing and music transcription skills very quickly.
Evan is not only a light and cheerful being but he has a highly creative mind. This makes him enjoy interior decorating and coming up with their video concepts for their Youtube videos. Evan loves to be a part of the video conceptualisation discussion, as well as design and construct sets. He wholeheartedly embraces and thrives in a 'live in the moment' style of life. His personality is prone to being constantly bored and he doesn't like to do things repeatedly if it's not fun or not beneficial to him. He also is scared of cockroaches and doesn't like to get near insects.
Classical Background:
Unlike his sisters who predominantly play one instrument. Evan plays three instruments: Violin, Vocals and Piano. Evan gained musicality, rhythmic precision and perfect pitch at a very young age.
Trained classically, Evan completed his Piano Grade 8 at the age of twelve, Violin Grade 8 at the age of 14 with both Distinctions. He also completed his Vocal Grade 8 at the age of 15 with a Distinction not to mention completing his Violin and Piano Diploma at under the age of 18.
He also won multiple national prizes such as the Excellence Award for Grade 8 Violin back in 2016, Grade 8 Piano back in 2015 as well as Vocal Grade 7 in 2017 as well as many more for the younger grades.
Evan also participated in leading and sub-leading orchestras during his senior school at a prestigious South East Asian International School. He was the concertmaster for 2 years until he graduated.
Competitions:
Evan competed domestically and regionally for many years -winning many awards in his junior years. He also competed with his sister in the 4th Year International Hong Kong Competition, Youth Pop Voice category and Youth Classical Violin Category getting the 5th and 3rd prize respectively. He also attended various piano festivals around Europe as well as in Asia.
Festivals:
One of his many ensemble achievements include competing in the 2019 EuroStrings Asia and Asia Pacific competition with an ensemble as the leader during the summer of 2019 and getting the 1st Prize and Special Prize during the Semi’s and Finals night. He also competed at the EuroStrings Asia Competition once again in 2020 getting two gold and one silver.
Musical Theatre & Dance:
In December 2014, Evan played the main role of ‘Oliver’ in the musical ‘Oliver’ in high school along with his sister Eden Chiam playing 'Dodger.'
In 2019, Evan played ‘Ryan’ in ‘High School Musical’ the Musical.
Languages:
Evan's first language is British English. His second languages include Chinese, Malay and Hainanese (paternal Chinese dialect). He can also understand Tagalog and a bit of Korean.
Other facts:
His favourite colour is brown and grey.
He did Taekwondo until yellow belt