Evilgiane

Giane Chenheu, professionally known as Evilgiane or Evil Giane, is an American record producer and rapper born in Yonkers, New York and based in Brooklyn, New York. He is the founder of Surf Gang.

The Surf Gang founder creates his very own melancholic yet menacing sound through his production, blending a unique combination of sounds from subgenres including drill, footwork, trance and trap.

Giane says he got inspired to start sampling during the infancy of Brooklyn drill. Giane cites artists like Mexiko Dro, Shield Gang, J Yeah, and White Armor as early influences who he admired because they sounded like a departure from the conventional trap music that dominated the radio in the early 2010s.

EvilGiane started exploring a wide variety of samples and caught a buzz throughout the New York underground. He then channeled his inner RZA by organizing Surf Gang, a collective of artists and producers who went on to collaborate and throw guerilla-style shows together. But the rappers have since departed the collective, leaving just Giane and his fellow producers. Surf Gang has shifted to an organization, label, and creative agency co-helmed by producers wielding multiple roles as A&Rs, creative directors, and music-video directors.