Audiences who have regularly attended theatrical productions on campus have seen him in “Mousetrap” and “Pirates of Penzance.” Residents of Hart Hall, or anyone walking outside Hewitt on a nice day, have often been graced with a free live guitar performance. Wherever people have seen him, one thing is evident: Evan Debevec-McKenny, also known by his stage name Evan Diem, is talented and confident.

Fans do not have to tell him that though.

Whether on stage as Evan Debevec-McKenny, or singing as Evan Diem, it is pretty clear he likes to be the center of attention. People do not have to tell him he is good at things. He knows.

Still, taking criticism, and even compliments, is something he had to learn to do in high school, in he said middle school, he had a bit of an inferiority complex, which he then overcorrected to a superiority complex. He is now working on pulling himself back to the middle.

“A lot of my current personality is based off what I needed to do in order to be comfortable with creating things and hearing feedback,” Debevec-McKenny said. “It is made my personality very strong. I come across as very arrogant and conceited, but I need those things in order to feel comfortable and like myself.”

What that confidence allows is an ability to perform and create, no matter the time, place or circumstance. With the help of his friend Ben Mueller, who Debevec-McKenny calls his musical confidant, Debevec-McKenny has become more proficient in turning those performances into tangible works.

Debevec-McKenny’s new album, “Narcissus,” released on March 20, is the latest in his line of produced works. The title is something that fits him well.

The inspiration came from a daffodil. Narcissus is the genus of the daffodil, which is actually toxic and can cause skin irritation if touched. Debevec-McKenny likes the dichotomy this name represents.

“I like to write very happy, upbeat songs, but a lot of the times, they’re darker underneath,” Debevec-McKenny said. “Or there is a disconnect between the lyrical picture and the aural picture.”

This duality of being pretty on the surface while still having a toxicity to it, in addition to sounding like the word narcissist, is where the album name originated. It certainly appears to fit his style.

On top of that, Debevec-McKenny likes to create. For a while, he had the dedication a lot of performers dream of.

On his YouTube channel, Evan Diem, he released a cover of a song by his favorite band, The Mountain Goats, every Monday from December 2014 to December 2016.

The series, aptly named Mountain Goat Mondays, gave him a small fan base to work with, but more importantly, gave him a consistent outlet to hone the craft of his guitar playing and vocals.

“The most important thing I can do is keep making things,” Debevec-McKenny said. “The more stuff that you make, the more things people have of yours to consume, which means you have a higher percentage of things that they will like.”

While music is not the only thing Debevec-McKenny likes to do, it is one of the things he is most proud of and something he wants to continue doing. He already has new things lined up for the future, including collaborative efforts with other artists and solo projects.

With all of those creations though comes the issue of time. Debevec-McKenny is a full time student, who is also a part of this semester’s production of “Pride and Prejudice.” As students  know, finding the time for their own interests on top of school work can be difficult.

“A lot of what I do is manage my time relatively well, not based off getting work done, but based off enjoying myself,” Debevec-McKenny said. “Being really low stress for me makes it a lot easier to do these things. I need a deadline, but I can’t be uncomfortable.”

Narcissus is Debevec-McKenny’s third solo-titled album, to go along with three EPs, the first of which debuted in 2013, all of which can be found at evandm.bandcamp.com. Fans can also see him in “Pride and Prejudice,” which opens Thursday.