Glenn Allen

Description:

Name:

Glenn Allen

Screen Name:

Glenn Allen

Years Together:

2

Level Of Commitment:

Very Committed

Gigs Played:

Over 100

Tend to Practice:

1 time per week

Available to Gig:

1 time(s) per week

Glenn Allen is a California original. Born and raised in Sacramento, he comes from a family steeped in musical tradition – his grandmother was a singer and pianist and his uncle is a professional drummer. Glenn carries on the practice today as an emerging singer songwriter with an original and distinctive sound.

His voice is gentle yet strong and his lyrics are reflective, dealing with personal life changes and relationships. His music is textured with lush harmonies, robust guitar work, and melodies that draw the listener in.

Glenn started playing drums when he was 12 years old. At age 17, he also picked up the guitar and then piano- and almost immediately began writing songs. Not long after high school, with numerous bands expanding his repertoire and deepening his performance experience, he formed a Top 40 band in the Sacramento area. Soon, he was out front playing guitar and singing backup. He quickly became the band's primary songwriter penning many original works.

It wasn't long after that when Glenn moved to Los Angeles to further hone his skill as a songwriter and producer and attended the Musician's Institute where he studied audio engineering and perfecting his knowledge of music production.

In the summer of 2007, Glenn began recording in his home studio with bassist Wayne Lothian (English Beat, General Public) and later drummer Chris O'Brien (The Lift, David Tyson) was brought in to lend his powerful drum style to the mix. Additional engineering was done by Zoran Todorovic who has worked on projects for Seal, The Eagles Randy Meisner and many others at Sonic Farm Recording Studio. The tracks were honed further with Grammy nominated engineer and producer Michael Vail Blum – (Madonna, Pink Floyd, Michael Jackson) at Titan Music in Studio City, Ca.

Now residing in Seattle, Glenn is preparing for the release and support of his debut independent album. Featured songs from his forthcoming CD can be heard on the music page of this website. Enjoy listening...........

Influences:

The Police, Train, Eric Johnson, Willy Porter,Duncan Sheik, John Mayer, David Mead, Sting, Seal, The Fray, Jackson Browne, Guster, The Shins, Death Cab, Howie Day, Gin Blossoms, Vertical Horizion, Third Eye Blind

Equipment List:

Guitars:
Elitist Les Paul Custom, 1983 Fender Telecaster, PRS Soapbar Maple II, Fender Vintage Hotrod Strat, Taylor 510ce, S&P Ac/Elect.

Pedals:
TC Nova Delay
Tech21 Comptortion
Tubescreamer
Digitech Expression Factory
Digitech Chorus Factory
Dunlop Crybaby
Yamaha Magic Stomp

Amps:
Budda Superdrive 30 II 2x12
Rivera Knucklehead II
Rivera 2x12 closed back cab
Mesa F-30 1X12

Members Of Band:

Glenn Allen- Guitar and Vocals
Kyle Knowlton- Bass
Aaron Barber- Drums

Audio/Video Downloads

No files available for download.