Glenn Allen

Now Seeking

Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboard, Piano.

About

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. He then 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 looking to bring new members into the fold to start collaborating with. 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, Bonamassa Gold Top Les Paul, Taylor 510ce acoustic, S&P Ac/Elect.

Amps:
EVH 5150 III 50 watt
Marshall JCM 800 2204
Budda Superdrive 30 II

Cabs:
EVH 4x12 Greenbacks
Rivera 2x12 Scumbacks
Orange 1x12 Vintage 30

Pedals:
TC Nova Delay
Fulltone OCD
Tech21 Comptortion
Tubescreamer
Digitech Expression Factory
Demeter Compulator
Dunlop Crybaby
Yamaha Magic Stomp

EFX:
Axe FX Standard
Axe FX II
Kemper Profiling Amp

Members Of Band

Glenn Allen- Guitar and Vocals
Bass- Currently looking
Keys- Currently looking
Aaron Barber- Drums