Bernard Allen

Vancouver
26 Years Old
Singer-Songwriter, Producer, Instrumentalist

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BIOGRAPHY

I've been writing and producing music since my early teens, and have taken programs in music production, recording and audio engineering.

While I do electronic music professionally, I will only post my guitar/vocal based non-electronic music on this site.

to see my other music visit: http://soundcloud.com/bernie-allen

I play guitar, sing, produce, remix, write, audio mastering, mix and engineer

LEVEL

professional

GENRES

Soul, Blues, Soul

Contact

Administrative: Bernard Allen

INSTRUMENTS

acoustic guitar / electric guitar / steel guitar / vocals

INFLUENCES

... Vocals and Songwriting INFLUENCES: Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Al Green, Van Hunt, Ben Harper, Bobby Womack ... Guitar INFLUENCES: Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Warren Hayes, Andy Timmons, Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, B.B. King, Steve Vai.

DAY JOB

Audio Engineer

I AM INTERESTED IN

in co writing online
in co writing in person
in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to artist
in pitching songs to tv
in getting a publishing deal

I WRITE:

It's my second job

I Also Write:
by myself
for myself
for others

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

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Spoon: The Power of Transference

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Merle Haggard: As He Is

“Songwriting gets harder and harder, unless you just want to try to write a better version of what you’ve already done,” said Merle Haggard, 73, sitting in a Middle Tennessee studio and making clear that he wants much more than that.

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