Vancouver
25 Years Old
Singer-Songwriter, Producer, Instrumentalist

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BIOGRAPHY

I've been writing music and producing music (electronic music) since in my early teens. I took music courses throughout high school, as well as outside of school, and I am taking an audio engineering course, in college.

I currently have contracts with Point9Audio. However, this relates specifically to my electronic music. I will only be posting my guitar/vocal based non-electronic music on this site. Thank you.

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

I play guitar and sing, in addition to composing music digitally.

LEVEL

semi-pro

GENRES

Soul, R&B, Electronica/Techno

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, Robin Thicke, Bobby Womack ... Guitar INFLUENCES: Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Warren Hayes, Andy Timmons, Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, B.B. King, Steve Vai. ... Production (Electronic Music and Beats) INFLUENCES: BT, Sasha and John Digweed, Nick Warren, Hip-Hop (in general), and anything with style or sophistication.

I AM INTERESTED IN

in co writing online
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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Legends: Rickie Lee Jones

She speaks softly, not unlike the way she sings --soft, soulful passages, almost like secrets to the closest of friends --punctuated by bursts of exaltation. It's much like the span of emotion in her work, and in her new record, Balm in Gilead, which veers from the pure, naked heartbreak of "Bonfires" to the elation of "Old Enough," to the beautiful "Wild Girl," which celebrates the 21st birthday of her daughter, while simultaneously reflecting on the unchained fervor of her own wild days.

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BEHIND THE SONG: "The Dark End of the Street"

One test of a great song is that it can be sung by almost anyone. “The Man I Love,” “Embraceable You,” and other classics of Tin Pan Alley have retained their quintessence despite countless spins and interpretations—always, something truthful in the lyrics and melody has shone through. In a similar way, “The Dark End of the Street”—one of the most recorded soul ballads of all time, and one of the greatest—possesses an almost magical ability to hold itself together, to deliver a fresh impact with each new listen.

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