Mark van Allen explained

Background:person
Mark van Allen
Birth Place:Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Occupation:Musician, recording engineer, record producer
Instrument:Pedal steel, dobro, lap steel, electric and acoustic guitar, bass guitar, mandolin
Years Active:1979–present

Mark van Allen (born 1954) is an American musician, recording engineer and record producer, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Instruments he plays include the pedal steel guitar, dobro, lap steel guitar, electric and acoustic guitar, bass guitar, and the mandolin.

As a touring and session musician, van Allen has appeared with a wide variety of artists, covering many musical genres, including Zac Brown Band, Shawn Mullins, Buddy Miles, Hank Thompson, Indigo Girls, John Berry,[1] Mark Wills, Blueground Undergrass,[2] Warren Haynes, Sugarland, Jimmy Herring, Leftover Salmon, Guy Clark, Vassar Clements, Rehab, Peter Rowan, Manchester Orchestra, and many more.

He currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, where he runs a multitrack recording studio and is active on the local recording and national touring scene.

Discography

Year Song/Album Artist Label Instrument Other credits Ref
1979 "A Song About A Letter" b/w "I Love You" (45 RPM single) Merlin Jones
1980 "Memories of You" b/w "Someone Cares" (45 RPM single) Randy Roddy
1986 Things Are Not The Same (LP) Clear Sky Records
1988 "Between 17 And 20" b/w " The Christmas Tree" (45 RPM single) Kyle Ensley
1993 The Willing Suspension Of Disbelief DeDe Vogt
1994 Everyday Thing Alan Wayne Baker Rogue Records
Things Are Not The Same (CD) Liberty Records/Patriot Records
Rain Rogue Records Songwriter
1995 Simple Life Christopher Mercure RamCat
1996 She Dreams Alone Libby Eason Dark Rose Records Pedal steel, dobro, lead guitar
John Grant John Grant RCR Records
Horses And Guitars Selene McCarthy Mane N' Tale
1997 Real Cowboy Girl Cowboy Envy NikiVicki
Move Along Thornton Price TP10
Open the Window EmWorld Records
1999 Barnyard Gone Wrong Blueground Undergrass Root Cellar Records Pedal steel, harmony vocals Recording and mixdown engineer, co-producer
Live at Southside Music Hall HaneyJones Music
Live At The Variety Playhouse Phoenix Records Mixdown engineer, co-producer
Live At The Variety Playhouse (European vinyl release) Comet Records/Horizon Records
Live at Iota
Live At The Variety Halloween
Prompt Temporary Relief Good Medicine Root Cellar Records
Just For The Songs Rich Healy Up and Running Records Pedal steel, dobro, electric guitar
Souldiers Richard Long Recording engineer, producer
2000 Blueground Undergrass Newground Bgug Records Pedal steel, dobro, lap steel, lead and harmony vocals Recording and mixdown engineer, mastering engineer, producer
Phoenix Presents Sampler Phoenix Records Mixdown engineer
Windows Sampler Blueground Undergrass, Play J.Com Windows Records
Whatever Became Of Me? Joyce Brookshire EmWorld Records
Wagons Ho Cowboy Envy Daemon Records
Lost My Steel Railways Danny Kahn Pedal steel, dobro, electric guitar
Fresh Flowers Selene McCarthy Mane N' Tale Pedal steel, dobro, lead guitar
One Horse Town Queenie Mullinix Pedal steel, dobro, electric guitarRecording engineer
Oldstar Oldstar Riverbridge Records
Dream Karen Shayne Rogue Records
2001 The Discussion Begins... Dan K. Theory Root Cellar Records Recording and mixdown engineer
Lollipop Rock Lollipop Rock
Live Music Badger.Com
Cosmic Cabin Memories Jim Thompson Pedal steel, acoustic and electric guitar, dobro, mandolin, bass, baritone guitar Recording and mixdown engineer, producer
Watch and Learn Let's Jam: Country and Bluegrass Cassette and Video Learning Systems
Dusk Dusk Wilson Weaver Phi Acoustics Pedal steel, dobro, electric guitar
2002 Heartland Athma Mitram Recording engineer
The Road From Swannanoa Border Collies
Moodswing Halo Shane Bridges Riverbridge Records Recording and mixdown engineer, producer
On Board The Armenia Calliope Fair Root Cellar Records Recording and mixdown engineer
Knee Deep In Blues Del Conner DellConn
Just Being Me Nichole Davidson
Imperfectly Libby Eason Dark Rose Records
Not Too Late To Love Again Wayne Hill Forte Music
Let It Unfold Sheri Kling Heartsprings Music
This Guy's The Limit Rich Millett Pop Head Music
Lifelines Paul Sforza Turnstone Records
The Treehouse Incident Shadowood Shady Music
Enjoy The Ride Rogue Records
2003 Nowhere Is Too Far Jon Allmet Between The Sheets Music
Dance Around It Box Rockers Recording and mixdown engineer, co-producer
With Shawn Mullins Cornbread
Free To Go Donna Hopkins Recording engineer
HomeWrecker, HeartBreaker Kate and The Retreads
Homewrecker, Heartbreaker Kate James and Lost Country Hayden's Ferry
Chaff Harvest Busboat Recording engineer
Collage Bill Shultz Pedal steel, dobro, electric guitar Recording and mixdown engineer
Happy Holidays From 99X, Vol. III
2004 Live at Tree Sound Studios
Three Rivers Point Captain Soularcat
In The Beginning Emmaus Road Project
All That We Let In
Drum & Bass Society, Vol. 1 Blue Canoe Records
Crush The Planet Riders Pedal steel, dobro, electric guitar, baritone guitar Recording and mixdown engineer
Live At Eddie's Attic 3-24-04 Bad jokes
County Line Mark Scott U.S. 78 Music
Premium Quality Tunes
Grey Wayside Riders
2005 Why Not? The Bird Dogs Pedal steel, dobro, harmony vocals Producer, engineer
Clay Cook
Sideman Blues Bret Hartley Experiment Tremolo Blue Music
Heartland Sheri Kling Heartsprings Music
Man Made Trouble Nathan Mayberry Pedal steel, baritone guitar Recording engineer
Live at Eddie's Attic
[R]Evolution Moonshine Still TreeSound
Hey Buddy New Orlean's Juice
Language Of Dreams Berne Poliakoff
For the Kids Ranger Bill Pedal steel, dobro, guitar, bass, keyboard, baritone guitar Producer, engineer
Home Grown Home Grown Records
2006 The Memory of Your Company Arlington Priest Crazy Neighbor Records
Once In A Blue Moon Larry Scott Chapman Shane Records
Songs From Stone Mountain Dave Daniels & New Pony Recording and mixdown engineer, co-producer
Streetcars Ain't Got Handlebars Russ Duty
Guns Kill People Mike Killeen Recording engineer, co-producer
Demos, Outtakes, Live and Whatnot Recording, mixing, and mastering engineer, co-producer
Wandering Moon Kristin Markiton Band
Live at Eddie's Attic Sept. 13, 2006
T.B.S. Soundstage (DVD)
Myth of the Self Made Man Nathan Mayberry Recording engineer
Cory Sellers Cory Sellers
Two Lane Road South 70
Crazy Pete Whitfield
2007 Courier Brian Ashley Jones Trio Recording and mixdown engineer, co-producer
That Should Heal Nicely Bishop Don
Broken Window Pains Shane Bridges Riverbridge Records
Gathering Of Eagles Dwain Cleveland Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, pedal steel, bass Recording and mixdown engineer, producer
Kahle Davis and the Night Watchmen Recording and mixdown engineer, co-producer
Highway to Fame (television special) Tom Dugger
Owen Evans
Kecia Garland Recording and mixdown engineer, producer
Jackson County Line Jackson County Line
Hell Broke Loose in Georgia Moira Nelligan Recording and mixdown engineer
Whiskey Down Tyler Reeve
Hard Headed Fool
America Robin Dean Salmon
Slowly First James Salter
Tanglewood Tonic Recording and mixdown engineer
Wighat Mixdown engineer
Crazy Heart Tom Wolf Bad jokes
We Know What You Want Zydeco T Recording and mixdown engineer, co-producer
2008 90 Proof Lullabye
God Sent An Angel Laveda Dorsey
CD single Steve Freeman
Clear Channel Jingle Simon Horrocks
Little. And Low. Mike Killeen 227 Springdale Records Recording and mixdown engineer
Sugar On A Stick
CD single Kristin Markiton
Mending
She Says J. R. Rund
South 70 South 70 DrumBum Music
2009 Naked Steve Baskin
I Really Want to Say Adam Bret
Clementine Dave Daniels Black Hills Music Recording engineer
Just Like Ghosts Dave Daniels & the PTA Recording engineer, production
Mystery Prize
Nate Montgomery Pedal steel, dobro, lead guitar Recording engineer
War and Sand Krysta Nick
It's Been Worth It All
Welcome Home
Keeping Up With the Joneses Undertone Records
Create Your Day, Celebrate Your Night Emily Smith Spirit Wave Healing Pedal steel, keyboard, synthesizer Music production, recording and mixdown engineer
Sufficient Grace Sufficient Grace
2010 Universal You Nathan Beaver
New Hometown
Lovin' You Still Georgia
Mulennium Evil Teen [3]
Josh Harris Josh Harris
Poverty Is Real Mike Killeen
Manchester Orchestra
The Broken Record Undertone Records
Whiskey Gentry Whiskey Gentry
Unhyphenated American Andy Lee White
2011 Everybody's Out Tonight Nathan Beaver
Power Up Jingle Berkely Power Corporation
The Oprah Song Leslie Christian
Georgia Fair
Old North Monroe James Matthew Hughes
The Internationals Recording and mixdown engineer
Signature Jingle Revolution Radio
First of Many Saint Francis Mastering engineer
"Revolution" (on Hemlockfest 2011 compilation CD)
Revolution Radio Signature
Andy Velo Andy Velo
Jayron Weaver Jayron Weaver
2012 Demo Kristen Englenz Recording and mixdown engineer, producer
2015 Shine On the Waters of My Soul Victor Johnson Beautiful Things
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Leslie Barnett
For the Lord is Royalty Steven Kern Recording and mixdown engineer, co-producer
Long Journey Mike Mermin
Compilation Star Route USA
Sundiver
Drive Francisco Vidal Band

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Country band places third. 8 April 1987. Calhoun Times and Gordon County News. 2B. 24 August 2011.
  2. Web site: The Band. Bluegroundundergrass.com. 29 October 2013.
  3. Web site: Mulennium Release Info. Evil Teen Records. 29 October 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20131030093713/http://www.evilteen.com/et0008.html. 30 October 2013.