Ehron VonAllen

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Ehron VonAllen
Ehron VonAllen in concert Oct.22nd, 2003
Background information
Origin	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Genre(s)	New Wave Synthpop Post-punk Alternative rock
Years active	2000–present
Label(s)	Hydrology Records
Website	http://www.ehronvonallen.com
Members
Ehron VonAllen Irene VonAllen

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1 Story
2 Live supporting musicians
3 Ehron VonAllen Music
4 Albums
5 Singles & EPs
6 Trivia
7 Side work
8 See also
9 References
10 External links

[edit] Story

Ehron VonAllen is a dark style synth-pop act based in Phoenix Arizona. Born Aaron Christopher Allen in 1980, Ehron Vonallen began music in a small town of 4,000 in Arkansas during the mid 90’s. Delving deep into the gothic scene, Ehron tried to emulate his favorite music such as Depeche Mode, Nitzer Ebb and Tori Amos It was then he and his brother stumbled upon their own style of “dark synth pop”. After being intimately involved during the creation of his brother Jason’s musical endeavor “Catatonic”, Ehron discovered that this style of music is what he really wanted to pursue. He also claims that his hometown was one of his inspirations for his music and that he hopes to have a home there again.

In 1998, he moved to Dallas to join his brother who had already been living there to begin his music career. There they played shows in the very popular music area Deep Ellum in downtown Dallas. In 2000, Ehron joined up with his nomadic brother again and a childhood friend to form the very colorful but strange industrial trio Nuclear Winter. During this time the band enjoyed a year of shows played throughout the Phoenix area, released a full length album and hired a band manager.

In 2002, Vonallen took a vacation back to his hometown Walnut Ridge. While relaxing in the calm countryside, he decided it was time to release his first ever solo project. Upon his return to Phoenix, he booked time at a major recording studio. This was to be the recording of his debut album Incarnation. It was during this time that he legally changed his name to Ehron VonAllen (pronounced Aaron Von Allen), a suitably theatrical choice for his project.

His debut album release was immaculate to say the least. Released on Hydrology Records, he had the freedom to manufacture a two disc version of the album containing reinventions of the original songs and a beautiful art layout by the great John Hall (the photographer), the album was destined to receive attention. Currently he has just released his second album Your Only Friend which was produced, recorded and mixed by Vonallen himself at his very own Nebula Sound Studio. With "Your Only Friend" being widely popular across several electronic music sub genres, Vonallen has a new album coming entitled God's Grandchild. He claims the album is the most "commercial" he's done so far but still maintains his unique style. The album is scheduled for release November 21st, 2006 which will be his third full length LP.

[edit] Live supporting musicians

Michael Jason Allen - synths, backing vocals (2000-2006)
Morgan Hinton - lead and backing vocals (2003-2004)
Jamison Weddle - guitar, backing synths (2003)
Zon Vern Pyles - synths (2003)

[edit] Ehron VonAllen Music

VonAllen's debut album, 2003 cover by John Hall

[edit] Albums

Year	Album	Additional information
2003	Incarnation	debut album
2003	Incarnation 2 disc w/ Remix CD	special edition came with 12 page booklet
2005	Your Only Friend	rereleased in 2006
2007	God's Grandchild	released July 17th, 2007
2007	The Sin Of Nature	released September 4th, 2007

[edit] Singles & EPs

Year	Song	B-Sides & Info	Album source
2003	Incarnation Radio Edits	4 song radio EP	Incarnation
2006	Don't Worry Anymore	8 song EP with remixes & b-side Alpha Centauri	God's Grandchild

Don't Worry Anymore EP from the album God's Grandchild, 2006

[edit] Trivia

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Has a sound in the Moog Voyager synthesizer named after him. "Bass for E. Vonallen"

Wife and synth player in the band Irene VonAllen, appears on the cover of his debut album "Incarnation"

Formerly the lead singer of the industrial band Nuclear Winter from 2000-2002

Pop star CeCe Peniston was a guest vocalist on the album "Incarnation" but was later withdrawn due to record company contractual conflict. R&B vocalist Morgan Hinton replaced her and appeared on 2 songs.

After years of worrying that he would never meet Bob Moog, Ehron had dinner with him a year before Mr. Moog passed away.

Sang on the chorus of "I Feel Loved" with Depeche Mode at a sold-out concert in 2001.

Growing up, his favorite magazine was Keyboard Magazine in which he appeared in the December 2003 issue.

Editor of Electronic Musician Magazine named Ehron's sound in the Moog Voyager, "the most authentic Moog bass sound I've ever heard"

Changed his name legally from Aaron Allen to Ehron VonAllen in 2001.

Has 2 cats named Vince and Martina in which he thanks in all of his albums claiming they "assist" him in the music making process

The Female body in any shape or form appears on all of his album covers and artwork.

album YOUR ONLY FRIEND, 2005 artwork: John Hall

trivia section gathered from miscellaneous interviews and bios

[edit] Side work

Year	Project	Details
2003	Sex Type Thingz - Soundtrack to L.A.	Remixed 2 songs - "Tell Me Now" the 405 Mix / "You Are" frozen in time mix Co-mixing credits on entire album
2006	Official Version - Bloodline	Guest vocalist on 2 songs - "Electrosity" / "Is There Really A Heaven" Guitar and Programming credits
2007	Dante's Inferno - Musical Theatre	Composer, Producer script writing credits based on poem