Mark van Allen

Mark van Allen- Musician, Recording Engineer, Producer- born Worcester, MA 1954- Instruments: Pedal Steel Guitar, Dobro, Lap Steel Guitar, Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Mandolin.

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

He currently resides in Atlanta, GA, where he runs a multitrack recording studio and is very active on the local recording and national touring scene. http://markvanallen.com

Discography:

• Abel and Rawls- "As We Wake From Our Sleep"- RTR (2001)- Pedal Steel
• Caroline Aiken- "Live at Tree Sound Studios" (2004)- Pedal Steel
• Jon Allmet- "Nowhere Is Too Far"- Between The Sheets Music (2003)- Pedal Steel
• Arlington Priest- "The Memory of Your Company"- Crazy Neighbor Records (2006)- Pedal Steel, Dobro
• Athma Mitram- "Heartland"- ATM 008- (2002)- Recording Engineer
• Alan Wayne Baker- "Everyday Thing"- Rogue (1994)- Pedal Steel
• John Berry- "Things Are Not The Same"- LP- Clear Sky Records AR86101 (1986)- Pedal Steel
• John Berry- "Things Are Not The Same"- Liberty/Patriot CDP-7243-8-31387-2-2 (1994)- Pedal Steel
• The Bird Dogs- "Why Not?" (2005)- Pedal steel, Dobro, Harmony Vocals, Producer and Engineer
• Blueground Undergrass- "Barnyard Gone Wrong"- Root Cellar RC5901 (1999)- Pedal Steel, Harmony Vocals, Recording and Mixdown Engineer, Co-Producer
• Blueground Undergrass- "Live at Southside Music Hall"- HaneyJones Music (1999)- Pedal Steel
• Blueground Undergrass- "Live At The Variety Playhouse"- Phoenix Presents 3001 (1999)- Pedal Steel, Lap Steel, Mixdown Engineer, Co-Producer
• Blueground Undergrass- "Live At The Variety Playhouse"- European Vinyl Release- Comet/Horizon HZ004/2 (1999)- Pedal Steel, Lap Steel, Mixdown Engineer, Co-Producer
• Blueground Undergrass- "Live at Iota"- DMATT4508 (1999)- Pedal Steel, Lap Steel
• Blueground Undergrass- "Live At The Variety Halloween"- SBD GINA PCM-M1 (1999)- Pedal Steel, Lap Steel
• Blueground Undergrass- "Newground"- BGUG AS11BN8-01 (2000)- Pedal Steel, Dobro, Lap Steel, Lead and Harmony Vocals, Recording and Mixdown Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Producer
• Blueground Undergrass- "Phoenix Presents Sampler"- Phoenix 6002 (2000)- Pedal steel, Mixdown Engineer
• Blueground Undergrass- PlayJ.Com- "Windows" Sampler (2000)- Pedal Steel
• Border Collies- "The Road From Swannanoa"- BCO2-01 (2002)- Recording Engineer
• Box Rockers- "Dance Around It"- BR0001 (2003) Pedal Steel, Dobro, Lap Steel, Recording and Mixdown Engineer, Co-Producer
• Shane Bridges- "Moodswing Halo"- Riverbridge (2002)- Pedal Steel, Dobro, Recording and Mixdown Engineer, Producer
• Joyce Brookshire- "Whatever Became Of Me?"- EmWorld Records EMW-1009 (2000)- Pedal Steel, Dobro
• Calliope Fair- "On Board The Armenia"- Root Cellar (2002)- Pedal Steel, Dobro, Recording and Mixdown Engineer
• Captain Soularcat- "Three Rivers Point" CS2699 (2004)- Pedal Steel
• Larry Scott Chapman- "Once In A Blue Moon"- Shane Records S4793 (2006)- Pedal Steel, Dobro
• Del Conner- "Knee Deep In Blues"- DellConn (2002) Pedal Steel
• Clay Cook- "Clay Cook"- Claycook.com (2005)- Pedal Steel
• Cornbread- "With Shawn Mullins"- (2003)- Pedal Steel
• Cowboy Envy- "Real Cowboy Girl"- NikiVicki (1997)- Pedal Steel
• Cowboy Envy- "Wagons Ho"- Daemon Records (2000)- Pedal Steel
• Dave Daniels & New Pony- "Songs From Stone Mountain"- (2006)- Pedal Steel, Recording and Mixdown Engineer, Co-Producer
• Dan K. Theory- "The Discussion Begins..."- Root Cellar RC 5903 (2001)- Lap Steel, Dobro, Recording and Mixdown Engineer
• Nichole Davidson- "Just Being Me"- (2002)- Pedal Steel
• Russ Duty- "Streetcars Ain't Got Handlebars"- (2006)- Pedal Steel
• Libby Eason- "She Dreams Alone"- Dark Rose DRM1015 (1996)- Pedal Steel, Dobro, Lead Guitar
• Libby Eason- "Imperfectly"- Dark Rose DRM2002 (2002)- Dobro
• Emmaus Road Project- "In The Beginning"- (2004) Pedal Steel
• Kyle Ensley- "Between 17 And 20" b/w " The Christmas Tree"- 45 RPM single (1988)- Pedal Steel
• Good Medicine- "Prompt Temporary Relief"- Root Cellar RC-5902- (1999)- Pedal Steel
• John Grant- "John Grant"- RCR Records RCR0001- (1996)- Pedal Steel, Dobro, Lead Guitar
• Happy Holidays From 99X- Volume III- (Sugarland) Best Buy.Com (2003)- Pedal Steel
• Bret Hartley Experiment- "Sideman Blues"- Tremolo Blue Music (2005)- Pedal Steel
• Rich Healy- "Just For The Songs"- Up And Running UARS001- (1999)- Pedal Steel, Dobro, Electric Guitar
• Wayne Hill- "Not Too Late To Love Again"- Forte Music (2002)- Pedal Steel
• Donna Hopkins- "Free To Go"- DHB- 5299 (2003)- Dobro, Recording Engineer
• Indigo Girls- "All That We Let In"- Sony/Epic EK 91003 (2004)- Pedal Steel, Dobro
• Kate James and Lost Country- "Homewrecker, Heartbreaker"- Hayden's Ferry 24012 (2003)- Pedal Steel
• Merlin Jones- "A Song About A Letter" b/w "I Love You"- 45 RPM single Frontier records (1979) Pedal Steel
• Danny Kahn- "Lost My Steel Railways"- (2000)- Pedal Steel, Dobro, Electric Guitar
• Kate and The Retreads- "HomeWrecker, HeartBreaker"- (2003)- Pedal Steel
• Mike Killeen- "Guns Kill People"- (2006)- Pedal Steel, Dobro, Recording Engineer, Co-Producer
• Sheri Kling- "Let It Unfold"- Heartsprings Music HS 0201 (2002)- Pedal Steel, Dobro
• Sheri Kling- "Heartland"- Heartsprings Music HS 0501 (2005)- Pedal Steel, Dobro
• Lollipop Rock- "Lollipop Rock"- LPR 3305 (2001)- Pedal Steel
• Richard Long- "Souldiers"- RLP 001 (1999)- Pedal Steel, Recording Engineer, Producer
• Kristin Markiton- "Wandering Moon"- (2006) Pedal Steel, Dobro
• Kristin Markiton Band- "Live at Eddie's Attic Sept. 13, 2006" - (2006)- Dobro
• Nathan Mayberry- "Man Made Trouble"- (2005)- Pedal Steel, Baritone Guitar, Recording Engineer
• Nathan Mayberry- "Live at Eddie's Attic" (2005)- Pedal Steel
• Nathan Mayberry- "Myth of the Self Made Man" (2006)- Pedal Steel, Dobro, Recording Engineer
• Selene McCarthy- "Horses And Guitars"- Mane N' Tale (1996)- Pedal Steel, Dobro, Electric Guitar
• Selene McCarthy - "Fresh Flowers" - Mane N' Tale 002 (2000)- Pedal Steel, Dobro, Lead Guitar
• Christopher Mercure- "Simple Life"- RamCat 12342 (1995)- Pedal Steel
• Mike Mermin- "Long Journey"- Pedal Steel, Dobro
• Rich Millett- "This Guy's The Limit"- Pop Head Music FR/SS-001 (2002)- Pedal Steel
• Moonshine Still- "[R]Evolution"- TreeSound (2005)- Pedal Steel
• Joseph Patrick Moore- "Drum And Bass Society Volume 1"- Blue Canoe Records 613847010042 (2004)- Pedal Steel
• Queenie Mullinix- "One Horse Town"- (2000)- Pedal Steel, Dobro, Electric Guitar, Recording Engineer
• Music Badger.Com - "Live"- MB004 (2001)- Pedal Steel
• New Orlean's Juice- "Hey Buddy"- DJR 0001 (2005)- Pedal Steel
• Oldstar- "Oldstar"- Riverbridge MR1304 (2000)- Pedal Steel
• Packway Handle Band- "Chaff Harvest"- Busboat (2003)- Recording Engineer
• The Planet Riders- "Crush"- PRM0040- (2004)- Pedal Steel, Dobro, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, Recording and Mixdown Engineer
• The Planet Riders- "Live At Eddie's Attic 3-24-04" (2004) Pedal Steel, Dobro, Bad Jokes
• Phoenix Presents Sampler- (Blueground Undergrass)- Phoenix 6002 (2000)- Pedal Steel, Mixdown Engineer
• PlayJ.Com- "Windows Sampler" (Blueground Undergrass) (2000) Pedal Steel
• Berné Poliakoff- "Language Of Dreams"- CD-100 (2005)- Pedal Steel
• Ranger Bill- "For The Kids" (2005)- Pedal Steel, Dobro, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Baritone Guitar, Producer and Engineer
• Randy Roddy- Memories Of You" b/w "Someone Cares"- 45RPM single Frontier Records (1980) Pedal Steel
• Mark Scott- "County Line"- U.S. 78 Music (2004)- Pedal Steel
• Cory Sellers- "Cory Sellers"- (2006)- Pedal steel, Dobro
• Paul Sforza- "Lifelines"- Turnstone Records TR5170 (2002)- Pedal Steel
• Shadowood- "The Treehouse Incident"- Shady Music BODGPF02 (2002)- Pedal Steel
• Karen Shayne- "Dream"- Rogue (2000)- Pedal Steel
• Bill Shultz- 'Collage"- (2003)- Pedal steel, Dobro, Electric Guitar, Recording and Mixdown Engineer
• Jan Smith- "Rain"- Rogue- (1994)- Pedal Steel, Songwriter
• South 70- "Two Lane Road"- (2006)- Pedal Steel
• Star Route USA- Compilation- Pedal Steel
• Sugarland- Happy Holidays From 99X- Volume III- BestBuy.com (2003)
• Sugarland- "Premium Quality Tunes"- SGLND 01 (2004)- Pedal Steel
• Sundiver- CD in progress- Pedal Steel
• Kurt Thomas- "Enjoy The Ride"- Rogue KT0002 (2002)-Pedal Steel
• Jim Thompson- "Cosmic Cabin Memories"- TD76301 (2001)- Pedal Steel, Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Dobro, Mandolin, Bass, *Baritone Guitar, Recording and Mixdown Engineer, Producer
• Thornton Price- "Move Along"- TP10 (1997)- Pedal Steel
• Watch and Learn Let's Jam - "Country and Bluegrass"- Cassette and Video Learning Systems (2001)- Pedal Steel
• Wayside Riders- "Grey"- WR001- (2004)- Pedal Steel
• Pete Whitfield- "Crazy"- (2006)- Pedal Steel, Dobro
• Dusk Wilson Weaver- "Dusk"- Phi Acoustics D 12751 (2001)- Pedal Steel, Dobro, Electric Guitar
• Elise Witt- "Open The Window"- EmWorld Records EMW-1008 (1997)- Pedal Steel
• Francisco Vidal Band- "Drive"- Pedal Steel
• DeDe Vogt- "The Willing Suspension Of Disbelief"- Daemon (1993)- Pedal Steel

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