David M. Allen

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David M Allen
Background information
Birth name David M. Allen
Born (1953-06-26) June 26, 1953
Twickenham, England
Genres Rock, New Wave, Electronic, synthpop
Occupations Musician, songwriter
Instruments Bass, vocals, keyboards
Years active 1976-present
Associated acts Pinpoint, The Human League, The Cure

David M. Allen is a British record producer, engineer and mixer. He is mostly known for his work with new wave, synth pop and goth rock bands including The Cure,[1] The Sisters of Mercy, The Chameleons, Depeche Mode, The Mission,[2] The Associates, The Human League, Clan of Xymox,[3] Gianna Nannini, Shelleyan Orphan and others. He also produced Neneh Cherry's[1] hit album Man.

He created Blank Multimedia in 1994 operating from the home of XFM during 1995-1997, designed websites for Chrysalis Records and Rough Trade Records, made an interactive cross-platform CD+ featuring The Plunge Club with music from Andy M Wright. Blank organised a 24 hour Internet art gallery, groundbreaking for its time.

Selected discography (as producer)

Studio albums

Live albums

Singles

Remixes

Films

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Chadbourne, Eugene. "Biography: Dave Allen". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 July 2010. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Maçek III, J.C. (4 December 2013). "The Mission: The Brightest Light". PopMatters. 
  3. Bonini, Alessandro; Tamagnini, Emanuele (2006). New wave. Gremese Editore. pp. 101–102. ISBN 978-88-8440-412-1. Retrieved 5 January 2011. 

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.