Darren Allison
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Darren Allison | |
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Born | May 1968 (age 53) Ashington, Northumberland, England |
Origin | Stakeford, Northumberland, England |
Genres | Pop, rock, indie, post-rock, jazz, avant-garde, baroque pop, world, folk |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, musician, audio engineer |
Instruments | Drums, percussion, guitar |
Years active | 1987–present |
Website | darrenallison |
Darren Allison (born May 1968, Ashington, Northumberland, England) is an English record producer, musician, and audio engineer, best known for his production work with artists such as Spiritualized,[1] The Divine Comedy,[2] and, more recently, Efterklang, Belle & Sebastian and Amatorski.[3][4]
Career[]
The Church Studios[]
Following a series of sessions with Dave Stewart at Ezee studios, in 1990 Allison joined Eurythmics' The Church Studios as an in-house engineer. He remained there for five years, working on albums with indie bands such as My Bloody Valentine and Curve, and on Stewart's own sessions with such rock musicians as Mick Jagger, Lou Reed, Bootsy Collins, and occasional visitor Bob Dylan.
Freelance[]
In 1995, Allison left The Church Studios, to concentrate on the production of Neil Hannon's third album under the moniker of The Divine Comedy. The album, entitled Casanova, was released in 1996 and spawned three top 20 hit singles. He was then invited to work with Spiritualized, on their album, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space.[1]
Selected discography[]
- 1990: BAT – Angel Single (Co-Producer/Engineer/Mixing)
- 1990: Silver Bullet – LP Tracks (Engineer/Mixing)
- 1990: Jesus Jones – Doubt LP tracks (Engineer)
- (includes singles "Right Here, Right Now" and "International Bright Young Thing")
- 1990: Peter Blegvad – LP tracks (Engineer/Mixing)
- 1991: Gheorghe Zamfir – LP (Engineer)
- 1991: My Bloody Valentine – Loveless LP (Engineer)
- 1992: – LP (Engineer/Mixing)
- (includes "" Single)
- 1992: Vegas – Vegas LP (Engineer)
- 1992: – Timebomb Single (Mixing)
- 1993: Eurythmics – Live 1983-1989 LP tracks (Engineer)
- 1993: The Divine Comedy – Liberation LP (Co-Producer/Engineer/Mixing/Drums/Percussion)
- 1993: Ioni – Single (Mixing)
- 1994: – Single (Mixing)
- 1994: Catchers – Cotton Dress Single (Engineer)
- 1994: Catchers – Shifting EP (Engineer)
- 1994: The Almighty – Wrench EP tracks (Engineer/Mixing)
- 1994: – Money Shot EP (Producer/Engineer/Mixing)
- 1994: The Divine Comedy – Promenade LP (Co-Producer/Engineer/Mixing/Drums/Percussion)
- 1994: Dave Stewart – LP (Engineer)
- (includes "Heart of Stone" Single)
- 1994: Nick Green – EP Track (Engineer)
- 1994: Nick Green – Skeletons LP (Engineer)
- 1995: Luz Casal – LP (Engineer)
- (includes "" Single)
- 1995: – "" Single (Mixing)
- 1995: The Orb feat. Instrumental – EP track (Co-Producer/Engineer/Mixing)
- 1995: Job – LP (Engineer/Mixing)
- 1995: Shakespears Sister – Suddenly B Side (Engineer)
- 1995: Eusebe – Single (Mixing)
- 1995: The Divine Comedy – Casanova LP (Co-Producer/Engineer/Mixing/Drums/Percussion)
- (includes singles "Something for the Weekend", "Becoming More Like Alfie", and "Frog Princess")
- 1996: Juan Martín – LP (Engineer/Mixing)
- 1996: Right Said Fred – "Big Time" single (Engineer/Mixing)
- 1996: – LP (Engineer/Mixing)
- 1996: Spiritualized – Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space LP tracks (Additional Production/Engineer/Mixing)
- (includes Electricity Single)
- 1997: Babybird – Ugly Beautiful (US version) LP tracks (Co-Producer/Engineer/Mixing)
- 1996: – LP (Associate Producer/Engineer)
- 1997: Jack – The Jazz Age LP (Producer/Engineer/Mixing)
- (includes "Steamin'" Single, and "Lolita" EP)
- 1998: – "" Single (Mixing)
- 1998: Dominique Dalcan – Ostinato LP tracks (Mixing)
- 1998: Elisa – Single (Producer/Engineer/Mixing)
- 1998: Electronic – Twisted Tenderness LP tracks (Engineer)
- (includes "Late at Night" Single)
- 1999: Hands on Approach – Blown LP (Producer/Engineer/Mixing)
- (includes singles "", "" and "")
- 1999: Hands on Approach – LP Bonus Disc (Producer/Engineer/Mixing)
- 1999: BBMak – Sooner Or Later LP track (Co-Producer/Engineer/Mixing)
- 1999: Phase – 52 Minutes of your time LP (Producer/Engineer/Mixing)
- (includes "Get Down" Single)
- 1999: Bôa – Tall Snake EP EP track (Producer/Engineer)
- 1999: BBMak – More Than Words EP track (Co-Producer/Engineer/Mixing)
- 2000: Bôa – Twilight LP tracks (Producer/Engineer)
- 2000: Hands on Approach – LP (Producer/Engineer/Mixing)
- (includes "" Single)
- 2001: – LP (Producer/Engineer/Mixing/Guitar/Keyboards)
- 2002: Juan Martín – LP (Additional Production/Engineer/Mixing)
- 2002: – LP (Mixing)
- (includes singles "" and "Fifteen")
- 2002: Orbital – The Bedroom Sessions LP track (Co-Producer/Engineer/Mixing/Drums/Percussion)
- 2002: Belle & Sebastian – EP track (Co-Producer/Engineer)
- 2003: Candidate – LP (Mixing)
- (includes singles "" and "Another One Down")
- 2004: Future Kings of Spain – EP tracks (Mixing/Percussion)
- 2005: Luxembourg – Single (Producer/Engineer/Mixing)
- 2005: Dominique Dalcan – Music-Hall LP tracks (Mixing)
- 2006: Juan Martín – LP (Producer/Engineer/Mixing)
- 2006: Electronic – Get the Message – The Best of Electronic LP tracks (Engineer)
- 2007: Efterklang – Parades LP (Mixing)
- 2007: Luz Casal – LP (Engineer/Mixing)
- (includes singles "", "Soy")
- 2008: Efterklang – Caravan Single (Mixing)
- 2011: Amatorski – Tbc LP (Additional Production/Mixing)
- (includes "Soldier" Single)
- 2012: – "Billy Ruffians" Single (Mixing)
- 2012: – Best Dawn Yet LP track (Mixing)
- 2013: – Birdsongs on the Wasteland LP (Co-Producer/Engineer/Mixing/Drums/Percussion)
- 2013: Amatorski – "How Are You" Single (Additional Production/Mixing)
- 2013: – "The Norton Spirit" Single (Additional Production/Mixing)
- 2013: Belle & Sebastian – The Third Eye Centre LP track (Producer/Engineer)
- 2014: – Riding After Midnight LP (Co-Producer/Engineer/Mixing/Guitar/Percussion)
- 2015: Juan Martín – La Guitarra - Mi Vida LP (Co-Producer/Engineer/Mixing)
- 2015: Daisy Bell – London LP (Co-Producer/Mixing/Radiophonics)
- 2019: – LP (Co-Producer/Engineer/Mixing/Programming/Guitar/Percussion/Drums/Mandolin)
- 2021: The Three Funkateers – Busted LP track (Co-Producer/Engineer/Mixing/Programming/Percussion/Drums/Backing Vocals)
References[]
- ^ a b Kempster, Chris "Studio secrets of the stars – Ladies and Gentlemen-we are floating in Space" The Mix , Issue 54, Future Publishing, October 1998, p. 70
- ^ Liner Notes – The Divine Comedy "A Secret History". Setanta Records SETCDL100
- ^ "Amatorski - Interview". Bedroomdisco.de. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Darren Allison Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
External links[]
- 1968 births
- Living people
- People from Ashington
- English rock drummers
- English audio engineers
- English record producers
- Musicians from Northumberland
- People from Stakeford