DEREK ALLEN
Audio Engineer and Musician
Musician, producer and engineer based outside of Chicago. 12+ years experience with professional equipment and software. Specializes in electronic production and mastering. Samples and contact information available below.
Bio
Derek Allen is a musician, composer, sound artist, and engineer from outside Chicago. Currently performing with Lower Automation and Formants, he has toured nationally and released music since 2009. He received a BFA in Sound Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2015.
Derek is interested in the human voice, specifically in the voice’s imperfections and its interaction with text. In 2020, Derek released Suspension, an album composed of voice, field recordings, synthesis, and even samples of Derek’s voice as an infant.
He is currently working on new experimental material with his band, Lower Automation, a followup to Suspension, and engineering various projects.