Sam Allen

Based out of New York's Hudson Valley Region, Sam Allen has held a passion for music from a very young age. At 7, he took up the drum set and rapidly excelled at complex rudiments on the snare drum, soon applying these techniques to the rest of the kit. At age 12, guitar became his next obsession and he has been a guitarist in various bands ever since. Throughout his teen years, he delved deeply into Hip Hop, Rap and other electronic styles of music, creating hundreds of hip hop and avant-garde instrumentals as well as honing his skill as a lyricist and rapper; all the while gaining renown and rank in his schools' jazz and concert bands as well as percussion and keyboard ensembles. These efforts have consistently awarded him admiration from a diverse multitude of music lovers of various communities and backgrounds.
Coming out of high school, he toured 7 countries in Europe as Timpanist of a national wind ensemble; All of this before attending SUNY Purchase and graduating with honors; receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Music with a concentration in Studio Production. Upon returning to his hometown, he and a few friends opened a recording studio, endearingly named Off The Block Recording, that they built from scratch following the direction of his knowledge of acoustics and sound waves. In this professional setting, he delivered a quality product and experience that has kept his phone ringing even years after the studio's closing, with past clients constantly wanting to continue working with him. He continued to operate and expand the studio for 3 years until finally deciding to focus his efforts on writing original music and performing live.
Most recently, his latest endeavors have given Sam the opportunity to develop his talents as a bassist, vocalist and keyboard player. He has also made a plethora of radio appearances as well as toured all over the United States on multiple occasions and has performed at festivals with the likes of Gregg Allman, The Jerry Garcia Band and Consider The Source. With hundreds of cover songs and a growing number of original works under his belt, he has embarked on a solo career in which he can perform in front of an audience for hours with nothing more than an acoustic guitar and a microphone. Having logged in thousands of hours of live gigging as well as studio session work, Sam Allen makes for a seasoned, well-rounded multi-instrumentalist musician, studio engineer and craftsman.

~ studio work mention-ables ~
- Peter Denenberg of ACME Studio (Engineer/Producer for The Spin Doctors amongst many others)
- Bernie Williams (Legendary NY Yankee, Guitarist and Song Writer)
- Hal Galper (Jazz Pianist and Band Leader)
- The Receiver (Indie Band)
- Noise Club (Brooklyn based Production and Writing Team)
- Joni Fatora (Indie Artist)
- Bryan Austin (Grammy-nominated guitarist)
- The Dylan Doyle Band (Blues/Rock Band)
- Jeremy Torres & The Strange (Pop/Rock Band)
- Brandon Richardson (Up and coming Studio Producer, Engineer, and recording artist)

~ live performance mention-ables ~
- Ben Cauley (Trumpeteer for the Otis Redding Band)
- Charlie Brooks (Sly and the Family Stone, Ray Charles, The Supremes, The Temptations)
- Bruce Katz (Gregg Allman Band, John Hammond amongst others)
- Sonny Rock (Mr. Tas Cru)
- Vince Leggiere (Joe Lewis Walker, Murali Coryell, NY Blues Master Hall of Famer)
- Dan Brother (Long-Time Hudson Valley Musician and NY Blues Hall of Famer)
- Talking Machine Band (Long-Time Working Hudson Valley Band)
- The Dylan Doyle Band (National Touring Blues/Rock Band)
- Jeremy Torres & The Strange (National Touring Pop/Rock Band)