Jon Allen

Jon Allen Born Jonathon Allen 12 May 1977 Is A Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter Born In Winchester Currently Living In London. His Debut Album Dead Man's Suit Was Released On 1 June 2009 On Monologue Records. He Is Best Known For The Hit Songs In Your Light And Going Home The Later Of Which Featured In A Worldwide Advert For The Land Rover Freelander 2. His Music Is Evocative Of The Folk-Rock Scene Of The Late 60s/ Early 70s. Early Life Jon Attended An Alternative Progressive School Called Sands In Devon And Would Be The First To Admit That He Spent Most Of His Time Jamming On His Drumkit And Teaching Himself Guitar Rather Than Attending Lessons. This Led To Him Featuring In A Number Of School Bands Playing Drums. As He Puts It “As A Teenager No One Ever Wanted To Be The Front Man Because It Was Too Embarrassing”. But On One Occasion As A Joke Jon Got Up And Started Messing Around On The Microphone Jon Realised That He Was A Natural Show Off. Soon After Unveiling His Singing Ability In Public Allen Traded In His Computer Bought An Electric Guitar And 15-Watt Amp And So His Musical Path Began. When He Was 16 Jon’s Parents Got Him A Four-Track Recorder And There Was No Looking Back. He Began Laying Down Tracks And Experimenting With The Interaction Of Different Instruments Exploring The Multi-Track Recording Process. Jon Attended College Completing A BTEC In Performing Arts And The Liverpool Institute Of Performing Arts LIPA Founded By Sir Paul McCartney. Early Career After Graduating From LIPA Jon Moved To London After One Of His Demos Received A Five-Star Review In The Magazine Making Music. Management Offers In London Soon Followed. It Was On The London Gig Circuit That Jon Met Members Of His Future Band Including Hammond Organ Player Rich Milner Who Allen Spotted At A Gig At South London Pub The Bedford. Rich Introduced Jon To Tristan Longworth Who Went On To Produce And Record His Debut Album “Dead Man’s Suit” In His House In Balham. Since Moving To London Allen Has Shared The Stage With Artists Such As Emmylou Harris Mark Knopfler KT Tunstall Seal And Jose Gonzalez. Debut Album Going Home Taken From His Debut Album Was Championed By BBC Radio 1’s Jo Whiley Featured On The Worldwide Land Rover TV Commercial In 2008 Achieving A 20 000 Downloads From Jon’s Website Off The Back Of The Advert. The Proceeds Gave Jon The Freedom To Self-Fund The Recording Of His Album. The Album Which Initially Was Only Available As A Download Was Picked Up By Absolute Distribution And Given A Physical Release In UK Stores On 1 June 2009. Shortly After This Allen Signed A Publishing Deal With Wardlawbanks. TV And Radio Appearances Jon Allen In Barcelona In 2010.
Debut Single Going Home Championed By Jo Whiley At Radio 1 Digital Release Dec 2008
Going Home Geoff Lloyd Record Of The Week At Absolute Radio Digital Release Dec 2008
In Your Light A List At Radio 2 Absolute Radio Heart And Magic March 2009
In Your Light Full Release 23 March 2009 -Top 50 Music Week Airplay Chart 3 Weeks Running Peaking At 16
Janice Long Session And Interview Radio 2 On 26/03/09 Appearance On Later With Jools Holland BBC 2 15/5/2009 And On The Later Website 13/5/2009 Appearance BBC London Tv 26/5/2009
Bob Harris Session Radio 2 30/5/2009 Arts And Culture Show Session Radio 2 On 5/6/2009
Recently Completed A European Summer Tour With Supporting Seal
Down By The River Single Added To Magic Playlist Week Commencing 3/7/2009 Released 9/9/2009 Last Orders Performed In BBC Lounge At Glastonbury 26/6/11 Discography Studio Albums
"Dead Man's Suit" 2009 "Sweet Defeat" 2011 UK Chart Peak #196 Singles
"Going Home" 2008 "In Your Light" 2009 "Young Man Blues/ Dead Man’s Suit" 2009 "Down By The River" 2009 "Joanna" 2011 read less