PHILLIP  ALLAN

                                                                                   Composer

                                                                                   Playwright

                                                                                   Screenwriter


ABOUT

April 2024 - Entered my song 'Peace In This World' into the Talent Is Timeless 2024 Song Competition
Performing live @ Westminster Park on 19th April.
Adding tracks to new jazz setlist
Attending the first meeting of Chester Little Theatre writing group

March 2024 - Preparing my song 'Peace In This World' for entry in the Talent Is Timeless 2024 Song Competition
Performing live @ Westminster Park
Adding tracks to new jazz setlist

February 2024 - Performing live @ Westminster Park
Adding tracks to new jazz setlist
Joined Chester Little Theatre writing group

January 2024 - Performing live @ Westminster Park
Adding tracks to new jazz setlist
Finalising outline of my first play

December 2023 - Performing live @ Westminster Park
Working on a Christmas song for Christmas 2024
Developing storyline for final outline of my first play

November 2023 - Performing live @ Westminster Park
Building new jazz setlist
Developing characters for final outline of my first play

October 2023 - Performing live again @ Telfords Warehouse
Preparing final outline for my first play

September 2023 - Working on my SKP album
Step Three - Preparing tracks for testing on a live audience

August 2023 - Working on my SKP album.
Step Two - Test recording and deciding which of the now 30 tracks to include
New one minute teaser trailer for 'Shoot To Kill' released ready for promotion

July 2023 - Working on my SKP album.
Step One - Deciding on which of the 27 tracks to include

May/June 2023 - Investing in the future

May 2023 - Promoting two Christmas songs and working on my first play

April 2023 - 'Shoot To Kill' by The Heart Athletes released 4.4.2023
An exploration of American gun culture highlighting the desperate need for gun control legislation, the enforcement of measures intended to restrict access to the possession and use of guns in a powerful, scary and controversial way
'Where's the fun in owning a gun if you never get to use it'

March 2023 - Preparing the marketing pre-release materials for the first Heart Athletes release of 2023
Working on two tracks to perform at the April Chester Songwriters meeting
Revisiting the source material of my first play

February 2023 - Discussing the first Heart Athletes release of 2023
Reworking the characters and storyline of my first play
Entered the Rhodes V8 'Missing Keys' competition

January 2023 - Finding inspiration in Spain

December 2022 - Working on my first play

November 2022 - Recorded vocals at Dee Hights Studios
Attended the Chester Songwriters meeting.

October 2022 - Working on two new songs

September 2022 - Joined Chester Little Theatre and been inspired by the play 'Veronica's Room' by Ira Levin
Just completed the teaser trailer for my song called 'Angels Forgive'

August 2022 - Here's the setlist for my gig at 3.00pm, Sunday 7th August on the Chester Bandstand

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Playing my first live gig for almost two and a half years on the Chester Bandstand with The Chester Songwriters - Sunday 7th August 2022
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I will be playing live about 3.00pm


















July 2022 - returned back to the UK from a holiday in Spain
Joined Chester Little Theatre, Gloucester St, Chester, CH1 3HR
Submitted a video to the Nick Cave, 'Seven Psalms' project
Booked a live gig on the Chester Bandstand with The Chester Songwriters

June 2022 - completed the first draft of the first act of my first play script
There's a lot of 'firsts' happening in June,  exciting times

May 2022 - submitted two electronic compositions to PRS for Music to be considered for the new composer development initiative celebrating the iconic composer Philip Glass' 85th birthday

Spring 2022 - Currently working on a classical soundtrack album
Compiling a portfolio of jazz tracks
Reinventing a rock band called 'The Heart Athletes'

During 2022 I will be releasing new material, pitching songs and performing live
My first release of 2022 is a classical track called 'A Force Of Nature'. See link below

COMMISSIONS

Steven Berkoff
A Trilogy Of Trailers
'Salome', 'Oedipus' and 'Decadence'

SSAFA - Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association
Sapphire Blue Choir
Writing, recording and producing an album of ten original songs

Time And The People
A World Of Beauty And Lies
Co-writing three songs on their new album

GP Hall
Co-writer and producer of the English and Italian verson of the song
'Key To My Heart'

Mike Hynde
Two Trailers
'Death Row' and 'Piano'





COMPOSITIONS

Classical Music

Based on the play 'The Cenci' by Antonin Artaud
Composed by: Phillip Allan
Recorded @ The Wrighthouse
Video Production: Phillip Allan
Dedicated to the Memory of Antonin Artaud

Acoustic Music

Composed by: Phillip Allan & G.P. Hall
Suvi, Vocals
GP Hall, Acoustic Contreras Guitar
Steven Taylor, Double Bass
Jacob Leff, Percussion
Recorded by Mark Winterburn, assisted by Sam Findlow
Recorded at The Edge Recording Studio, Alderley Edge, Cheshire
Video Production: Phillip Allan
Music © Imaginary Music 2021

Composed by: Phillip Allan
Vocal, Piano + Sax - Phillip Allan
Drum + Bass - David Watson
Recorded @ The Wrighthouse
Video Production: Phillip Allan

Rock Songs

From the acclaimed director, author and actor Steve Berkoff comes the definitive stage version of the Oscar Wilde play ‘Salome’. The music for the trailer has been specially commissioned by Steven Berkoff. The song is called ‘Salome’ by the musical collective ‘The Heart Athletes’.

Composed by: Phillip Allan & David Watson
Music Production: David Watson
Recorded @ The Wrighthouse and Blue Boy Studios
Video Trailer Production: Phillip Allan
Music © The Heart Athletes 2019
All images © Steven Berkoff 1992

Composed by: Phillip Allan & Mike Hynde
Music Production: David Watson
Lyrics © Mike Hynde 2021
Video Production: Phillip Allan
Recorded @ The Wrighthouse
Music © The Heart Athletes 2021

'Death Row' is the second commission by Mike Hynde to produce a video trailer for one of the poems from a book of poetry he published on Sunday 18th October 2020. It's called 'Dark Hearts and Other Twisted Poetry'. As you can tell by the title this is a far darker book than his first book of poetry called 'Hearts and Flowers'. It shows the potential synergy between a poem and a song.

The book is available from this link; 'Dark Hearts + Other Twisted Poetry'



SPECIAL THANKS

Steven Berkoff
David Watson
Mike Hynde
G.P.  Hall
Christina Howard
Tony Denmade
Phil Dennett
Michael Gibbens Photography



CONTACT

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/phillip.allan/

Address
11 Vincent Drive
Westminster Park
Chester, Cheshire, UK
CH4 7RQ

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