Mark van Allen (born 1954) is an American musician, recording engineer and record producer, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Instruments he plays include the pedal steel guitar, dobro, lap steel guitar, electric and acoustic guitar, bass guitar, and the mandolin.

Mark van Allen
Born1954 (age 69–70)
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Occupation(s)Musician, recording engineer, record producer
Instrument(s)Pedal steel, dobro, lap steel, electric and acoustic guitar, bass guitar, mandolin
Years active1979–present
Websitemarkvanallen.com

As a touring and session musician, van Allen has appeared with a wide variety of artists, covering many musical genres, including Zac Brown Band, Shawn Mullins, Buddy Miles, Hank Thompson, Indigo Girls, John Berry,[1] Mark Wills, Blueground Undergrass,[2] Warren Haynes, Sugarland, Jimmy Herring, Leftover Salmon, Guy Clark, Vassar Clements, Rehab, Peter Rowan, Manchester Orchestra, and many more.

He currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, where he runs a multitrack recording studio and is active on the local recording and national touring scene.

Discography

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Year Song/Album Artist Label Instrument Other credits Ref
1979 "A Song About A Letter" b/w "I Love You" (45 RPM single) Merlin Jones Frontier Records Pedal steel
1980 "Memories of You" b/w "Someone Cares" (45 RPM single) Randy Roddy
1986 Things Are Not The Same (LP) John Berry Clear Sky Records
1988 "Between 17 And 20" b/w " The Christmas Tree" (45 RPM single) Kyle Ensley
1993 The Willing Suspension Of Disbelief DeDe Vogt Daemon Records
1994 Everyday Thing Alan Wayne Baker Rogue Records
Things Are Not The Same (CD) John Berry Liberty Records/Patriot Records
Rain Jan Smith Rogue Records Songwriter
1995 Simple Life Christopher Mercure RamCat
1996 She Dreams Alone Libby Eason Dark Rose Records Pedal steel, dobro, lead guitar
John Grant John Grant RCR Records
Horses And Guitars Selene McCarthy Mane N' Tale
1997 Real Cowboy Girl Cowboy Envy NikiVicki Pedal steel
Move Along Thornton Price TP10
Open the Window Elise Witt EmWorld Records
1999 Barnyard Gone Wrong Blueground Undergrass Root Cellar Records Pedal steel, harmony vocals Recording and mixdown engineer, co-producer
Live at Southside Music Hall HaneyJones Music Pedal steel
Live At The Variety Playhouse Phoenix Records Pedal steel, lap steel Mixdown engineer, co-producer
Live At The Variety Playhouse (European vinyl release) Comet Records/Horizon Records
Live at Iota
Live At The Variety Halloween
Prompt Temporary Relief Good Medicine Root Cellar Records Pedal steel
Just For The Songs Rich Healy Up and Running Records Pedal steel, dobro, electric guitar
Souldiers Richard Long Pedal steel Recording engineer, producer
2000 Blueground Undergrass Newground Bgug Records Pedal steel, dobro, lap steel, lead and harmony vocals Recording and mixdown engineer, mastering engineer, producer
Phoenix Presents Sampler Phoenix Records Pedal steel Mixdown engineer
Windows Sampler Blueground Undergrass, Play J.Com Windows Records
Whatever Became Of Me? Joyce Brookshire EmWorld Records Pedal steel, dobro
Wagons Ho Cowboy Envy Daemon Records Pedal steel
Lost My Steel Railways Danny Kahn Pedal steel, dobro, electric guitar
Fresh Flowers Selene McCarthy Mane N' Tale Pedal steel, dobro, lead guitar
One Horse Town Queenie Mullinix Pedal steel, dobro, electric guitar Recording engineer
Oldstar Oldstar Riverbridge Records Pedal steel
Dream Karen Shayne Rogue Records
2001 The Discussion Begins... Dan K. Theory Root Cellar Records Lap steel, dobro Recording and mixdown engineer
Lollipop Rock Lollipop Rock Pedal steel
Live Music Badger.Com
Cosmic Cabin Memories Jim Thompson Pedal steel, acoustic and electric guitar, dobro, mandolin, bass, baritone guitar Recording and mixdown engineer, producer
Watch and Learn Let's Jam: Country and Bluegrass Cassette and Video Learning Systems Pedal steel
Dusk Dusk Wilson Weaver Phi Acoustics Pedal steel, dobro, electric guitar
2002 Heartland Athma Mitram Recording engineer
The Road From Swannanoa Border Collies
Moodswing Halo Shane Bridges Riverbridge Records Pedal steel, dobro Recording and mixdown engineer, producer
On Board The Armenia Calliope Fair Root Cellar Records Recording and mixdown engineer
Knee Deep In Blues Del Conner DellConn Pedal steel
Just Being Me Nichole Davidson
Imperfectly Libby Eason Dark Rose Records Dobro
Not Too Late To Love Again Wayne Hill Forte Music Pedal steel
Let It Unfold Sheri Kling Heartsprings Music Pedal steel, dobro
This Guy's The Limit Rich Millett Pop Head Music Pedal steel
Lifelines Paul Sforza Turnstone Records
The Treehouse Incident Shadowood Shady Music
Enjoy The Ride Rogue Records
2003 Nowhere Is Too Far Jon Allmet Between The Sheets Music
Dance Around It Box Rockers Pedal steel, dobro, lap steel Recording and mixdown engineer, co-producer
With Shawn Mullins Cornbread Pedal steel
Free To Go Donna Hopkins Dobro Recording engineer
HomeWrecker, HeartBreaker Kate and The Retreads Pedal steel
Homewrecker, Heartbreaker Kate James and Lost Country Hayden's Ferry
Chaff Harvest Packway Handle Band Busboat Recording engineer
Collage Bill Shultz Pedal steel, dobro, electric guitar Recording and mixdown engineer
Happy Holidays From 99X, Vol. III Sugarland
2004 Live at Tree Sound Studios Caroline Aiken Pedal steel
Three Rivers Point Captain Soularcat
In The Beginning Emmaus Road Project
All That We Let In Indigo Girls Sony/Epic Pedal steel, dobro
Drum & Bass Society, Vol. 1 Joseph Patrick Moore Blue Canoe Records Pedal steel
Crush The Planet Riders Pedal steel, dobro, electric guitar, baritone guitar Recording and mixdown engineer
Live At Eddie's Attic 3-24-04 Pedal steel, dobro Bad jokes
County Line Mark Scott U.S. 78 Music Pedal steel
Premium Quality Tunes Sugarland Mercury Nashville
Grey Wayside Riders
2005 Why Not? The Bird Dogs Pedal steel, dobro, harmony vocals Producer, engineer
Clay Cook Clay Cook Pedal steel
Sideman Blues Bret Hartley Experiment Tremolo Blue Music
Heartland Sheri Kling Heartsprings Music Pedal steel, dobro
Man Made Trouble Nathan Mayberry Pedal steel, baritone guitar Recording engineer
Live at Eddie's Attic Pedal steel
[R]Evolution Moonshine Still TreeSound
Hey Buddy New Orlean's Juice
Language Of Dreams Berne Poliakoff
For the Kids Ranger Bill Pedal steel, dobro, guitar, bass, keyboard, baritone guitar Producer, engineer
Home Grown Zac Brown Band Home Grown Records Pedal steel
2006 The Memory of Your Company Arlington Priest Crazy Neighbor Records Pedal steel, dobro
Once In A Blue Moon Larry Scott Chapman Shane Records
Songs From Stone Mountain Dave Daniels & New Pony Pedal steel Recording and mixdown engineer, co-producer
Streetcars Ain't Got Handlebars Russ Duty
Guns Kill People Mike Killeen Pedal steel, dobro Recording engineer, co-producer
Demos, Outtakes, Live and Whatnot Recording, mixing, and mastering engineer, co-producer
Wandering Moon Kristin Markiton Band
Live at Eddie's Attic Sept. 13, 2006 Dobro
T.B.S. Soundstage (DVD) Pedal steel, dobro
Myth of the Self Made Man Nathan Mayberry Recording engineer
Cory Sellers Cory Sellers
Two Lane Road South 70
Crazy Pete Whitfield
2007 Courier Brian Ashley Jones Trio Dobro Recording and mixdown engineer, co-producer
That Should Heal Nicely Bishop Don Pedal steel
Broken Window Pains Shane Bridges Riverbridge Records
Gathering Of Eagles Dwain Cleveland Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, pedal steel, bass Recording and mixdown engineer, producer
Kahle Davis and the Night Watchmen Pedal steel, dobro Recording and mixdown engineer, co-producer
Highway to Fame (television special) Tom Dugger
Owen Evans Pedal steel, dobro, lap steel
Kecia Garland Pedal steel, dobro Recording and mixdown engineer, producer
Jackson County Line Jackson County Line Pedal steel
Hell Broke Loose in Georgia Moira Nelligan Bass, pedal steel Recording and mixdown engineer
Whiskey Down Tyler Reeve Pedal steel, dobro, lap steel
Hard Headed Fool Corey Smith Razor & Tie Pedal steel, dobro
America Robin Dean Salmon
Slowly First James Salter Pedal steel
Tanglewood Tonic Recording and mixdown engineer
Wighat Mixdown engineer
Crazy Heart Tom Wolf Dobro Bad jokes
We Know What You Want Zydeco T Recording and mixdown engineer, co-producer
2008 90 Proof Lullabye Connor Christian & Southern Gothic Pedal steel, lap steel
God Sent An Angel Laveda Dorsey Pedal steel, dobro
CD single Steve Freeman Pedal steel
Clear Channel Jingle Simon Horrocks
Little. And Low. Mike Killeen 227 Springdale Records Pedal steel, lap steel Recording and mixdown engineer
Sugar On A Stick Rebecca Loebe Pedal steel
CD single Kristin Markiton
Mending The New Frontiers The Militia Group
She Says J. R. Rund Dobro
South 70 South 70 DrumBum Music Pedal steel, lap steel
2009 Naked Steve Baskin Pedal steel
I Really Want to Say Adam Bret
Clementine Dave Daniels Black Hills Music Recording engineer
Just Like Ghosts Dave Daniels & the PTA Recording engineer, production
Mystery Prize Rebecca Loebe Pedal steel, dobro
Nate Montgomery Pedal steel, dobro, lead guitar Recording engineer
War and Sand Krysta Nick Pedal steel
It's Been Worth It All Dorothy Norwood Malaco Records
Welcome Home Rehab Universal Republic
Keeping Up With the Joneses Corey Smith Undertone Records Pedal steel, dobro
Create Your Day, Celebrate Your Night Emily Smith Spirit Wave Healing Pedal steel, keyboard, synthesizer Music production, recording and mixdown engineer
Sufficient Grace Sufficient Grace Pedal steel
2010 Universal You Nathan Beaver
New Hometown Connor Christian & Southern Gothic
Lovin' You Still Georgia
Mulennium Gov't Mule Evil Teen [3]
Josh Harris Josh Harris
Poverty Is Real Mike Killeen
Manchester Orchestra Manchester Orchestra
The Broken Record Corey Smith Undertone Records
Whiskey Gentry Whiskey Gentry
Unhyphenated American Andy Lee White
2011 Everybody's Out Tonight Nathan Beaver
Power Up Jingle Berkely Power Corporation
The Oprah Song Leslie Christian
Georgia Fair Georgia Fair Sony Music
Old North Monroe James Matthew Hughes
The Internationals Pedal steel, dobro, lap steel Recording and mixdown engineer
Signature Jingle Revolution Radio
First of Many Saint Francis Pedal steel Mastering engineer
"Revolution" (on Hemlockfest 2011 compilation CD)
Revolution Radio Signature
Andy Velo Andy Velo
Jayron Weaver Jayron Weaver Pedal steel, dobro
2012 Demo Kristen Englenz Pedal steel Recording and mixdown engineer, producer
2015 Shine On the Waters of My Soul Victor Johnson Beautiful Things
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Leslie Barnett
For the Lord is Royalty Steven Kern Recording and mixdown engineer, co-producer
Long Journey Mike Mermin Pedal steel, dobro
Compilation Star Route USA Pedal steel
Sundiver
Drive Francisco Vidal Band

References

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  1. ^ "Country band places third". Calhoun Times and Gordon County News. 8 April 1987. p. 2B. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  2. ^ "The Band". Bluegroundundergrass.com. Retrieved 29 October 2013.[not specific enough to verify]
  3. ^ "Mulennium Release Info". Evil Teen Records. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
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  • "Home". Markvanallen.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.