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BiographY
John Allred is an American singer-songwriter from Connecticut. Allred started writing his own songs at 8 years old. While growing up in his hometown of West Hartford, he was greatly inspired by the local music scene. Attending his first shows watching:
Goo Goo Dolls, John Mayer, Dashboard Confessional, Howie Day, Guster and Dispatch
Heavily Influenced by 104.1 FM Radio & MTV Unplugged, John formed a band of his own. After High School, Allred moved across the country to attend college in Utah. Ending up in The same local music scene that developed acts like:
The Killers, The Used, Imagine Dragons, Neon Trees, The Aces & The Backseat Lovers
Inspired by his local once scene again, Allred formed another band and toured the West Coast on the weekends. Eventually graduating with a Bachelors Degree in Music. After graduation, John picked up work holding residencies In Las Vegas. Primarily at “The House of Blues” and “The Cosmopolitan”. While performing, John rubbed shoulders with the likes of:
Ed Sheeran, Toby Keith, Gavin Degraw, Macy Gray, Travis Barker, Machine Gun Kelly and members of Santana & Lifehouse
With each encounter, encouraged to keep pursuing his dream. And After spending 6 Years / 6 days a week performing live from the Las Vegas Strip to Singapore, John moved to California.
Still Releasing an album a year. Documenting his life in song. While blending elements of folk, rock, and pop to make something all it’s own. Each album showcasing growth as a songwriter, artist and most importantly as a person.
The story continues…
Press
Charts
“Brave New World” hit #6 on Billboard Heat-seekers Intermountain Charts and #4 on iTunes Singer Songwriter Charts.
February 7th, 2020
“Anchor” debuted at #2 on iTunes Singer Songwriter Charts. Written, recorded and produced while living in Singapore.
STREAMs
NOVEMBER, 21 2014
john’s post on Soundcloud for “The Hanging Tree” went viral surpasing 1 million streams in two days.
MARCH 9, 2018
John’s single “The Climb” surpassed one million steams on Spotify withIn one year of it’s release.
National Acts
John has opened for:
THE ATARIS
AUGUSTANA
BLINK-182
COLLECTIVE SOUL
COPELAND
DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL
HE IS WE
JARS OF CLAY
JASON REEVeS
J.R. RICHARDS
LEWIS CAPALDI
THE MAINE
MAE
MAT KEARNY
MATT NATHANSON
NEON TREES
PARACHUTE
RELIENT K
SAFETYSUIT
SECONDHAND SERENADE
TAKING BACK SUNDAY
YELLOWCARD
AND MANY MORE…
Venues
NOTABLE VENUES John has PERFORMED AT:
El Corazon - Seattle, WA
fun house - SEATTLE, WA
Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
Marquis Theater - Denver, CO
Silverlake Lounge - LOS ANGELES, CA
Viper Room - Los Angeles, CA
Hotel Cafe - Los Angeles, CA
THE KNITTING FACTORY (CLOSED) - Los Angeles, CA
Winston House - Venice, CA
HARD ROCK CAFE - SAN DIEGO, CA
ole red - Las Vegas, NV
Zouk - las Vegas, NV
House Of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
Soda Bar - San Diego, CA
Great Salt Air - Magna, UT
THANKSGIVING POINT - AMERICAN FORK, UT
THE UCCU CENTER - OREM, UT
IN THE VENUE (CLOSED) - SLC, UT
URBAN LOUNGE - SLC, UT
THE COMPLEX - SLC, UT
Velour - Provo, UT
Webster Theater - Hartford, CT
TOADS PLACE - NEW HAVEN, CT
AND MANY MORE…
MUSIC
available on all music streaming platforms
Winter EP
Words & Music by John Allred
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Spring EP
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Summer EP
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Fall EP
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