Birds Up Podcast

S2E18: Singer/Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist, and Festival Owner - Tori Allen

Episode Summary

Tori Allen is one of Nashville’s most accomplished artists and fiddle players on the music scene today. With new music coming early 2023, its full steam ahead for Allen with the anticipation of a full album later this year. Recently on “The Imploding The Mirage” world tour with Vegas Indie rock band, The Killers as a touring musician, singing background vocals, playing violin, as well as utility acoustic guitars, mandolin and some percussion. Just prior to joining on with The Killers in 2022, Tori was a band member and music director with Country newcomer, Ashland Craft, opening for Zac Brown Band's entire 2021 US stadium and amphitheater tour, "The Comeback Tour”. Although Allen finds herself sharing the stage with some of music's best, she also pursues her own original music and continues with full steam ahead in 2022 and into 2023. Tori Allen has been an artist and professional musician for over 16 years. Growing up as a classical violinist for most of her life, she was selected as a soloist performing at Carnegie Hall at the age of 18 in 2010. She would then attend The University of San Antonio as a double major in violin and viola before moving to Nashville, Tennessee shortly after in 2011 to pursue songwriting. Allen was brought to Nashville by opportunity on the corporate side of the music industry, working for Full Circle Music Publishing on Nashvilles' famed Music Row where she would the learn to hone her craft as a songwriter and learn about the music industry. Not only is Tori’s music original, positive, upbeat, and fun, Allen is a true genre fusing genius. Tori Allen is making her own rules with music that speaks to multiple audiences from different genres of music including pop, country, americana and folk. She has a pop sound that is influenced by funk, country, soul, and ’50s & ’60s music. Most people describe Allen as a mixture between Sheryl Crow and Amy Winehouse with a twist of Macy Gray and Sam Cooke.

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