Buster Allen
producer l engineeI studio owner
Matthew “Buster” Allen discovered a love for the studio during his time under the mentorship of the legendary pioneer of "Nashville Sound", recording engineer Bill Porter (Elvis, Roy Orbison and the A-Team session players at RCA Studio B).
In 2006, Buster moved to Nashville, to follow his purist approach to recording. "I was searching to authentically reproduce artists' sound through the speakers," says Allen who found work at Garth Brooks’ Allentown Studio, first as an assistant to Mark Miller, and then as the head engineer. During his time there, he has worked on every Garth Brooks session (including “Time Traveler” & “Live Live Boxed set for Caesars Palace” - 2023 and Garth & Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event on CBS - 2020 as Recording Engineer and Mixer.
Other projects include: John Prine, Trisha Yearwood, Don Henley, James Taylor, Natalie Prass and more. In 2009, Allen took his deep knowledge of 3M tape machines and hands-on experience repairing consoles and outbound gear and founded Allen Sound, which has quickly established a worldwide reputation for both production and technical service.
Buster takes a thoughtful and studied approach to his projects, preferring a multifaceted approach to both recording the music and maintaining the equipment, sometimes venturing off into experimental territory. In an audiophile adventure, Buster and Randy Blevins brought ten (10) 3M tape machines, and 20 plus boxes of parts. With this move, he has helped numerous 3M owners, resurrecting their machines, all over the world. "In 2024 I made an agreement to sell my 3M parts and machines to Matt DelVecchio in Los Angeles, California. Matt had become a good client and friend over the years. He is one of the best technicians I have met," adds Buster.
Allen's production credits include: John Lomax III - “American Folk Songs”, Leah Grams Johnson - “For The Wintertime", and Jonathan Timm - “Grayman.” .
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