Born in New York, Allen was a world traveler from a young age and spent extensive time in Turkey, Germany, Mexico, and Bali. Based out of Istanbul for the past decade, Allen also sings in Turkish and infuses his sets with diverse global sounds and instruments. Notably, Allen plays the Kanun, an instrument with a visceral feeling that speaks directly to the heart. The Kanun is an ancient instrument he learned in Konya, Turkey, the final resting place of Sufi mystic poet Rumi. From abstract/ambient acoustic to driving edgy dance, Allen is a genre-defying artist who combines sounds that bring a unique intensity unlike anything you have seen before.