Rick Allen

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About Rick Allen

I love both the art and science of sound. I have this crazy passion for audio.” – Rick Allen Rick Allen’s music, sound effects and sound design have been licensed by hundreds of media companies around the world to get the attention of literally millions of consumers. Rick Allen Creative Services produces and markets original audio collections to Sound Designers and Sound Effects Editors working in film, radio, TV, video, advertising, web development and gaming. His sound design credits include interactive projects for Disney, Sony Pictures, HBO, NBC, CBS, ABC, American Express, Cartoon Network, Nike, Starz Network, The United Nations, MasterCard, Hewlett Packard, Target, LogiTech and Coca-Cola and others. Collaborating with Sample Logic, he helped create "Assault", an innovative virtual software instrument that has received rave reviews from top Hollywood film composers and featured sounds in Grand Theft Auto V. He supplied ABC Radio Networks with the music and sounds for their 8 format production libraries for over 10 years. Rick's audio has branded media outlets worldwide including - Hot 92.3, Kiss FM, Power 106 in LA – MTV, Hot 97, WKTU, WABC, WPLJ in New York, RTL in Germany, FM Tokyo in Japan and hundreds more. Rick Allen has received gold and platinum records from major labels for his editing and remixing – and earned Addy Awards, Clio certificates, and additional honors in state, national and worldwide award competitions. He’s also written articles about recording and audio production for trade magazines, lectured at professional music, broadcast and recording conferences (NAMM, AES, Worldwide Radio Summit, etc) and teaches sound design and post-production audio (ADR & Foley) at the Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences. Specialties: Audio design, sound effect collections and media branding. Skills – Digital recording, Sound Design, Sample Library Development, Interactive Web Audio, Gaming Audio, iApp Content, and Broadcast Production Libraries.