Allan James, singer-songwriter, guitarist, musician, recording artist and producer lives in a small town in Northern Virginia, where he writes, composes, records and produces music from his studio in the Shenandoah Valley. Although known for his creative and diverse style of guitar playing, Allan is also an award-winning singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, which includes keyboards, bass and drums.

Early years…

A self-taught musician, Allan started playing guitar, singing and writing songs when he was 8 years old. He performed his original songs for family, friends and small local venues. In his teens he also began playing piano and started recording his original music.

At age 15, while living in Iceland, Allan performed on his own half-hour TV show on American Armed forces TV called “The Guitar Sounds of Allan James”. He also performed on Icelandic TV with the most famous rock band in Iceland at the time, and at the college in Reykavik, Iceland. When he returned back to the U.S., he recorded his 1st single, becoming a favorite in the Virginia, Maryland and DC area. The single was played on the popular rock radio station DC101 FM.

Allan has recorded and produced several albums, singles and music videos. He has performed in the USA and other countries as a solo artist and with bands. He has won talent contests and performed on a cruise ship. He also fronted some successful rock bands in the DC area and was the founding member of popular band “Arc of Light” which toured the East Coast & released 2 albums, singles and music videos. They also performed on TV, Radio and at some well-known venues in the DC area such as The Bayou, Maxims, Louis Rock City, The Library, and The Wax Museum..

Growing up Allan was influenced by great artists in several genres, though his own sound & approach to writing and recording is unique & original. He developed into an extremely creative & versatile musician, singer/songwriter. His music has been described as unique, deep, meaningful, melodic, emotive, atmospheric with a rock edge, while being favorably compared to music such as Pink Floyd, Moody Blues, U2 & Coldplay.

Film Composer
Allan had received interest, great feedback and direction from some big record companies, including Island records to pursue creating soundtracks for movies, videos, websites and other media. Allan has composed and recorded music for several projects and organizations such as The Vietnam Memorial Wall, The Women’s Museum of Art in DC, Dr Boutros and The Eye Center, ROLM corporation, IBM, Siemens corporation, NIH and NOAA to name a few. He more recently has composed and recorded some music for a new documentary film called “Worries and Warriors”, about living life with Parkinson’s Disease. A great new film directed by Thad Reid.

Record Contract
In 2015 Allan was signed to a record deal with But! Music Group with the famous “Man in Black” Jamesie (Allan James), who has worked with several famous artists/bands, such as Elton John, Deep Purple, Bryan Adams, Annie Lennox, Joe Walsh and many more. Since his record deal, he has released 2 more albums and several singles and music videos. Another record company in the USA has signed Allan to release more albums starting in 2025.

Charity Work
Allan has also provided music and songs to help several charities, and most recently his song “Our Dreams” was chosen to be on a popular charity album called Numberella Charity Album 2022. which was released in June 2022. It helped thousands of children get education and food.

New Technology
Allan has always been at the forefront of utilizing the latest technologies with his music, video, multimedia and the internet, being one of the 1st within the DC area to stream his songs & live shows on the web. He built his own webcast stage next to his recording studio. As video began to explode on the internet, Allan quickly took advantage of the powerful potential and opportunities that allowed him to get his music out to the world. He also has used video since the start to capture rehearsals, shows and create music videos.

The Future
Allan continues to build a very strong fan base of several thousand fans around the world. With the success of his first international album release “Doors to Somewhere” on the new record label, music videos, singles and upcoming live performances, his music career and future looks very bright. In 2025 there is going to be some great news on interviews, live shows and new music.

Allan’s most recent album “TRAVEL ONWARD”, is still getting great reviews. He has new singles and music videos. You can view some of the videos from both these successful albums here, or on the Allan James YouTube Channel.

His latest single “Digital Woman” is very popular, including the music video on YouTube. He has a new single (The Ghosts Have Gone) coming out June 6, 2025.

For more information, booking and promotion:
Management and Record Label:  Contact Jamesie at (BUT! Music Group) butgroup.com