Mixer, Engineer, Producer

TJ Allen

Biography

Tim, a Bristol-based mixer, engineer, and producer, boasts an impressive roster of recent clients, including Bat For Lashes, Portishead, Hannah Peel, Balenciaga, Laura Groves, Anna Calvi, and Torres.

Raised on the serene south coast, he delved into sound manipulation at an early age, experimenting with tape recorders and creating intricate tape loops and vari-speed sound designs by dismantling cassettes—an unwitting introduction to his future sonic explorations. This sense of sonic adventure remains a central element of his workflow.

Upon relocating to Bristol, he crossed paths with Andy Mackay (Roxy Music) while assisting at Channel House Studios. This encounter led to sound design work for the Roxy reunion tour in 2001 and the experimental project Andy Mackay and The Metaphors, featuring Roxy-alumni Paul Thompson and long-term collaborator Hazel Mills (Florence & The Machine, Goldfrapp, Birdy).

For the past 13 years, Tim has worked closely with Portishead’s Adrian Utley, serving as engineer/mixer on diverse Film and TV projects. This collaboration extended to acclaimed scores for Joan Of Arc and Arcadia, Portishead’s striking rendition of ABBA’s SOS, and tracks for artists like Martin Green (Lau), Anna Calvi, Mark Lanegan, and Kathryn Williams.

In recent years, Tim has shifted his focus to mixing, operating primarily from his personal mix room, ‘Station 7.’ He has lent his expertise to records for artists such as Bat For Lashes, Laura Groves, and Torres. Concurrently, he has co-produced and mixed records for Hannah Peel, contributing to the Mercury Prize-nominated “Fir Wave,” and long-time collaborator Hazel Mills.

In addition to his studio credits, he is also an accomplished musician, programmer and remixer – touring the world several times playing guitar, bass and synths for Bat For Lashes, performing regularly with Adrian Utley’s Guitar Orchestra, and recently releasing a doomy synth-laden collaboration with Charlotte Hatherley called Traveller on EMI’s legendary KPM label.

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Discography

Artist
Title
Role
Label
Hannah Peel
Fir Wave
Co-P, M
Laura Groves
A Private Road
M
Bat For Lashes
We’ve Only Just Begun
P, M
Charlotte Hatherley & TJ Allen
Traveller
P, Co-W, M
BFRND
Sunglasses At Night
M
Versari
Sous La Peau
M
Sailing Stones
Polymnia
P, E, M
Collectress
Different Geographies
M
Mally Harpaz
Zoom In, Zoom Out
M
Anna Calvi
Julie
M
Mesadorm
Epicadus
P, E, M
Adrian Utley & Will Gregory
Arcadia
E, Prog, M
Mark Lanegan
Daylight In The Nocturnal House
Add, E
Gabby Young
Through The Trees
M
Quinta
The Quick Of The Heart
M
Charlotte Hatherley
True Love
M
Torres
Three Futures
Add, E
Ben Murray
Time Has Told Me
P, E, M
Tim Green & The Slow Revolt
Still Not Born
M
Charlotte Hatherley
Night Vision
P, M
Three Cane Whale
Palimpsest
E, M
The Blue Aeroplanes
Welcome, Stranger!
E, M
She Makes War
Direction Of Travel
E, Prog
Portishead
SOS
E
Bat For Lashes
Live At Union Chapel
M
Bat For Lashes
The Bride
Touring Band Member
The Slow Revolt
Farther
M
Martin Green
FLIT
E, M
Get The Blessing
Astronautilus
E
Torres
Sprinter
E
Coeur De Pirate
Roses
E
Anna Calvi
The Heart Of You
E
Martin Green
Crows Bones
M
Marianne Faithful
Give My Love To London
E
Get The Blessing
Lope and Antilope
E
Spiro/Adrian Utley
The Vapourer
E, M
The Fauns
Lights
M
Bat For Lashes
The Haunted Man
Touring Band Member
Kathryn Williams
The Pond
M
Adrian Utley & Will Gregory
Joan Of Arc
E
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