ALLEN EPLEY
Allen Epley is the singer/guitarist and creative force for his current band The Life and Times as well as his former band Shiner. And between both bands, he has published well over 100 songs.
Trained as a singer with a BA in music from William Jewell College in Kansas City MO, Allen formed Shiner in 1992 and released four critically well-received records and a live EP over the course of a decade before disbanding in early 2003.
Allen has composed music for short films, commercials, and short documentary films for the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. The Life and Times' music has appeared in several online ads including a Richard Dawkins ad, and Shiner’s “The Egg” was used in a Jeep Wrangler commercial in Mexico in 2014.
Allen is married with two children and currently lives in Evanston, IL where he is a member of the Chicago BlueManGroup as a bassist and Chapman stick player.
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- Edgier - Delay with a long feedback, drive and room verb gives a nice open well supported early ’80's vibe.
- Sigh Bridge - Volume pedal before long plate verb and drive through FD TwinR and BGN 4x12 gives long verb tail, Vibe pedal adds haunting early ‘70s vibe.
- BritTrem1 - EP Stomp and a touch of Room before the UK30A+UK2x12 gives a nice British bite with rhythmic Trem.
- Bubbles - SweetDrv feeds the SeqFLTR inherent rhythm, Analog Delay works with SeqFLRT rhythmically, Xtacy Blue drives a big mid range with a soft MK3 1x12 finish, adding color and character to headlines.
- Regal Lead - Chrome wah finds a nice focused mid range to exploit with a little help from the TS Drive, Delay and HPS for key correct harmonies into UK30A+UK2x12 to honor that lead tone.
- CloudCity - Tape Echo and HD Hall Reverb work together for surreal sweeping sounds and MonoPitch at -5 adds heft, note and a slight Asian feel through BG MK3.
- SlappyDays - Sweet Drv + EP Stomp + Delay through FD TwinR+FD2x12 gives a nice slapback feel for a retro style of rock. good for chordal or lead parts.
- Guitarmony - Rack Comp gives immediacy to the TS Drive and TapeEcho for an old school tone, while Tremolo gives texture and HPS harmonizes in whatever key desired, rocking through UK30A+UK2x12 with crispy crunch.
- LoopSwell - Volume pedal +RC BOOSTat the top so the decay from the Hall and Analog Delay will create seamless swell loops with the looper pedal into UK30A+UK2x12 that can be haunting, heavy, orchestral.
- RipReverse - ZNR +Metal WRLDt+ DYN DRIVE dovetail perfectly to create metal meanness. the SlowATTCK adds an adjustable reverse effect for solo lead lines or chords, feeds into MS800+MS4x12.
- Ogre Tone - Octave pedal and Vintage FLNGR feed the DynDrive to create deep, low, gnarly lead lines and Tape Echo adds sheen to create a surreal tone through MS800+BGN4x12.
- NuCure1 - Detune adds chorus effect with comp adding clarity before the Delay and BG MK3+MK3 1x12 bring into an early '80s ringing quality that would make any Goth proud.
- EmptyClub - EP Stomp and RedCrunch (off/on) add tone and drive, respectively, to the Tape Echo and Room reverbs into FD TwinR+FD2x12 giving the impression of standing an empty club warming up before soundcheck.
- PitchyProg - PDL Drive adds variable swell possibilities into EP Stomp and when it hits the PitchSHFT in FDTwinR+BGN4x12 it adds a surreal harmony effect in the style of Fripp.
- PhaseFaces - TS Drive pushes tone through VinFLNGR and Phaser for old school phaser effect. Delay gives length and UK30A+UK2x12 adds bright grit and tone.
- WamBurner - MetalWRLD and EP Stomp combine forces for meat and driven tone to fuel the PDL MnPIT for whammy effects with Mod Delay at the end of the pedal chain into FDTwinR+UK2x12 for added effect.
- TxtBkRock - TS drive is the fuel in front of the St GT GEQ and natural Room verb. A/B switch on St GT GEQ toggles between straight rock and ultra hi passed nasal tone for a unique lead through classic MS 800+MX4x12.
- BlueKeys - Sweet Drv and St GT GEQ combine with heavy depth Tremolo into FDTwinR+FD2x12 for a new retro blues tone.
- VenusBells - The Vibe SeqFLTR, Analog Dly, RingMod and HD Hall +UK30A create an astral bell choir. best with single notes.
- 8MilesHigh - Acoustic Sim and Mono Pitch work as a 12 string guitar, esp for single picked notes. Comp, Delay and Hall give clear beautiful sound with nice ambience through UK30A+UK2x12.