bio

M'Gilvry Allen's music comes from the place where joy and grief dance together. Using fiddle, guitar, and layers of harmony, he builds songs that feel both familiar and otherworldly - as if they've bubbled up from deep in the bones of the earth. His performances weave together traditional folk music, electronic elements, and an improvisational spirit that creates space for whatever needs to emerge. You can also find M'Gilvry in the indie folk band Maya Elise & The Good Dream, the diasporic music project Singing The Bones, and online everywhere as @mgilvryallen.

Services

  • Live music for all occasions - weddings, private events, concerts
  • Session work - strings, harmonies, instrumentals, production, mixing & mastering
  • Live-streamed entertainment for virtual events
  • Live-looping sound facilitation for ecstatic dance, fusion, contact improv, yoga, meditation & sound healing
  • DJing house, downtempo and global bass music

For inquiries, contact mgilvryallen AT gmail DOT com.

Testimonials

Gordon "M'Gilvry" Allen delivers an exceptional experience, plain and simple. As the featured musical artist at Responsive Conference (Las Vegas, 2019) he staged a variety of interactive music performances over two days, creating natural transitions and authentic moments of connection for our attendees. M'Gilvry is a self-contained creative asset for an organizer. I highly recommend him for anyone wanting to level-up a conference, event, or experience. 

—Robin Zander, CEO, Zander Media & Responsive Org

 

My brother M’Gilvry Allen is a musician whose work transforms the heart. 

His music reminds us of the truths we sometimes (but never fully) forget: that we each have a gift to give, a seed to sow, a story that is ours and must be shared. M'Gilvry creates soundscapes unlike any we've ever heard before, but can always return to, again and again. His voice is a homecoming, a bridge between the ear and the heart, one that shortens the distance between my heart and yours. When M'Gilvry sings, he calls us to prayer, into harmony, and in the silence that thrums afterwards, it is as if everyone in the room breathes as one. 

M'Gilvry composes songs that invite us to better listen to and trust ourselves. He sings from a deep place, and from this place he sings into creation a world where all belong, all are healed, and all are free.

—Rose Crespo, Community Organizer, Event Producer & Multimedia Artist