[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ custom_padding_phone=”” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”ALLEN HINDS” image_url=”https:\/\/www.mi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/allen-hinds.jpg” admin_label=”ALLEN HINDS” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” border_width_all_image=”1px” box_shadow_style_image=”preset4″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]A native of Auburn, Alabama, Allen was exposed to blues and R&B at an early age. Moving into jazz and fusion in his teens, he attended Berklee College of Music and shortly after moved to Los Angeles on a scholarship through Guitar Player Magazine to attend Musicians Institute, where he has remained on staff to the present.<\/p>\n
Allen has five solo CDs under his name with a sixth, The Good Fight, released in early 2024. Allen\u2019s music can be heard on Spotify as well in many cable TV shows such as \u201cSons of Guns,\u201d “Pawn stars,\u201d \u201cNational Geographic Specials\u201d and many more. <\/p>\n
Besides a solo career, and being a regular featured artist in Guitar Techniques, The Guitarist and other magazines, Allen has instruction books available, including \u201cLiquid Legato\u201d through Hal Leonard, \u201cMelodic Improv\u201d on Truefire and \u201cFusion Blues Soloing\u201d available at Fundamental Changes.[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.mi.edu\/about-us\/faculty-profiles\/” button_text=”BACK TO FACULTY” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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