Cory Allen

Cory Allen [b. 1982] is a composer and mastering engineer living in Austin, Texas. His work focuses on the manipulation of human perception with the intent of altering the listener's state of consciousness. Allen's music is deep, patient, meditative, highly-conceptual and often composed by implementing self-organizing structures, rule-based performances, set pitch classes and a wide variety of instruments. The Wire Magazine has called his work "elegant", while Was Ist Das says its "perfectly crafted" and an "artistic engineering achievement."

Allen co-owns and operates the Quiet Design label on which he has curated and produced releases featuring artists such as Alvin Lucier, Steinbruchel, Tetuzi Akiyama, Jandek, Keith Rowe, Sebastien Roux, Erdem Helvacioglu, Duane Pitre, Yoshio Machida, Kim Myhr, and more. As of 2015, Quiet Design has released works by more than 35 artists in over 10 countries.

Cory's work has been featured by the BBC, WDR Germany, Australia’s ABC Radio National, Wire Magazine, The American Music Center, Fluid Radio, Alarm Press, Tokafi, and many others. His work has been presented by the Austin Museum of Art, MTV, SXSW Film Festival, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, and more. For his work Exedra, Allen was awarded a residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts.