Allan Phillips is a music producer, composer, arranger, and musician. His musical style is a blend of contemporary music with ethnic elements from around the world. In 2011, his composition Moon/Luna Llena was chosen as a wake up call song for the astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle ''Endeavour''’s STS-134 mission commanded by Capt.

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. Also in 2011, music he composed and produced for Clark Marketing Solutions earned three Awards of Distinction from the 2011 Communicator Awards in the categories of audio production, jingle production and video production/use of graphics for work created for automotive client Diamond Valley Honda.

Biography

Born in

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. Allan Phillips' early musical roots are in Afro-indigenous street music, and over the years he has expanded his craft onto a blend of

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, African,

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, dance, Caribbean/

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/ R&B, Brazilian, Mediterranean, Asian, European, country, ambient/new age, and classical.Allan Phillips Official Website
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Compositions/arrangements and orchestrations

* Composed and produced the music score for season 1 and 2 of the

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series ''

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''. * Arranged and produced the music for the

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in New York and The Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., 2008 * Film: ** World Dance Workout (DVD), 2006 ** Tijuana Jews (feature), 2005 ** Family Values in the Goddess Years, 1999 ** Love Always (feature), 1996 ** Break of Dawn (feature), 1988 * Theatre: ** Rule My World (Urban Opera), 2009 ** The New Mambo Kings (Musical), 2009 ** Latin Gems (Musical), 2004 ** Latin Twist (Musical), 2000 ** Blood Wedding (Play), 1983

Discography and Production

Awards and nominations

* Produced Eva Ayllon album ''Kimba Fa'', which was nominated for a 2009

Latin Grammy The Latin Grammy Awards (stylized as Latin GRAMMYs) are awards presented by the Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from any ...

nomination in the Best Folk Album category * 2008

Emmy The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award catego ...

for the musical score of ''Grannies on Safari'' * Allan Phillips was part of

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's team in his

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nominated album ''Acuarela de Tambores'' * Produced albums winners of 14

San Diego Music Awards The San Diego Music Awards is an awards show held annually in San Diego, California, United States, to recognize the best artists and bands in local music. The awards show benefits the San Diego Music Foundation, a non-profit organization dedica ...

* Winner of 5 U.C.S.D outstanding artist awards

References

External links

Allan Phillips Official Website

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