Rising Stars: Meet Casey Allen

Today we’d like to introduce you to Casey Allen

Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
Age 11: Got my first drumset, began my musical journey

Age 14: Started taking lessons from Ivan Hampden (Luther Vandross, Beyonce)

Age 17: Joined my first band – Embracing Goodbye

Age 19: Signed my first record deal with Korn’s label, Driven Records

Age 19: Began teaching private music lessons

Age 23: Started folk-pop duo Season & Snare

Age 24: Started teaching music full-time

Age 25: Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) discovered Season & Snare during a live stream, shared us with his followers, became one of the first viral live streams, nominated for a Shorty Award

Age 26: Won a Shorty Award from Al Roker in Times Square

Age 26: Landed my first sync placement for a film called The Archer, premiering at Sundance Film Festival & streaming on Hulu

Age 27: Started my first solo artist endeavor (HeartMouth), and began learning how to record, edit, produce, mix, and master music

Age 27: Started my own private teaching studio, C.A. Studios

Age 32: Signed my second record deal for a HeartMouth single with SoCal Records

Age 33: Rebranded and began releasing music under my own name, Casey Austin Allen

Age 34: Still trying, currently writing a grief album, another sync placement in the works TBD

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
There’s no such thing as a smooth road for a musician haha. Constantly starting over, being told no, not being taken seriously, high highs and extremely low lows, with a splash of health issues along the way to slow me down from time to time. I’m stubborn as a mule, and I always wind up finding a way to push through and keep going.

As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I’ve never quite been able to marry myself to one single genre of music, but lately I’ve been taking a shift from alt-indie-pop into more of an indie-folk sound. One thing remains though – I’m still a rock drummer when I sit behind a kit.

My new music is for anyone that is dealing with grief. I’m hoping that my songs make grief feel a little less isolating, and help put words to some of the messy feelings that come with losing someone special.

So, before we go, how can our readers or others connect or collaborate with you? How can they support you?
If you’re looking to learn how to play/write music, I’m currently looking to fill a few spots! Email me at [email protected] and we can set something up.

For writing, producing, etc – I’m also looking to start producing others more and not just myself. If you’re an indie or folk artist, let’s talk! You can reach me at the same email address as listed above.

The best way to support me is by sharing my music out on your socials, and buying/streaming my music!

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.caseyaustinallen.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caseyaustinallen
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@caseyaustinallen
• Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@caseyaustinallen?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

Image Credits
Kevin DeJong