Your Voice by Allan J. Byer

REVIEWS

Bend's Source calls his music "an eclectic mix of rootsy instrumentation and harmonies that breaths fresh air with wide-reaching inspirations." The Redmond Spokesman

says, "Allan Byer is an incredibly talented singer/songwriter who plays a smokin' guitar."

The Source later says, "Local groover Byer delights listeners with his refreshingly original acoustic folk rock sounds." The Bend Bugle says, "Allan Byer and his group provide a night full of originality and character." Bend Bulletin's Andy Whipple says of Byer's debut cd, "He delivers a pleasant surprise. It's a declaration of faith and self-confidence, proving up on the optimistic claim staked out in the title ("Sometimes It Works").

STYLES

BYER TOUCHES ALL THE BASES WITH A LITTLE BIT OF BLUES, FOLK, COUNTRY, ROCK, AND JAZZ.

VENUES

Byer has played over 100 gigs each year since 2000 as a solo act (on guitar, harmonica, and vocals),

in Duo with Doc Sackman or hot-licks guitar player Matt Engle, or as a Trio with featured soloist Dr. Marc Sackman on flute and Hal Worcester on bass and harmony vocals.

Venues played include many of Central Oregon's most popular clubs and restaurants as well as major

Fairs and Festivals including Bend's Summer, Fall, and Winter Music Festivals, the Deschutes and Crook County Fairs, Concerts on the Green, Conscious Living Expos, the Collage of Culture, Sun River's Music in the Village series, and the Sisters Folk Festival..

AWARDS & AIR-PLAY

Byer has been the featured guest on Bend's KLRR Homegrown Music Showcase six times since Aug. '99 and has had several songs played on that station regularly. The entire "Your Voice" album was played with interview, Feb. 15th on the KLRR Homegrown Showcase. In Eugene, he has garnered air-play on KLCC's folk music shows and "Blues Power." He's also appeared on COTV's Good Morning Central Oregon seven times in the past year and helped start the now popular Friday Music Feature which he debuted on Aug. 22, '03.

Byer has won 14 Song of the Month awards as part of Central Oregon Songwriters Association and took a "Folk Song of the Year Award" with his song "Storm" in 2001 and won "Unique Song of the year" with "Song of the Nations in 2003. His debut cd "Sometimes It Works' was produced at MirrorTime Records in Prineville and released in Jan. 2000. His current cd, "Your Voice," produced at Musi-Tech Studios in Redmond, was released in Jan. '04 on the Mirror Time Records label.

MUSICAL INFLUENCES & HEROES

ARTIS THE SPOONMAN, BRUCE COCKBURN, JACKSON BROWNE, DEAN PRESCOTT, AND THE SUBSTITUTES.

CONTACT INFORMATION

ph. 541-923-3505; e-mail afbyer@msn.com;

websites: www.allanbyer.com

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