Darren Allison (born May 1968, Ashington, Northumberland, England) is an English record producer, musician, and audio engineer, best known for his production work with artists such as Spiritualized, The Divine Comedy, and, more recently, Efterklang, Belle & Sebastian and Amatorski. Career The Firehouse Studio At the age of 17, Allison moved to London, and began working at "The Firehouse Studio" in Kentish Town, which was managed by John Cale's guitarist, Dave Young (1949-2022). Under Young's guidance, he started to develop his craft, assisting on sessions with such artists as Slim Gaillard, Ali Farka Touré, Carmel and The Pogues The Church Studios Following a series of sessions with Dave Stewart at Ezee studios, in 1990 Allison joined Eurythmics' The Church Studios as an in-house engineer. He remained there for five years, working on albums with indie bands such as My Bloody Valentine and Curve, and on Stewart's own sessions with such rock musicians as Mick Jagger, Lou Reed, Bootsy Collins, and occasional visitor Bob Dylan. Freelance In 1995, Allison left The Church Studios, to concentrate on the production of Neil Hannon's third album under the moniker of The Divine Comedy. The album, entitled Casanova, was released in 1996 and spawned three top 20 hit singles. He was then invited to work with Spiritualized, on their album, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space. Selected discography 1990: BAT – Angel Single (Co-Producer/Engineer/Mixing) 1990: Silver Bullet – Bring Down The Walls LP Tracks (Engineer/Mixing) 1990: Jesus Jones – Doubt LP tracks (Engineer) (includes singles "Right Here, Right Now" and "International Bright Young Thing") 1990: Peter Blegvad – King Strut & Other Stories LP tracks (Engineer/Mixing) 1991: Gheorghe Zamfir – Dances of Romance LP (Engineer) 1991: My Bloody Valentine – Loveless LP (Engineer) 1992: Stex – Spiritual Dance LP (Engineer/Mixing) (includes "Still Feel the Rain" Single) 1992: Vegas – Vegas LP (Engineer) 1992: Savageworld – Timebomb Single (Mixing) 1993: Eurythmics – Live 1983-1989 LP tracks (Engineer) 1993: The Divine Comedy – Liberation LP (Co-Producer/Engineer/Mixing/Drums/Percussion) 1993: Ioni – Sentence of Love Single (Mixing) 1994: F.O.U.R. – Wait Until Tonight Single (Mixing) 1994: Catchers – Cotton Dress Single (Engineer) 1994: Catchers – Shifting EP (Engineer) 1994: The Almighty – Wrench EP tracks (Engineer/Mixing) 1994: Mike TV – Money Shot EP (Producer/Engineer/Mixing) 1994: The Divine Comedy – Promenade LP (Co-Producer/Engineer/Mixing/Drums/Percussion) 1994: Dave Stewart – Greetings From the Gutter LP (Engineer) (includes "Heart of Stone" Single) 1994: