About Allan

While relatively new to the genre of ambient and New Age music, Allan Susoeff, Jr.is far from new to the music scene.From the young age of seven, he was captivated by the accordion music introduced to him by his musical aunt and uncle who traveled all over Northern California playing their music in their band,Ron Zucca & Company. Allan’s love affair with music began right there as he learned to play classics ranging from polkas to classical and jazz standards. By the age of fourteen, Alan branched out and added the piano to his musical repertoire.

Throughout high school Allan went on to co-found and play in many bands and his musical and creative gifts started to blossom even further. Allan also expanded his passions into the theatrical performing arts. He became involved in many theater productions where he combined his gift for music with drama by participating in both stagecraft and as a cast member.

In 1987 Allan moved to Little Rock, Arkansas,where he played in several local bands and continued to write his own music. As well, he contributed his talents in both lighting and sound engineering for some well-known touring bands and acts such as Crystal Gayle, Restless Heart, Kentucky Headhunters, Winger, Molly Hatchet, Martina McBride and countless others.

Allan went on to earn his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and also continued to engage in his passion for the expressive arts working on many more musical productions. He played both keyboards and accordion for the Indie Rock band “800 Bullets.” Together they released a five-song EP, “The Pinata Head,” and Allan was also co-writer of the song “Bordello” on that album.

Eventually, life and living started shifting Allan’s focus to a more spiritual path and he found himself exploring such realms as meditation, breath-work, mindfulness, and yoga practice. And it was here that he began to fall in love with the sounds of ambient and New Age music and began to write music that reflected this new path and inner way of being.

Just two short weeks after the release of his debut album “Extasis”in 2019, Allan experienced another quantum leap in life–a sudden heart attack. He emerged from his double bypass surgery with a newfound appreciation for music. The intricacies of instrumental collaborations alone brought forth new meaning to Allan in the art of how music itself is created. Since then, his focus has been solely on instrumental music that is not only ambient but also uplifting and positively empowering.

• In 2024, Allan’s song “Sleepy Eyes” charted at #15 on the NACC/MMD charts
• Allan’s single release, “Navel 528 Hz” is scheduled for release on August 15, 2025,on all digital platforms as a prelude to his forthcoming album due to be released in 2026.

While today he would tell you that he is not as much a musician as he is a composer, you will find Allan spending the majority of his days playing on “Charlotte,” a 1986 Shimmel grand piano that resides in his living room or composing on the Studio Logic Grand SL88 in his home studio. We look forward to all that is yet to come from Allan Susoeff, for his enlightened journey has only just begun.