He has worked with many forms of interactive media including audio, video, installation and dance. Allen's orchestra music has been performed by the Peabody and Aspen orchestras, and in 2006 by the Minnesota Orchestra as part of their New Music Reading sessions. His works have reached wide audiences including the SEAMUS, June in Buffalo, Electronic Music Midwest, Spark (Minneapolis), Music at the Anthology (New York City), Third Practice (Richmond), Centre de Cr?ation of Music Iannis Xenakis (CCMIX) (Paris) and Aspen music festivals, among others. Mr. Allen holds two masters degrees from the Peabody Conservatory of Music and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota.