Allen Hulsey Project

Allen Hulsey is a New York born singer/songwriter who uses ethnic instruments in non-traditional formats and electronic music production. He has performed around the world in Mykonos, Ibiza, Fusion Festival, Burning Man, Art Basel, ADE, and The Brooklyn Mirage. He recently performed his music in Antartica.alongside Guy Laliberté and Blond:ish.

The song Nebraska meaning "flat water" in the Oto Indian language was written in Istanbul with the bridge section completed in Bali. It is dedicated to two friends who had recently passed aways and describes an etherial still liquid plane that Allen imagines his friends to now be in. A lyrics tell of a peaceful plane where this are no troubles only solution and possibility. The live recording took place at sunrise on a beautiful lake next to Tamblingan temple in Northern Bali. The song was later overdubbed with a String quartet in Istanbul add a cinematic element to the final prodcution .

This is the first release from a series of 14 song recorded in locations across Bali. These videos highlight Allen’s Kanun playing (middle eastern harp) and as a to pre-release some of the 70 songs he wrote in Bali over 6 month period. At the time he was recovering from 2 knee surgeries and the island provided a perfect place to heal and find inspiration. The Kanun is an ancient instrument played in may countries around the Middle East. It has 78 strings and is designed to perform microtonal intervals as well as wester 12 tone scales.