Stewart Allan

Stewart Allan is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Aotearoa, New Zealand. He has performed behind the Iron Curtain, toured Japan and New Zealand, wrote, directed, and composed for stage and screen, sings, plays guitar, piano, and sitar, and now he is a Rattle artist.

As a composer, he has been offered several commissions for orchestra, choirs, and large-scale multi-media live performances including a Centenary theme and a water ballet.
His choral works have been performed on national radio and television, and in 2012 he served as the musical director of ‘The Big Rethink’ at Q Theatre.

Stewart’s album, ‘9 Rooms’ is scheduled for release in June. Working closely with producer and ambient guitarist, Arli Liberman, Stewart managed to capture the elusive sound world he has sought for his music for more than a decade.

The first single from the album, 'Shall We Dance' is an infectious celebration of life. For the video, Stewart wrote to many friends around the world asking them to send in a video of them dancing to the track. He and filmmaker Sammy Riley used the footage to create a video that perfectly complements the life-affirming music.