Allen DeSomer

Allen DeSomer -- Multi-instrumentalist (especially guitar and sitar) and composer. Although he spent many years growing up in Michigan, DeSomer was born in South Bend and currently lives there. Strongly influenced by the music of India, DeSomer performs on the sitar, which he also incorporates into his instrumental compositions. Melodic guitar playing finds its way onto many of his recordings as well. Often times enhanced by sustained chords played on a keyboard, his music is atmospheric and spiritual in nature. He even fittingly released a CD entitled Sitar for Yoga (2013). His sitar playing appears on three tracks of Matt Hirt's Eastern Tranquility (2013); those tracks have been heard on the televisions shows Californication, House of Lies, and Heartbeats. Inspired by Eric Clapton and the Allman Brothers Band, DeSomer sometimes overlays bluesy guitar licks on top of a new age background.