Allen Brooks - Biography (2026)

Allen Brooks is a Missouri-born musician and filmmaker whose career bridges decades of American rock, country, and storytelling. A U.S. Navy veteran, Brooks began touring nationally after his service, performing with numerous bands including Fiancé, Roxx Gang, Mojo Gurus, The Blessed Virgin Larry and Satisfaction (Rolling Stones Tribute). He has shared stages with icons like Steppenwolf, Lou Gramm, Jackyl, George Lynch, Dr. Hook, Black Oak Arkansas, Molly Hatchet, and The Kentucky Headhunters, building a reputation as a powerful live performer and songwriter.

*Recent releases include Jackalope Jack, Mirrors In My Mind, People Can Change, Tragically Twisted, Raymond Redd and Caviar and Cigarettes, as well as remakes like Blue Moanin’ by BTO and his tribute to Ozzy Osbourne titled Changes by Black Sabbath. His upcoming projects include a new take on Bowie’s Heroes and an original single, and his newest song in the works titled 'Wars Waged By Man', that he says is the most intense musical endeavors I have taken on to date. At 63, Brooks remains as driven as ever: “The fire’s still burning and I’m not slowing down anytime soon.”

*Under his film alias B.A. Brooks, he became one of the first directors to release a feature film made entirely from YouTube footage, with titles such as The Decline and Fall of America and The American Matrix. A graduate of the New York Film Academy, Brooks continues to merge his visual and musical passions through self-directed 4K music videos.

*From 2020 to 2023, Brooks wrote all the lyrics and music released from the Christian music group 'A Circle Of Faith'.

*Allen is a New York Film Academy graduate (2010) and an independent artist who writes and composes his own music. His creative work blends traditional musicianship with modern visual storytelling.

*When producing music videos, Allen sometimes incorporates artificial intelligence as a filmmaking tool, similar to editing software, cameras, or visual effects technology. These videos are not generated with a single click; they are carefully directed and refined over weeks or months of creative work.

*In his music catalog, AI has only been used as a limited tool on one release, Jackalope Jack. The lyrics and music were still written by Allen. All other songs are entirely human-made.

A note from Allen: "The electric guitar was once considered ‘noise’, and now it's a classic. We are standing at the next frontier.” My videos represent a collision of traditional songwriting with generative video art and as an award-winning filmmaker, I treat AI as a new camera, one that films dreams in real time. I approach AI not as a replacement for creativity, but as a new camera lens. As a filmmaker, I have always wanted to visualize the surreal stories in my songs without the constraints of a million-dollar budget. These tools allow me to direct dreams. “Jackalope Jack” is the first time I have attempted to use AI in the audio recording process which really helped me to shape the exact sound I was attempting to create! With that said, the music still allows me to provide more of the human soul; while the AI provides a complete digital canvas. I wrote the music and lyrics for Jackalope Jack in 2025 and creating the song / music video was an incredible journey / experience! I really learned a lot about AI technology during the process. What an adventure it has been!" 🚀 Brooks