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Brian Allison

Technical Director

Brian is a technical director with the media production team at Marketplace. His job is to make sure the shows get on the air and sound as good as they can.

Before coming to Marketplace in 2016, he was a freelance audio engineer with clients such as Nickelodeon, Disney and Los Lonely Boys. Prior to that, he worked as an engineer at Interscope Records in Los Angeles with artists such as Usher, Christina Aguilera, Black Eyed Peas and American Idol.

Brian graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2008 with a degree in music production and engineering.

Latest from Brian Allison

  • Aug 12, 2019

    Planes, trade and automobiles

    A worker fits a part to a wing of an Airbus passenger plane in Hamburg, Germany in 2017.
    Sean Gallup/Getty Images

    Protests shut down the airport in Hong Kong. Another trade war brews between the U.S. and Europe. Keeping track of what farmers could and could not plant.

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  • Aug 12, 2019

    Hong Kong cancels flights as protests heat up

    Protesters occupy the arrival hall of the Hong Kong International Airport during a demonstration on August 12, 2019 in Hong Kong, China. Pro-democracy protesters have continued rallies on the streets of Hong Kong against a controversial extradition bill since 9 June as the city plunged into crisis after waves of demonstrations and several violent clashes. Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam apologized for introducing the bill and declared it "dead", however protesters have continued to draw large crowds with demands for Lam's resignation and completely withdraw the bill. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)

    Hong Kong cancels flights as protests continue. Guatemala’s president elect looks to rewrite a controversial U.S. immigration deal. Growing concern about over-tourism in Venice. 

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  • Aug 9, 2019

    Trouble saving money? Let your boss help.

    Trouble saving money? Let your boss help.
    Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

    What uncertainty overseas means for homebuyers in the U.S. Competition keeps Uber’s profits low. Finding an alternative to expensive payday loans… at work.

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  • Aug 9, 2019

    Is the U.S. food scene dead?

    Is the U.S. food scene dead?
    Lisa Lake/Getty Images

    Bayer stock is up. Oil prices are down. Tracing the U.S. food revolution back to Portland.

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  • Aug 9, 2019

    Political turmoil courses through Italian markets

    Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images

    From the BBC World Service… Criminal charges are unveiled in the long-running 1MDB scandal. Fresh Italian political uncertainty ripples through markets. Plus, it’s another weekend of peaceful protests in Hong Kong.

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  • Aug 8, 2019

    Neon ramen is epicurean

    Neon ramen is epicurean
    Photo courtesy of Dashboard

    High-yield bonds are all the rage. On-demand food cuts into the pizza business. A fresh look at carbon capture. Glow-in-the-dark ramen is now a thing.

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  • Aug 8, 2019

    Workers try to revive shuttered Titanic shipyard

    Harland and Wolff shipyard workers protest at the gates to the shipyard in Belfast on August 5, 2019. (Photo by PAUL FAITH / AFP) (Photo credit should read PAUL FAITH/AFP/Getty Images)

    China’s exports rise despite trade feud. Chevron moves to offset its environmental impact. Workers try to save shipyard famous for building The Titanic. 

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  • Aug 8, 2019

    Tips still much appreciated

    A waitress takes a break and looks at her phone in the Salvadorian and Latin American restaurant Lauriol Plaza in Washington, DC on January 11, 2018.
    ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images

    Chinese exports rise. The value of gold also goes up. Food server pay might get a big boost soon.

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  • Aug 7, 2019

    What’s the value of a “brilliant jerk” at work?

    What’s the value of a “brilliant jerk” at work?
    NBC Universal/Screenshot via Netflix

    Markets deal with trade and currency uncertainty. Apple rolls out its credit card. Evaluating those high-achieving jerks at work.

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  • Aug 7, 2019

    The age of active shooter insurance

    TOPSHOT - People hold up their phones during a prayer and candle vigil organized by the city, after a shooting left 20 people dead at the Cielo Vista Mall Wal-Mart in El Paso, Texas, on August 4, 2019. - A shooting at a Walmart store in Texas left multiple people dead. At least one suspect was taken into custody after the shooting in the border city of El Paso, triggering fear and panic among weekend shoppers as well as widespread condemnation. It was the second fatal shooting in less than a week at a Walmart store in the US and comes after a mass shooting in California last weekend. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP) (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

    Walmart employees walk out over gun sales. Employers increasingly look into active shooter insurance. The U.S. levies secondary sanctions against Venezuela.

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