Allen Robinson was born in Fort Smith, AR and grew up on the Texas Gulf Coast. He now lives in Lake Oswego. Allen went to college in Houston and started his ESCO career there in 1982, eventually being relocated to Portland in 2005. He earned his B.S. in Engineering Technology in 1982, and his M.S. in Computer Science in 1996. He now works in IT Application Support at the ESCO Corporation as the general manager. Allen has enjoyed church singing from the pews for years. He joined Hayward (California) Community Chorus in 2004, where he stayed for 18 months before moving to Portland. He joined Conchords in the fall of 2007.
Allan has been married for 19 years and has two daughters. When not singing or acting as section leader for the Conchords bass section, Allen enjoys photography, home remodeling and swimming.