[citation needed] He was a member of the English post-punk/alternative rock band New Model Army, recording and touring with them for five years, with over 200 concerts worldwide.

[citation needed] They supported acts such as Simple Minds, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, The Cure, Midnight Oil and Faith No More.

[citation needed] At the age of five, Alleyne-Johnson's father made him a wooden model of John Lennon's guitar to play.

[citation needed] On leaving school Alleyne-Johnson was offered a place at Pembroke College, Oxford where he studied fine art.

Three Raindance tracks were included on The Mad Hatters Club compilation album released on the independent March Hare Music label.

In 1989 Alleyne-Johnson was invited by a member of the band, New Model Army, to play violin as a session musician on Vagabonds, which was to be a track being recorded for their forthcoming Thunder and Consolation album.

Vagabonds was released as a single in the UK and Alleyne-Johnson was invited to join the band and tour with them, playing violin and keyboards.

[citation needed] Before New Model Army's 1991 American tour Alleyne-Johnson built a new, 5 string, electric violin which included a midi pick-up.

In 1993 China Records licensed the album from Equation they reissued it and issued the track Oxford Suite part 1 as a single (Catalogue no.

[citation needed] A 20th anniversary special edition of The Purple Electric Violin Concerto album was released in 2012.