In his concert work he has explored ideas about interactive musical forms, performance art, interdisciplinary works, the inclusion of theatre elements into musical works, and immersive musical experiences. A graduate of the MFA program in music composition at the California Institute of the Arts, Allaire has had the pleasure of studying with composers David Rosenboom, Michael Jon Fink, Ulrich Krieger, Anne Le Baron, and others. At night Allaire becomes half of the chiptune dance band Beta to the Max and can be found rocking out with his keytar.