Alan Parsons was born on 20 December 1948 and is an English audio engineer, songwriter, musician and record producer.
23 Facts About Alan Parsons
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Alan Parsons has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, with his first win occurring in 2019 for Best Immersive Audio Album for Eye in the Sky.
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In October 1967, at the age of 18, Alan Parsons went to work as an assistant engineer at Abbey Road Studios.
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Alan Parsons was a tape operator during the Beatles' Get Back sessions, and he earned his first credit on the LP Abbey Road.
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Alan Parsons became a regular there, engineering such projects as Wings' Wild Life and Red Rose Speedway, five albums by the Hollies and Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, for which he received his first Grammy Awards nomination.
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Alan Parsons was nominated for a Grammy Award for both albums.
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Alan Parsons continued to release work in his own name and in collaboration with other musicians.
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Alan Parsons briefly returned to run Abbey Road Studios in its entirety.
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Alan Parsons continued with his selective production work for other bands.
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In 1998, Alan Parsons became vice president of EMI Studios Group, including the Abbey Road Studios.
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Alan Parsons soon left the post, deciding to return to more creative endeavours.
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Alan Parsons remained as a creative consultant and associate producer for the group.
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In 2010, Alan Parsons released his single "All Our Yesterdays" through Authentik Artists.
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Alan Parsons launched a DVD educational series in 2010, titled the Art and Science of Sound Recording on music production and the complete audio recording process.
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Alan Parsons produced Jake Shimabukuro's album Grand Ukulele, which was released on 2 October 2012.
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Alan Parsons engineered the third solo album by Steven Wilson, The Raven that Refused to Sing, released on 25 February 2013.
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On 26 April 2019, Alan Parsons released a new studio album, The Secret, his first album in 15 years.
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On 15 July 2022, Alan Parsons released a new studio album, From the New World.
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Alan Parsons's father was Denys Parsons, the grandson of the actor Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree.
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Denys Alan Parsons was a scientist, a film maker, and the press officer for the British Library, as well as a talented pianist and flautist.
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Alan Parsons developed the Parsons Code as a means of classifying musical melody and was the author of The Directory of Tunes and Musical Themes.
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Alan Parsons is married to Lisa Griffiths; they have two daughters.
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Alan Parsons was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to music and music production.