Alan Parsons | |
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Background information | |
Born | Willesden, London, England | 20 December 1948
Genres | Rock, progressive rock |
Occupation(s) | Audio engineer, composer, musician, record producer, director |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, keyboards, bass, vocals, flute |
Years active | 1967–present |
Labels | Legacy, Arista, Fox, Mercury, Frontiers[1] |
Formerly of | The Alan Parsons Project |
Spouse | Lisa Parsons |
Website | alanparsons |
Alan Parsons OBE (born 20 December 1948)[2] is an English audio engineer, songwriter, musician and record producer.
Parsons was the sound engineer on albums including the Beatles' Abbey Road (1969) and Let It Be (1970), Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), and the eponymous debut album by Ambrosia in 1975. Parsons's own group, the Alan Parsons Project, as well as his subsequent solo recordings, have also been commercially successful. He has been nominated for 14 Grammy Awards, with his first win occurring in 2019 for Best Immersive Audio Album for Eye in the Sky (35th Anniversary Edition).[3]