Published 2022-07-14 06:00
Alan Parsons began his career at the age of 19 as an assistant engineer at the legendary Abbey Road studios in London, working with the Beatles on their albums "Let It Be" and "Abbey Road". Those 2 recently saw Peter Jackson's "Get Back" series got to view vintage footage of Parsons working alongside the fab four. Parsons would soon go on to bring his innovative style of engineering to albums by Paul McCartney, Hollies, and Pink Floyd on their 1973 masterpiece "The Dark Side Of The Moon".
Parsons would quickly move into the role of producer, winning countless gold and platinum awards with such names as Pilot, Cockney Rebel, Ambrosia and Al Stewart. Simultaneously he formed the world renowned Alan Parsons Project with songwriting partner and vocalist Eric Woolfson, producing a myriad of hits including “Eye In The Sky”, “Don't Answer Me”, “Time” and “Games People Play”. The Parsons and Woolfson duo never toured, but rather concentrated all their efforts in the studio. After 10 studio albums with the Project, Parsons began recording albums under his own name and started to play live for the 1st time to the delight of his millions of fans around the world.
In 2019, as well as winning a Grammy for the 35th Anniversary edition of "Eye In The Sky", Parsons released his 5th solo album, "The Secret". It was an album revolving around the theme of magic, which is a passion of Parsons. "The Secret" was his 1st studio recording in 15 years, and it culminated in a series of worldwide tours.
2 concerts were filmed in 2019 and released in 2021 and 2022. Produced by IM3 Global Entertainment, "The Never Ending Show : Live In The Netherlands" and "One Note Symphony : Live In Tel Aviv" were both released within the last several months by Frontiers Records to international acclaim, the latter concert featuring The Alan Parsons Live Project accompanied by an 80 piece symphony orchestra.
Parsons was recently honored with the prestigious O.B.E., Order Of The British Empire, award from the Queen of England for his contributions to the arts. His new album, "From The New World" features a star studded line up of special guests including Tommy Shaw of Styx, David Pack of Ambrosia, American Idol's James Durbin and guitar legend Joe Bonamassa.
Frontier Records, tomorrow, Friday, July 15th, 2022.