Alan Parsons Wiki Biography
Alan Parsons is an English audio engineer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was involved with the production of several significant albums, including The Beatles’ Abbey Road and Let It Be, as well as Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon for which Pink Floyd cr…
| Full Name | The Alan Parsons Project |
| Net Worth | $30 Million |
| Date Of Birth | December 20, 1948 |
| Place Of Birth | London, United Kingdom |
| Profession | Musician, Record producer, Keyboard Player, Audio Engineer, Film Score Composer, Screenwriter |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Lisa Griffiths (m. 2003) |
| Parents | Denys Parsons |
| Nicknames | Parsons, Alan , Parsons |
| http://www.facebook.com/alanparsons | |
| http://www.twitter.com/alanparsons | |
| MySpace | http://www.myspace.com/alanparsons |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0663768 |
| Music Groups | The Alan Parsons Project |
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| 1 | I started in a research lab for TV cameras, then I worked at a tape duplication facility. That was the first introduction for me to recorded music and hi-fi. |
| 2 | In Russia we had to have special visas in our passports, and when we had to show our passports at the Kremlin gates, we realized that, Oh my God, we’re actually playing in THE Kremlin! |
| 3 | The Sicilian Defense album was never released and never will be if I have anything to do with it. I have not heard it since it was finished. I hope the tapes no longer exist. |
| 4 | Any effects created before 1975 were done with either tape or echo chambers or some kind of acoustic treatment. No magic black boxes! |
| 5 | The Dark Side of the Moon is a fine album with a textural and conceptual richness that not only invites, but demands involvement. There is a certain grandeur. |
| 6 | Folk rock was my real roots. I did a few gigs as a folk artist, in the style of Fairport Convention. |
| 7 | That Beatle euphoria has always been there, and it’s hard to be in a room with a Beatle and try to be totally natural. You never shake that off. |
| 8 | The Dark Side of the Moon has flash – the true flash that comes from the excellence of a superb performance. |
| 9 | I’m delighted about the track’s success in the sports world, but the frustrating thing is, I don’t think I got rich on it. The labels and publishers did very cheap deals on our songs. |
| 10 | Immediately after the Floyd experience, I became a pop record producer. |
| 11 | I was 17 and just learning what high fidelity was, what good sound was, and learning the mechanics of tape machines. It was a real education, going right from the consumer end to the record factory. |
| 12 | In France, you can sell a lot, but nobody outside of France ever hears of it. |
| 13 | I had the honor of speaking with Asimov. The album ended up being something not directly related to Asimov, but related instead to the concept of the power of robotics. |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Edge of Seventeen | 2016 | writer: “Eye In The Sky” | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | 2016 | writer: “Sirius” | |
| The Simpsons | 2015 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2013 | Video Game writer: “I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You” | |
| Cuéntame | 2013 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Mai caminar | 2012 | TV Movie documentary writer: “Compta els dies als estels” | |
| La Marató 2009 | 2009 | TV Movie writer: “Si em tens aquí” | |
| Ànima | 2009 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Hi havia una vegada el disc de La Marató | 2009 | TV Movie documentary writer: “Si em tens aquí” | |
| Divendres | 2009 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | 2009 | writer: “Sirius” | |
| The Education of Charlie Banks | 2007 | performer: “I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You” / writer: “I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You” | |
| Beerfest | 2006 | writer: “Sirius” | |
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | 2006 | Video Game writer: “Games People Play” | |
| One Tree Hill | 2005 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| L’anniversaire | 2005 | writer: “Eyes in the Sky” | |
| The Sopranos | 2004 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Undergrads | 2001 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | |
| Flubber | 1997 | writer: “SIRIUS” | |
| Donnie Brasco | 1997 | writer: “What Goes Up” 1978 | |
| Derrick | 1990 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Miami Vice | 1987-1989 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | |
| WrestleMania III | 1987 | TV Special writer: “Sirius” | |
| Unser Auto wird 100 | 1985 | TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode | |
| The Ratings Game | 1984 | TV Movie producer: “Pipeline” / writer: “Pipeline” | |
| La vie au bout des doigts | 1983 | Documentary short writer: “Voyager” | |
| Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind | 1980 | writer: “Voyager” – uncredited | |
| Ice Castles | 1978 | writer: “Voyager” |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Albums | 2003 | TV Series documentary audio engineer – 1 episode | |
| Im Schatten der Angst | 1988 | TV Movie music performer | |
| Ladyhawke | 1985 | music recording engineer / music score producer |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-25-77 | 2007 | ||
| Cruza la puerta | 1984 | Short | |
| Game Over | 1978 | Short |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Parsons’ Art & Science of Sound Recording | 2010 | Video documentary | |
| Alan Parsons: An Intimate Evening | 1998 | TV Movie |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Parsons’ Art & Science of Sound Recording | 2010 | Video documentary |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Until the Music Ends | post-production | Himself | |
| A Single Frame | 2015 | Documentary | Narrator |
| Rock N’ Roll Stories | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Night of the Proms | 2013 | TV Series | Himself – Singer |
| Taken by Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Fox News | 2013 | TV Series Himself
– Studio 11 Alan Parsons ‘Eye in the Sky’ 2013 … Himself
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| Alan Parsons’ Art & Science of Sound Recording | 2010 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Na plovárne | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Classic Albums | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Michael Jackson & Friends | 1999 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Alan Parsons: An Intimate Evening | 1998 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Abbey Road Story | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Tocata | 1987 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| Na sowas! | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special | Ice Castles (1978) |