Alan leads an intensive Master Class weekend workshop along with Grammy Award winning arranger (and one of Alans band members) Tom Brooks, at Hybrid Studios in Santa Ana, CA, which includes a full symphony orchestra.His great-grandfather was the celebrated actormanager Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree.
Alan Parsons Project 2020 Tour Full Symphony OrchestraAlan Parsons Project 2020 Tour Professional Folk SingerHis mother was an actress, professional folk singer and harpist and his father, Denys Parsons, an accomplished pianist and flautist as well as the author of many books. But it was his contribution as engineer on Pink Floyds classic The Dark Side Of The Moon that really got him world attention. That soon led to striking successes as a producer notably with Pilots Magic, John Miles Highfly and Music and Steve Harleys (Come Up And See Me) Make Me Smile. He also produced the hugely successful Year Of The Cat album with Al Stewart and two albums with American prog rock band Ambrosia. The APPs debut album, Tales Of Mystery And Imagination based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe paved the way for a signing to Clive Davis newly launched Arista label and a string of hit albums, namely I Robot (1977), Pyramid (1978), The Turn of a Friendly Card (1980), Eye in the Sky (1982), Ammonia Avenue (1984), Vulture Culture (1985), Stereotomy (1986) and Gaudi (1987). Eric devoted his career to the musical theatre while Parsons felt the need to bring his music to the live concert stage and to continue to record ambitious symphonic rock music. The partnership continued for On Air in 1996 and The Time Machine in 1999. During this time the first incarnation of Alan Parsons Live Project toured to sell out audiences throughout the globe. Following Alans relocation to California in 1999 with his American girlfriend, Lisa, and a divorce from Smokey, his first wife, a brand-new Live Project band was formed in 2003. The current live band consists of Alan on acoustic guitar, keyboards and vocals, P.J. ![]() One of the most familiar Project tracks is Sirius, perhaps best known as the Chicago Bulls theme. It was also used as the walk-on music for The New Orleans Saints at their triumphant Super Bowl game in 2010 and at the 2012 European Cup soccer matches. Sirius has also been featured at countless other sporting events, commercials and in the movies Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs and Beerfest. Alan Parsons Project 2020 Tour Series About RecordingWith the help of fellow Brit Julian Colbeck, Alan wrote and produced a comprehensive instructional video series about recording called The Art Science Of Sound Recording (ASSR). It features contributions from a myriad of celebrity artists, engineers and producers and is narrated by Billy Bob Thornton. Alan has been supporting ASSR with a series of lectures and Master Class Training Sessions (MCTS) all over the world. It has been a great opportunity for the attendees to witness Alan at work in the studio and to participate actively in the making of a possible future hit. Other collaborations have been with Mexican superstar Aleks Syntek, and celebrated Israeli singersongwriter Aviv Geffen. Alan produced an album called Grand Ukulele with Jake Shimabukoro, the virtuoso ukulele player, whose YouTube video of While My Guitar Gently Weeps has received over 10 million hits. The album contains a number of orchestral arrangements by Winger frontman, Kip Winger. A collaboration with Steven Wilson as engineer and associate producer resulted in major success including a Top 5 album in Germany with The Raven That Refused To Sing in 2013. Both albums have been released in anniversary box sets, including vinyl, original and bonus CDs, and include 5.1 Surround mixes on Blu-ray. Compiling years of expertise into his book (and DVD set), The Art Science of Sound Recording, he has created a work unlike anything else available in the marketplace.
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