2.4 Producer Series – Alan Parsons

Music aside for one moment, the interesting thing with Alan Parsons (especially for the iconic albums he’s worked on) is his role / job description – engineer (not producer). He was undoubtedly at the right place at the right time, just wearing the wrong hat and this has almost certainly cost him dearly (which is a great pity), although he has a world-class reputation and is still ‘going’ strong, in his 60s.

So, take a look at these links and jot down a few more invaluable production / recording techniques:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Parsons

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Side_of_the_Moon

http://bartoszmusic.uniblogs.org/category/fm-favourite-music/

And just before you get going on the making of “Dark Side of the Moon”, take a look at ARU’s own “Aspects” Alumni magazine, featuring an article on Pink Floyd playing at Cambridge School of Arts in their student days (here) – a gig “in what is now Ruskin room 208″.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtj8she1mgg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6Q2O-Rrbkk&feature=related

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