Abbey Road Studios are pleased to announce a new set of public events this November entitled ‘Sleevenotes; From Mono To Infinity,’ which are presented by Alan Parsons – an acclaimed and influential producer/musician who is indelibly linked to Abbey Road – most notably for his work on Pink Floyd and The Beatles, plus his own seminal music as The Alan Parsons Project.
Parsons will chart the development of his own skills and experience as an engineer, producer and recording artist, alongside the developments in music technology at Abbey Road that enabled the creative envelope to be continuously pushed, resulting in groundbreaking, inspirational and timeless recordings.
He will share his first hand experiences – both anecdotal and educational - of Abbey Road in an informative but accessible way, via a multimedia audiovisual presentation which will appeal to music lovers and audio technology enthusiasts alike. It will incorporate audio, footage, photos and vintage studio equipment that was used to create classic tracks, and it still operational to this day.
‘Sleevenotes…’ will include an audience Q&A with Alan, which will be co-hosted by david Hepworth, whose journalistic and TV credentials including The Guardian, NME Q, Mojo, and The Old Grey Whistle Test.
Alan’s long and illustrious career at Abbey Road began when he was a young trainee engineer working on The Beatles final two landmark albums, ‘Let It Be’ and ‘Abbey Road’.
He later engineered on Pink Floyd’s first UK #1 album, ‘Atom Heart Mother’, then gained almost fifth band-member status with ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’, on which he took the lead with many of the album’s pioneering achievements in audio, for which he has received countless awards.