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What is Alan Parsons’ Net Worth?

Alan Parsons, a British audio engineer, musician, and record producer, has a net worth of $40 million. He gained international recognition for his work on classic albums such as the Beatles’ “Abbey Road” and “Let it Be” and Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon.”

Parsons showed promise as a musician, learning piano, guitar, and flute as a child. He went on to work as an assistant engineer at Abbey Road Studios at the age of 18, where he worked on “Let It Be” and “Abbey Road.”

Parsons found success as a producer, working with Pilot, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, John Miles, and Al Stewart. He also initiated The Alan Parsons Project with producer and songwriter Eric Woolfson. Although the project never performed live, it released several music videos and received gold and platinum awards from many nations. Parsons has received ten Grammy Award nominations for engineering and production.

Alan Parsons: Early Life

Alan Parsons was born on December 20, 1948, in the Willesden area of London, England.

Alan Parsons’ Career Highlights

At age 18 in 1967, Parsons became an assistant engineer at Abbey Road Studios in London. He gained his first professional music credit on the Beatles’ album “Abbey Road.” Parsons went on to engineer numerous other albums at the studio, including “Wild Life,” by Wings; five albums by the Hollies; and “The Dark Side of the Moon,” by Pink Floyd. For the latter work, he earned his first Grammy Award nomination.

Parsons also produced three albums by the Scottish band Pilot and worked with the American band Ambrosia, mixing its debut album and producing its second. He received Grammy Award nominations for both Ambrosia albums in the mid 70s.

Alan Parsons Project

In 1975, Alan Parsons formed the Alan Parsons Project with Eric Woolfson. The band featured a rotating roster of musicians and vocalists, including Ian Bairnson, Stuart Elliott, Chris Rainbow, and Lenny Zakatek. They released 11 studio albums between 1975 and 1990, including “Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Edgar Allan Poe),” “I Robot,” “Pyramid,” “Eve,” “The Turn of a Friendly Card,” “Eye in the Sky,” “Ammonia Avenue,” “Vulture Culture,” “Stereotomy,” “Gaudi,” and “The Sicilian Defence.” “Eye in the Sky” was remastered in 2017 and earned Parsons a Grammy Award for Best Immersive Audio Album.

Alan Parsons’ Solo Career

After the Alan Parsons Project disbanded in 1990, Parsons pursued a solo career. He released his debut solo studio album, “Try Anything Once,” in 1993, followed by “On Air” in 1996 and “The Time Machine” in 1999.

Parsons received a Grammy nomination for Best Surround Sound Album for his fourth solo studio album, “A Valid Path,” released in 2004. He released a live album, “Eye 2 Eye: Live in Madrid,” in 2010, but didn’t release another studio album until 2019 with “The Secret.”

Music Projects

Alan Parsons led the Beatles tribute show “A Walk Down Abbey Road” from 2001 to 2005, featuring performers such as John Entwistle, Jack Bruce, Ann Wilson, and Todd Rundgren. He has also toured with the Alan Parsons Live Project and the Alan Parsons Symphonic Project, performing in Colombia in 2013 and releasing the live recording, “Live in Colombia,” on CD and DVD.

Parsons has continued to produce and engineer albums, including Jake Shimabukuro’s “Grand Ukulele” in 2012, “Blackfield V” by Blackfield in 2017, and “The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)” by Steven Wilson in 2013.

Personal Life and Honors

Parsons resides in Santa Barbara, California with his wife Lisa on their organic avocado ranch called Tres Vientos. The couple has two daughters named Tabitha and Brittni. Parsons also has two sons, Jeremy and Daniel, from a previous marriage.

In 2021, Parsons was recognized at the Queen’s Birthday Honours and was named Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his contributions to the music industry.