The Alan Parsons Project is a British rock duo from London, founded in 1975 by producer, sound engineer, and musician Alan Parsons, together with singer, lyricist, and pianist Eric Woolfson. The group was complemented in the studio by top-tier musicians, and their albums are often conceptual in nature, focusing on themes from science fiction, literature, the supernatural, and social issues.
Their debut album, Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1976), inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe, is considered a cult achievement of progressive rock. It was followed by key albums such as I Robot (1977), based on the ideas of Isaac Asimov, Pyramid (1978), which explores the mysteries of the pyramids, and Eye in the Sky (1982) and Ammonia Avenue (1984), which also solidified the band’s commercial recognition. The album Stereotomy (1985) stood out with longer, more experimental tracks and was nominated for a Grammy Award.
Before founding the group, Alan Parsons had already contributed to some of the most influential albums in rock history. As a sound engineer, he worked on legendary records such as Abbey Road (1969) and Let It Be by The Beatles, as well as The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd.
In his career spanning more than 50 years, Parsons has released 14 studio albums (as part of the duo and as a solo artist), of which three achieved gold and two platinum status. In 2019, he also received a Grammy Award.
Following Eric Woolfson’s death in 2009, Alan Parsons focused on his solo career under the name Alan Parsons Live Project – a live band that continues to perform hits from The Alan Parsons Project repertoire as well as Parsons’ solo work. In 2025, the group will embark on a world tour, with performances across the United States and Europe.
