Nearly three years in the making; Alan Parsons' monumental ten-hour video series; The Art & Science of Sound Recording; is now available in a three-DVD boxed set! Narrated by actor and musician Billy Bob Thornton; the DVDs are divided into 24 sections; starting with a brief history of recording.

Parsons' illustrious career – as a recording engineer; producer; composer and artist – acts as both backdrop and inspiration for the series. Parsons worked with The Beatles on the albums Abbey Road and Let It Be; engineered Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon; and produced a string of multi-platinum hits for The Hollies; Pilot; Ambrosia; Al Stewart and other artists; as well as for The Alan Parsons Project.

Filmed in HD; this the most powerful instructional series ever created for music production. The Art & Science of Sound Recording looks at everything from soundproofing to mixing; and from recording guitar; bass; keyboards; drums and vocals; to recording a choir. Fellow professional engineers & producers join Alan Parsons in this top quality; practical; and cutting-edge guide; including Jack Joseph Puig; John Fields; Elliot Scheiner; Jack Douglas; Tony Brown and Chuck Ainlay. Artists and musicians interviewed include Michael McDonald; Taylor Hawkins; Nathan East; Rami Jaffe; Carol Kaye and Erykah Badu. This invaluable instructional DVD set applies classic; old school recording experience to the modern recording scene; and is certain to be a standard work on the subject for years to come. Along with its fully interactive website; The Art & Science of Sound Recording is a complete course in modern recording.

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        Video : Recording a Choir         Video : Vocals         Video : Monitoring         Video : Acoustic Guitar and Vocals

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