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SAE INSTITUTE NASHVILLE HOSTS 2 DAYS OF EDUCATIONAL INDUSTRY EVENTS WITH THE LEGENDARY ALAN PARSONS
— Students and fans alike are treated to an up-close
and personal session with industry icon —
Nashville, TN, November 14, 2007 — SAE Institute, the world leader in pro audio and multimedia education, recently hosted 2 days of workshops and seminars with artist/producer/engineer Alan Parsons as part of its ongoing educational series of events. A long-time associate of SAE Institute, Parsons led a day of in-studio sessions at SAE’s Nashville campus on October 26th, as well as two public forums sponsored by SAE at the Musicians Hall Of Fame on October 27th.
During Parson’s day at SAE Nashville, students and faculty were given the unique hands-on opportunity to learn many basic techniques for tracking and beginning a rough mix, while gathering important insights from Parson’s 30-plus years in the industry. Parsons emphasized aspects of recording ranging from pre-production and tracking methods to the importance of artist/engineer communication and having the proper attitude in the studio environment. Drawing from his vast experience on both sides of the glass, Parsons invited SAE students and staff into the studio with him to track the SAE Staff Band in the campus’ state-of-the-art SSL studio. The sessions also offered an intimate look into the production process of some of the best selling albums of all time on which Parsons worked, including sessions from his own musical career with The Alan Parsons Project, lending a unique alternate perspective to these priceless learning experiences designed specifically for SAE students.
The following day, Parsons led two industry-wide events at the Musicians Hall Of Fame at which local audio professionals and fans of Parsons were able to learn about and discuss many high-profile sessions on which he engineered, including work by Pink Floyd, The Beatles, and The Hollies. Topics included specific recording techniques to multiple final mixes and more. Attendees were also treated to several audio examples of Parson’s specific works as well as shown unique historical documents and photos relating to some of the greatest recordings of all time.
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Photo Caption: Alan Parsons leads SAE students and staff through the tracking process during his recent visit to SAE Institute’s Nashville campus.Photo File: SAE_Parsons_2.JPG
Photo Caption: Alan Parsons leads SAE students and staff through the tracking process during his recent visit to SAE Institute’s Nashville campus.Photo File: Parsons_SAE_Staff.JPG
Photo Caption: Alan Parsons with SAE Institute staff during his recent visit to their Nashville campus.
About SAE Nashville
In operation since 1999, SAE Nashville occupies over 15, 000 square feet with over 20 studios and workstations including SSL 4000 and Neve 88R control rooms, two 5.1 surround sound studios, and Mackie analog and digital control rooms. With exclusive AMS Neve and SSL training, as well as an Apple MacBook, Digidesign’s Pro Tools, and industry related software for every student, SAE Nashville offers a clear choice for excelling in a career in the audio industry.
Headquartered in Byron Bay, Australia, SAE Institute is the world’s first and largest network of audio and multimedia education and training centers. SAE is affiliated with Middlesex University (England), Southern Cross University (Australia) and Southern Institute of Technology (New Zealand). The Institute operates over 40 campuses in more than 20 countries on four continents. It offers diploma and full degree programs in audio, multimedia, digital filmmaking, animation and gaming. SAE is part of the SAE Technology Group, which also owns and operates Studios 301 (with locations in Sydney and Byron Bay, Australia, Cologne, Germany, Studios 301 is a collective group of state-of-the-art recording and mastering facilities), the Computer Graphics College and Qantm.
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—For more information, please contact SAE Institute of Technology, 7 Music Circle North, Nashville, TN 37203. Tel: (615) 244-5848; Fax: (615) 244-3192; Web: sae-nashville.com
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