Infamous guitarist Ian Bairnson (born August 3, 1953 in Levenwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland) has been one of the most sought after sessionists in the music industry, working with a myriad of artists from a plethora of musical genres. Producer, engineer, and composer and long time collaborator Alan Parsons has said of Ian, "he is arguably the best guitarist in the UK". August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... See Shetland (disambiguation) for other meanings. ... Motto: (Eng: No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by... The music industry is the industry that creates, performs, promotes, and preserves music. ... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... Alan Parsons (born December 20, 1949) is a British musician. ...

Although born in the Shetlands, Bairnson grew up in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Edinburgh (pronounced ; Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... The central portions of the old province of Lothian in Scotland, centred around Edinburgh, became known as Midlothian, Scotland. ... Motto: (Eng: No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by...

His commercial success started in 1974, with the band Pilot. During this time with Pilot, he collaborated with Parsons, the producer on their debut self-titled album. It was this relationship that helped move most of the band's members (bassist/lead singer David Paton and drummer Stuart Tosh) into The Alan Parsons Project. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... // History Pilot was formed in 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland by former Bay City Rollers members David Paton and Billy Lyall. ... David Paton (born 29 October 1949, in Edinburgh, Scotland) was a (mainly) bass and guitar playing member of three different bands. ... Stuart Tosh was born in Aberdeen, Scotland September 26, 1951. ... The Alan Parsons Project was a British progressive rock and pop group active between 1975 and 1987 founded by Englishman Alan Parsons and Scotsman Eric Woolfson. ...

His guitar work, emphasis, and influence is evident all throughout the Project's long history, however critics feel his strongest performances came from the early 1990s, when the Project became the Alan Parsons Band. Critical acclaim is drawn to songs from the album Try Anything Once (especially "Mr. Time" and "Jigue"), as well as songs from the follow-up album On Air (especially "Cloudbreak" and "Blown By The Wind"). See also 1990s, the band Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ... Try Anything Once is the first solo album created by Alan Parsons following the split of The Alan Parsons Project. ... On Air is the second solo release by Alan Parsons following the split of The Alan Parsons Project. ...

Collaborations

Besides working with Alan Parsons, Bairnson has also worked with the following artists:

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Bairnson's proficiency as a saxophone player was made evident on The Time Machine, his collaborative effort with Parsons. More recently, he is doing session and touring work with a number of different bands, the latest being that of the band Junk (Ian Bairnson, Jesús Gabaldón, Pau Chaffer, Sarah Rope, Ángel Celada). Saxophones of different sizes play in different registers. ... The Time Machine is the third solo album produced and engineered by Alan Parsons following the split of The Alan Parsons Project. ... Junk is an Pop Band from Britain. ...

External links

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