Show Notes
Trevor Horn is one of the architects of modern pop music—a musician, songwriter and producer who transformed the recording studio into an instrument in its own right. After achieving international success with the Buggles and “Video Killed the Radio Star,” Trevor briefly became the lead singer of Yes before establishing himself as one of the most innovative producers of his generation. Through records by ABC, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Grace Jones, the Art of Noise, Pet Shop Boys and Seal, he combined emerging technology with meticulous musicianship to create music that sounded bigger, stranger and more dramatic than almost anything else on the radio.
In this interview, Trevor talks about the instincts, accidents and extraordinary encounters behind those records—including the moment he first heard Seal’s voice and thought it was the best he had ever heard. He also discusses ambition, perfectionism, collaboration and what it takes to recognise something exceptional before the rest of the world hears it. This is the story of the man who didn’t simply produce hit records—he helped invent the sound of the future.
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Trevor Horn and His Band 3 December — Leamington Spa Assembly 4 December — Independent, Sunderland 5 December — Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh 9 December — O2 Academy Leeds 10 December — O2 Academy Liverpool 11 December — O2 Academy Bristol 15 December — Tramshed, Cardiff 16 December — O2 Institute Birmingham 17 December — O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London 19 December — O2 Ritz, Manchester Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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