Adventures in Modern Recording: From ABC to ZTT

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Paphides, Peter (19 October 2003). "Belle & Sebastian, Dear Catastrophe Waitress". The Guardian . Retrieved 19 April 2023.

a b c d Peel, Ian (March 2005). "Trevor Horn: 25 Years of Hits". Sound on Sound . Retrieved 30 May 2018. Offering unrivalled access to the dark arts of the producer’s world and the even darker arts of the music business itself, prepare for some adventures in modern recording.” Horn's awards include Brit Awards for Best British Producer in 1983, 1985, and 1992, a 1995 Grammy Award for Seal's song " Kiss from a Rose", and a 2010 Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. [3] Early life [ edit ] By then, Horn was one of the biggest record producers in the world, although his route to that title was peculiar as well. After Yes fired him as their singer, he elected to work with Dollar, an implausibly drippy middle-of-the-road pop duo who may have been one of the few artists considered even less hip in 1981 than his former employers. They had, in Horn’s memorable phrase, “something of the cruise ship about them”. Anyone else might have run a mile, but Horn saw a conceptual opportunity. “I loved The Man Machine by Kraftwerk, this idea of a band that were totally techno. And I thought: wouldn’t it be great to mix that with [perennially unfashionable British MOR crooner] Vince Hill?” This is the discography of English record producer, singer, and bassist Trevor Horn. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Solo and related [ edit ]a b c d e f g h i j k Harrison, Andrew (May 2010). "Building the perfect beast". Word . Retrieved 1 June 2018. Snapes, Laura (23 July 2019). "Trevor Horn on Grace Jones, smoking with Malcolm McLaren, and why video didn't kill the radio star". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 18 April 2023. Trevor Horn and Friends: Slaves to the Rhythm (DVD release of the same concert at Wembley Arena, 2008) [8] This play-by-play memoir transports readers into the heart of the studio to witness the making of some of music’s most memorable moments, from Buggles’ ground-breaking ’Video Killed the Radio Star’ to Band Aid’s perennial ’Do They Know It’s Christmas?’, via hits such as ’Relax’, ’Poison Arrow’, ’Owner of a Lonely Heart’ and ’Crazy’.

Evans, Busola. "Relative Values: Music producer Trevor Horn and his son Will". Thetimes.co.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2020. Siphiwo – Hope ("Hope", "The Drinking Song", "Ave Maria", "(Something Inside) So Strong", "You'll Never Walk Alone") (2010) Harvell, Jess (26 May 2006). "Various Artists: Produced By Trevor Horn". Pitchfork . Retrieved 18 April 2023. Sinclair, Paul (7 October 2022). "Trevor Horn / Adventures in Modern Recording: From ABC to ZTT / SDE Review". SuperDeluxeEdition . Retrieved 18 April 2023.

On 31 March 2011, he was confirmed as participating in the recording of the new Yes album Fly from Here (2011), reuniting with them formally for the first time since 1980 and rejoining the band for an upcoming tour. [9] In May 2011, he rejoined Yes as the full-time keyboard player. In 2012, the band appointed a replacement vocalist, Jon Davison. The new Yes album, Heaven & Earth was released in July 2014. In the mid-1990s, Horn and Sinclair bought Hook End Manor in Oxfordshire and renamed its recording facility Sarm Hook End. [38] [39] [40] In 1995, Horn produced "The Carpet Crawlers 1999", a rerecording of " The Carpet Crawlers" by Genesis, which featured vocals from their former singers Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins. It was released on the compilation Turn It On Again: The Hits (1999). [41] In 1996, Horn produced the multi-platinum album Wildest Dreams by Tina Turner. This book is Trevor's story in his own words, as told through the prism of twentythree of his most important songs - from the ones that inspired him to the ones that defined him. This play-by-play memoir transports readers into the heart of the studio to witness the making of some of music's most memorable moments, from the Buggles' ground-breaking 'Video Killed the Radio Star' to Band Aid's perennial 'Do They Know It's Christmas?', via hits such as 'Relax', 'Poison Arrow ', 'Owner of a Lonely Heart' and 'Crazy'. a b McNamee, David (28 September 2009). "Hey, what's that sound: Sampler". The Guardian . Retrieved 12 October 2018.

Downes lives in South Wales with his third and current wife Martine and step-son Louis. He is a supporter of the football club Cardiff City.

In 2006, Downes reunited with the original members of Asia for a series of tours that continued into 2008, releasing a new album of studio material, Phoenix (2008), with more shows performed through Spring 2009. Later in 2009, the original Asia toured the US supporting Yes, with him and guitarist Steve Howe doing double duty performing with both bands nightly. While active with the original Asia, he has also finished three albums with Wetton on their side project Icon, and recorded a live DVD in 2009 to promote the release of their third studio album. The project included guitarist Dave Kilminster, Pete Riley, and Hugh McDowell. In addition, Downes is also working on television, film and production music for a London West End film production company, Original Production Music Ltd. New Year Honours list 2011 - headlines: Directgov - Newsroom". 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012 . Retrieved 8 July 2018. This book will be Trevor’s story in his own words, as told through the prism of 23 of his most important songs — from the ones that inspired him to the ones that defined him.