Adventures in Modern Recording: From ABC to ZTT

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The funny thing about the single of Slave to the Rhythm is that although everybody remembers it now, it wasn’t a huge hit at the time. The video by Jean-Paul Goude was brilliant. Grace performed it on Wogan in a full-face covering. I know now that she was years ahead of her time. It probably wasn’t great for the song’s commercial prospects. Evans, Busola. "Relative Values: Music producer Trevor Horn and his son Will". Thetimes.co.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2020. The Rightful Heir?". Q Magazine No. 48. September 1990. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011 . Retrieved 23 July 2011.

In fact, Horn’s name is so synonymous with huge chart success, it’s easy to overlook what a peculiar route he took to fame. He began his career in the early 70s as a bassist with the Ray McVay orchestra, best known as the house band on TV’s Come Dancing. “It was the best-paid gig around,” he shrugs, before correcting himself: “Well, the best paid shit gig around. We played anything that was a hit, so it was a good grounding in what makes a good pop record.” Horn, Trevor (13 October 2022). Adventures in Modern Recording: From ABC to ZTT (firsted.). Nine Eight Books. 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'.Horn produced the ninth album by the synth-pop duo the Pet Shop Boys, Fundamental, released in May 2006. It reached No. 5 in the UK chart. In the same month, he featured in a Pet Shop Boys concert specially recorded for BBC Radio 2. Horn produced an album version of the event, Concrete, released on 23 October 2006. Horn also produced Captain's debut album, This is Hazelville, released late 2006. In the same year, he also worked with British band Delays on their song "Valentine", which was released as the lead single from their album You See Colours. He has also worked with John Legend and David Jordan. From 1st July 2021, VAT will be applicable to those EU countries where VAT is applied to books - this additional charge will be collected by Fed Ex (or the Royal Mail) at the time of delivery. Shipments to the USA & Canada: a b "Trevor Horn: 'My wife's death hit us hard but the family is still together' ". TheGuardian.com. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016 . Retrieved 25 August 2016.

Garbo talks, Danny Elfman sings". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 10 June 2008 . Retrieved 26 March 2014. a b McNamee, David (28 September 2009). "Hey, what's that sound: Sampler". The Guardian . Retrieved 12 October 2018. The Robot Sings - new musical from Video Killed The Radio Star duo in development". Londontheatre.co.uk. 1 March 2017 . Retrieved 8 July 2018. In addition to recording and touring with Asia through more than three decades, Downes has also recorded a number of solo albums and collaborated with many other artists such as former bandmate John Wetton, former Deep Purple Glenn Hughes and Trapeze for a tour that produced the live album Welcome to the Real World, Ride the Tiger with Greg Lake, and a brief appearance on Kate Bush's " Sat in Your Lap". In 2005, he joined Yes drummer Alan White's eponymous band, White, on their debut album. The big budgets, the bad behaviour (Horn has to be physically restrained from punching Yes’ Chris Squire in the face at one point), the jet-setting (Concorde is mentioned more than once) and the enormous amounts of time spend in lavish studios, are now largely a product of a bygone age, so the ‘modern’ in the title is something of a misnomer, or perhaps said with a tongue firmly in cheek. However the music endures and these accounts of the sessions that created that music –Trevor blowing his own horn –are both as entertaining and as enlightening as you would hope for. Highly recommended.Chris Welch (2009). Close to the Edge: The Story of Yes. Omnibus Press. p.261. ISBN 9780857120427 . Retrieved 21 January 2018. Mettler, Mike (17 June 2016). "Gary Barlow didn't just meet his '80s heroes, he made a retro album with them". Digital Trends . Retrieved 4 December 2021. In the autumn of 2009 the band went into the studio again to record another album. The Asia album Omega was released in April 2010, the band has embarked on a six-week US tour through August and September. A song, "Extraordinary Life" from their previous album, Phoenix (2008), was chosen as the trailer for US's biggest reality TV show America's Got Talent. Since 2011, Downes shares his time between YES and Asia, touring and recording with both bands. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.85. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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Sinclair, Paul (7 October 2022). "Trevor Horn / Adventures in Modern Recording: From ABC to ZTT / SDE Review". SuperDeluxeEdition . Retrieved 18 April 2023. By the late 1970s, Horn had a sideline helping other musicians write songs and arrange demos, eventually forming The Buggles with keyboard player Geoff Downes. Powered by a new Prophet-5 synthesiser owned by their friend (and future Oscar-winning film composer) Hans Zimmer, their debut single, Video Killed the Radio Star, reached number one in 1979 and propelled Horn onto a new path, aged 30. New Year Honours list 2011 - headlines: Directgov - Newsroom". 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012 . Retrieved 8 July 2018.

In November 2018, Horn performed a one-off concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. [59] Horn's new album, Trevor Horn Reimagines the Eighties, was released on 25 January 2019. [60] A single, " Everybody Wants to Rule the World", with vocals by Robbie Williams, was released on 24 October 2018. [61] Further guests include Rumer, All Saints, Simple Minds and Gabrielle Aplin. In late 2017, Horn's Sarm West Coast residential studio in Bel Air, Los Angeles, was destroyed in the Skirball Fire. Horn was not present at the time of the fire. [62] Reed, Ryan (10 October 2014). "20 Insanely Great Genesis Songs Only Hardcore Fans Know". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 8 July 2018. Siphiwo – Hope ("Hope", "The Drinking Song", "Ave Maria", "(Something Inside) So Strong", "You'll Never Walk Alone") (2010) Nine Eight Books has acquired Adventures in Modern Recording: From ABC to ZTT by Trevor Horn, a producer, songwriter, musician and record label boss dubbed "the man who invented the Eighties" by the publisher.Bryan Adams and Hans Zimmer – Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, (co-writer, "Sound the Bugle") (2002) Jill’s accident [she was mistakenly shot by an air rifle at their home in 2006, which left her severely brain damaged] obviously had an impact on us all – some of us more than others – and we’re still dealing with it in different ways. But the family is still together and that is the important thing.