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Also known as Trevor Charles Horn

British record producer and musician

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  • Adventures in Modern Recording

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Trevor Charles Horn, CBE (born 15 July 1949) is an English pop music record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. His influence on 1980s popular music was such that he has been called "The Man Who Invented the Eighties".

Known for

  • Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible — Self2025
  • The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? — Self2024
  • The Secret Science of Pop — Himself2017
  • I'm Not in Love - The Story of 10cc — Contributing Guest2015
  • Songs to Have Sex to — Himself2015
  • Who's Afraid Of The Art Of Noise — keyboards2011
  • Steven Wilson - Insurgentes — himself2009
  • Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm — Himself2009
  • Yes: Classic Artists — Himself2007
  • Yes: Greatest Video Hits2005

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Trevor Charles Horn, born July 15, 1949 in Durham, England, is a British pop music producer, songwriter and musician. He has produced commercially successful songs and albums for numerous British and international artists, as well as having chart success with his own bands the Buggles, Yes and Art of Noise. He also owns a recording company, ZTT Records, a recording studio (Sarm Studio) and a music publishing company, Perfect Songs. Trevor Horn moved to Leicester after leaving school. <a href="

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Key facts

Born
Trevor Charles Horn , ( 1949-07-15 ) 15 July 1949 (age 76) , Hetton-le-Hole , County Durham , United Kingdom
Genres
Synth-pop soul rock and roll disco electronic new wave progressive rock
Occupations
Record producer musician songwriter studio and label owner
Instruments
Vocals bass guitar
Years active
1963–present
Labels
ZTT Deutsche Grammophon
Member of
The Buggles The Trevor Horn Band
Formerly of
Yes Art of Noise
Spouse
Jill Sinclair ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1980 ; died 2014 ) ​

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Encyclopedic overview

Trevor Charles Horn (born 15 July 1949) is a British record producer and musician. His influence on pop and electronic music in the 1980s was such that he has been called "the man who invented the eighties".

Horn took up the bass guitar at an early age and taught himself to sight-read music. In the 1970s, he worked as a session musician, built his own studio, and wrote and produced singles for various artists. Horn gained fame in 1979 as a member of The Buggles, who achieved a hit single with "Video Killed the Radio Star". In 1980, he joined the progressive rock band Yes as their lead singer for the Drama album and tour until the band broke up.

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