Trevor horn biography books

  • A Telegraph Book of the YearAs a renowned recording-studio maven, Trevor Horn has been dubbed 'the man who invented the '80s'.His production work since the glory days of ZTT represents a veritable 'who's.
  • This book is Trevor's story in his own words, as told through the prism of twenty-three of his most important songs - from the ones that inspired him to the.
  • 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.

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    Adventures in Modern Recording

    A Telegraph Book of the Year

    As a renowned recording-studio maven, Trevor Horn has been dubbed 'the man who invented the '80s'. His production work since the glory days of ZTT represents a veritable 'who's who' of intelligent modern pop, including the likes of ABC, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Paul McCartney, Rod Stewart, Pet Shop Boys, Seal, Simple Minds, Grace Jones and Yes - among many others.

    This book is Trevor's story in his own words, as told through the prism of twenty-three 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'.

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    It was surely only a matter of time before arguably the most important producer of the last 50 years put pen to paper, but Trevor Horn’s memoir ‘Adventures In Modern Recording’ was still one of the nicest surprises of 2022.

    The opening section outlines his upbringing in the tough, industrial North East of England, and then each chapter is centred around one key track that made his name as a producer, from The Buggles’ ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’ to Seal’s ‘Crazy’.

    We trace Horn’s early days as a Beatles and Dylan fanatic, self-taught guitarist (his musician father buys him a knackered old four-string which gets broken and is never replaced) and upright bass player in the school orchestra.

    There’s the constant fear of going down the mines, a fate that had befallen most of his relatives. Young Trevor eventually has to move in with his grandparents (sharing a bed with Uncle John), though they are supportive of his musical talent.

    Horn moves to Leicester

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    Adventures in Modern Recording: From ABC to ZZT

    March 4, 2023
    Don't know how inom heard that this book had been published, but instantly, inom was out to get a physical copy. It interrupted my reading of Prince Harry's book, and it offered an interesting contrast. The focus here is almost exclusively on the work. The music. The painstaking process of taking a song, and turning it into a hit record. A lot of technical detail about how that happens, and I enjoyed that aspect of the book. For example the use of compressors on Crazy bygd Seal. I'll never listen to that track the same way again.

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