Trevor Knight (Irish musician)

For the Australian musician, see Trevor Knight (singer).

Trevor Knight (born 1954) is an Irish musician, composer, theatre sound designer and director.[1] Born in England, he moved to Northern Ireland as a child where he took an interest in the piano. He briefly attended college in Dublin, at Bolton Street College and it was here where he formed his first group, Naima.[2]

Whilst living in the Netherlands, he founded the new wave group, Auto Da Fé, along with Gay Woods.[3] When the group split up in 1986, Trevor moved into music composition and theatre sound design.[4]

He was elected to Aosdána in 2007.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Trevor Knight". Contemporary Music Centre. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Music: Trevor Knight". Aosdána. Aosdána. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. ^ O'Regan, John (2000). "An Irish Original". Irish Music. 5 (9). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Five Kinds of Silence programme" (PDF). Calypso Productions. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2020.