Trevor Rabin

Trevor Rabin
Rabin performing with Yes featuring ARW in 2018
Rabin performing with Yes featuring ARW in 2018
Background information
Birth nameTrevor Charles Rabin
Born (1954-01-13) 13 January 1954 (age 70)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • producer
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
  • keyboards
Years active1972–present
Labels
Formerly of
Website(Solo) InsideOutRecords trevorrabin.net

Trevor Charles Rabin (/ˈreɪbɪn/; born (1954-01-13)13 January 1954) is a South African musician, songwriter, and film composer. Born into a musical family and raised in Johannesburg, Rabin took up the piano and guitar at an early age and became a session musician, playing and producing with a variety of artists. In 1972, he joined the rock band Rabbitt, which enjoyed considerable success in South Africa, and released his first solo album, Beginnings. In 1978, Rabin moved to London to further his career, working as a solo artist and a producer for various artists including Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

After moving to Los Angeles in 1981, Rabin gained prominence as the guitarist in the progressive rock band Yes from 1983 to 1995. His first album with the group, 1983's 90125, which was developed mostly from his own demos, remains their best-selling album, helped by the US number one single "Owner of a Lonely Heart". After Big Generator (1987) and Union (1991), Rabin produced Talk (1994) and left the group after its tour. During his time in Yes, Rabin acquired American citizenship.

Rabin became a prolific film composer and has since scored over forty feature films, most notably his frequent collaborations with producer Jerry Bruckheimer.[1] He has won numerous awards, including eleven BMI Awards. He took a short break from scoring to record his fifth solo album, Jacaranda (2012), and in 2016 to tour and record with Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman. In 2017, Rabin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes.[2] Rabin is also behind the theme song for the NBA on TNT [3] and MLB on TBS.

  1. ^ Burlingame, Jon (23 June 2015). "Trevor Rabin's Rousing Scores a Testament to Life After Yes". Variety. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. ^ Greene, Andy (20 December 2016). "Yes' Steve Howe on Rock Hall Honor: 'I Don't Regret the Wait'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  3. ^ Deb, Sopan (25 June 2021). "He Created the Sports Theme Song You Didn't Know You Knew". New York Times. Retrieved 30 June 2021.