Trevor Rabin

1954	Trevor Charles Rabin born on January 13 in Johannesburg, South Africa .

1960	Piano lessons begin.

1966	Trevor buys his first guitar, a Comet electric and plays it through an old radio.

1968	“The Conglomeration” is formed with Trevor on guitar, Allen Rosenberg on guitar, Ronnie Robot on bass, and Neil Cloud on drums.

1971	Despite winning the South Africa Battle Of The Bands, “The Conglomeration” dissolves. A few months before entering the army, Trevor begins a three-month stint playing piano in a Greek restaurant . The South African army drafts Trevor; he joins the entertainment unit, playing both guitar and bass.

1972	Trevor is discharged from the army and, armed with his Strat, a Fender Jazz Bass and a Marshall twin-stack bass rig, begins session work. Taking a break from session work, Trevor is tapped by producer Patric Van Blerk to join some local musicians and record a version of the Jethro Tull classic “Locomotive Breath” under the name “Rabbitt”. The song, produced on a modest $200 budget, stays on the South African charts for 14 weeks.

1973	Rabbitt, then just a studio band, dissolves. Trevor returns to the session circuit.

1974	Rabbitt regroups and begins playing various clubs around South Africa.

1975	Rabbitt does a nine-month residency - five nights a week and one matinee - at a run-down club called the “Take It Easy” club. They had been offered another gig playing nothing but covers, but opted to play the Take It Easy club in order to play their own tunes. After only a couple of months at the club word about the band had spread and Rabbitt-mania had begun. The lines to get into the club streched outside the club and down the block.

1976	Rabbitt releases its first album, “Boys Will Be Boys” . “Boys Will Be Boys” becomes a gold record faster than any other South African record. Rabbitt wins a Sarie award , the South African equivalent of a Grammy award, for Best Contemporary Pop Music. Also receiving Saries were engineer Julian Laxton, producer Patric van Blerk, and Trevor himself for his arrangements on “Boys Will Be Boys”.

1977	Rabbitt’s second album, “A Croak And A Grunt In The Night” is released. It is the first time any South African album has achieved gold status immediately upon its release. The release of “A Croak And A Grunt In The Night” becomes a major media event as Rabbitt-mania sweeps the nation. Plans are made for a tour of the United States and Great Britain. Plans for the tour fall through, outside pressures take their toll on the band. Trevor leaves Rabbitt .

1978	As a trio, Rabbitt records one more album, “Rock Rabbitt”, but disbands shortly after their tour. “Beginnings”, Trevor’s first solo album, is released. Trevor leaves South Africa for London and is signed to Chrysalis Records. “Beginnings” is remixed and released on Chrysalis with the title “Trevor Rabin” .

1979	“Face To Face” , Trevor’s second solo album, is released. The “Face To Face” tour begins in Cardiff, U.K. on October 26. Trevor is the opening act for Steve Hillage.

1981	Trevor returns to the studio and, with the help of Jack Bruce (Cream), Simon Phillips (Pete Townshend) and fellow South African Manfred Mann, records his third solo album, “Wolf” . Ray Davies of The Kinks serves as Associate Producer.

1982	Following the break-up of Yes, Chris Squire and Alan White form a new band called “Cinema” and invite Trevor to jam with them. Cinema, now with Trevor playing guitar and writing songs, recruits founding Yes keyboard player Tony Kaye and begin rehearsing and recording new material.

1983	Upon hearing some Cinema demos, Yes vocalist Jon Anderson asks to sing on several songs. His voice and songwriting fit so well with Cinema that he joins the band. Cinema changes its name to Yes. 90125 is released on November 17.

1984	A year-long tour in support of 90125 begins on February 28 in Millersville, Pennsylvania. Yes wins a Grammy award for their instrumental track, “Cinema”.

1985	“9012 Live”, a video culled from performances of their 1984 tour, is released in tandem with the EP “9012 Live - The Solos” on November 7. Yes is nominated for a Grammy award for the “9012 Live” video. With producer Trevor Horn in tow, Yes goes to Italy to begin work on their next album.

1986	After months of work in both Italy and London, Yes parts ways with Trevor Horn, returns to Los Angeles, and finishes the album themselves in the studio Trevor Rabin and Paul DeVilliers were building.

1987	“Big Generator” is released on September 17. “The Big Tour” begins in Omaha, Nebraska on November 14.

1988	“Big Generator” is nominated for a Grammy Award.

1989	Jon Anderson reunites with former Yes bandmates to form Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe . They mount a tour after settling a lawsuit with Yes regarding the use of their name in the tour’s title, “An Evening of Yes Music Plus”. Trevor releases his fourth solo album, “Can’t Look Away” . The “Can’t Look Away” tour begins in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 25.

1990	Work begins on the next Yes album. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe begin work on their second album.

1991	Yes and Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe combine to release “Union” in April. The “Around The World in Eighty Dates” tour begins in Pensacola, Florida on April 9.

1992	After almost a year, the “Around The World in Eighty Dates” tour ends in Tokyo, Japan on March 5.

1993	Yes begins work on their next album with Trevor producing and employing state-of-the-art technology to record the entire album on hard disks, rather than on tape.

1994	“Talk” is released in March. The album release party is broadcast live on the radio. The “Talk” tour begins on June 18 in Binghamton, New York. Yes’ shows feature the ConcertSonics system, allowing audience members to listen to the concert on their personal stereos.

1995	Trevor announces his departure from Yes.

1996	Mark Mancina, keyboard player on the “Can’t Look Away” tour, composes the score to the film “Twister” and asks Trevor to play guitar. “Crossfire: A Salute to Stevie Ray Vaughan” is released. Trevor leads off the album with “Tightrope”. The album is produced by Billy Sherwood, who accompanied Yes on their “Talk” tour. Trevor composes the soundtrack for the Steven Segal movie “The Glimmer Man”. Emerson, Lake and Palmer invite Trevor to record with them. Sadly, Trevor’s schedule does not allow him time to work with them. The producers of the Arnold Schwarzenegger action hit “Eraser” ask Trevor to write two minutes’ worth of music for the end credits of the film. The song, “Caught A Train”, appears as the credits begin. “Trevor Rabin” , and “Face To Face” are re-relased on One Way Records. Trevor begins work on his next soundtrack project: “Con Air”.

1997	“Wolf” , Trevor’s 1981 solo album, is released on One Way Records. “Con Air” released on June 6. Soundtrack released on June 17. "Con Air" producer Jerry Bruckheimer's first television series, "Soldier Of Fortune, Inc" premiers. Trevor wrote and performed the show's theme song. Trevor plays at the Prince's Trust concert in Johannesburg, South Africa on November 1. This was his first performance in South Africa since his Rabbitt days twenty years ago.

1998	Acoustic instruments abound in Trevor's soundtrack for the film Homegrown, released on March 27. Trevor reunited with producer Jerry Bruckheimer to compose the soundtrack to the film Armageddon. Armageddon - The Album sold over 2,000,000 copies by the end of July. A score CD is released in the Fall. The holiday film Jack Frost, starring Michael Keaton and Kelly Preston, features a soundtrack by Trevor. The film opens on November 6. Continuing his busy soundtrack schedule, Trevor composes the soundtrack to yet another Jerry Bruckheimer production, Enemy Of The State. Trevor records with Rick Wakeman for the his CD Return To The Centre Of The Earth. Amazingly, this is the first time the two have recorded together.

1999	Director Renny Harlin taps Trevor to compose the soundtrack for his film, Deep Blue Sea.
	Trevor does his first bit of scoring for Disney. Whispers, a live-action drama, is a true-life adventure about the journey of a heroic and unforgettable elephant separated from his mother. The music has a strong African flavor, with Trevor exploring the many sounds and musical flavors he experienced while growing up in South Africa.

2000	Once again Trevor works with producer Jerry Bruckheimer, this time on the film Gone In 60 Seconds, due for release in the U.S. on June 9.
	Disney sets September 1 as the new release date for Whispers.