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  • Composer, Producer, Songwriter, Pianist, GuitaristBorn on 13.10.1954 in Johannesburg, South Africa.He gained his first musical experience playing piano as a child. Growing up, he embarked upon a lifelong love affair with the electric guitar. Trevor became a session musician and eventually formed South Africa's phenomenally successful teenybopper rock group [a436807] with Duncan Faure in 1972. However, in 1978 he left South Africa and Rabbitt behind to embark on a solo career that took him to London where he eventually became a member of rock band Yes, whose make-up at that time included vocalist [a5083] and producer [a32875].He experimented with disco sound with the groups [a160604] and [a628588].Since 1995 though, Mr. Rabin has moved on to become a successful soundtrack composer.
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  • Trevor Charles Rabin (born 13 January 1954) is a South African-born musician, singer-songwriter, producer, and film score composer. Born in Johannesburg, Rabin was born into a family of musicians. After taking up the piano and guitar, Rabin became a session musician for a variety of artists before forming his first major rock band Rabbitt who enjoyed considerable success in South Africa. In 1978, Rabin moved to London, working as a solo artist and a producer for various artists. He moved to Los Angeles in 1981.In 1983, Rabin joined the English progressive rock band Yes as guitarist and played on their albums 90125 (1983), Big Generator (1987), Union (1991), and Talk (1994). Developed mostly from Rabin's compositions, 90125 remains the band's biggest selling album. Its lead single, %22Owner of a Lonely Heart%22, is the only one to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1995, Rabin left to become a film composer and has scored over 40 feature films and won numerous awards, including 11 BMI Awards. He continues to release albums, his most recent is Jacaranda (2012).
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