Spotted on Instagram...Trevor's 2003 archival project of various production demos 90124 was released on vinyl last month by UK-based archival concern Blue Day Label in a two-disc set of clear vinyl. It appears to be the same mastering as in the Changes boxset. I haven't been able to verify whether this is officially licensed or not, however, so purchase at your own risk.
As I reported on back in May of 2021, Trevor was involved in a collaboration with guitar legend Joe Bonamassa which he had hinted at in previous interviews. It looks like that project will finally hit the stage on August 9th, and received a mention in an interview published yesterday on cleveland.com.
Bonamassa’s seemingly always busy. After the spring tour wraps up, he’s off to his Keeping The Blues Alive at Sea VIII cruise and then another live recording, this one at the Hollywood Bowl. That will be with a full orchestra with string arrangements by veteran arranger and composer David Campbell (also known as Beck’s dad) and producer-guitarist Trevor Rabin (Yes).
“That will be fun. You’ve got to be very selective about the songs because you go from seven pieces to 70,” Bonamassa said of expanding his band to include orchestral instruments.
The listing for the show on the venue website enthuses: Be there for his Hollywood Bowl debut, when he’ll team up with an orchestra for a special concert unlike anything he’s done before.
I suppose we could speculate that Trevor might make a guest appearance of some kind but at the very least it will be interesting to hear his string arrangements once again, as long-time fans are familiar with his efforts in that area during the South African years of Trevor's career.
[...]a remarkably versatile artist whose work combines the political with the poetic[...]his work is often imbued with dreamy, lyrical undertones or comedic bits of self-deprecation that render his powerful messages both alluring and ambivalent.
This is the year of new music from Trevor! The press release for the National Treasure: Edge of History soundtrack hit various news blogs yesterday, so I will link the always reliable Film Music Reporter article here:
https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/01/17/national-treasure-edge-of-history-soundtrack-album-details/
The digital release of the album is today, available on various platforms for streaming and purchase.
Trevor receives leading credit for the score but additional music written by Paul Linford is also included, and there are several songs sung by actor Jake Austin Walker, who plays Liam in the show.
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| a rare publicity photo from 1978 |
Recently, multi-talented musician Dave Kerzner shared a photo of himself with Trevor at what I am guessing is a NAMM convention in 1989, which likely would have been the West Coast edition in March. Their collective '80s hair is still very much in place and we love to see it!