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An interview with legendary songwriter, musician, film composer and Grammy Award winner Trevor Rabin hosted by MOTU’s Matt LaPoint on February 25, 2022.
Trevor Rabin is a South African musician, composer, and producer. He is best known for his work as a singer, songwriter, producer and guitarist with the progressive rock band Yes, and for his successful career as an film composer. He joined Yes in 1982, and his contributions drove commercial success for several albums, including "90125", "Big Generator”, "Union" and "Talk". 90125 sold three million copies in the US alone, driven by its lead single "Owner of a Lonely Heart", one of Rabin’s songs, which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. As an elite Hollywood film composer, Trevor’s scoring credits for dozens of blockbuster films include "Armageddon", "Con Air", "Remember the Titans”, and the “National Treasure” franchise. Trevor’s many collaborations include the biggest artists in the film and music business, including a lengthy partnership with Jerry Bruckheimer. Trevor has also recorded many solo albums, including his upcoming "Rio" project, which he briefly discusses during this webinar.
00:00:00 Introducing Trevor Rabin
00:00:09 Recent projects
00:02:10 Early career
00:04:15 Demo material for 90125 Album
00:06:24 The band Cinema
00:07:32 90125 insights
00:10:36 Yes "Union" album and MOTU Performer
00:13:23 Can’t Look Away solo album using Performer
00:14:31 Talk album by Yes produced 100% in DP
00:18:25 Trevor getting into Film Scoring
00:21:24 Scoring Glimmer Man for Steven Seagal
00:23:31 Working with Jerry Bruckheimer
00:27:25 Question about creating mockups
00:29:31 DP is used on all his films
00:29:37 Question about playing in MIDI parts
00:30:59 Adding guitar to scores
00:34:21 Working with Paul Linford
00:34:55 Introducing Paul Linford (Travor’s assistant)
00:39:41 Mixing work on the upcoming album
00:40:11 On mixing while writing
00:41:35 Forensics during the creative process
00:42:18 Question about tempo maps and hit points
00:43:13 Using Chunks
00:44:22 Creating stems
00:45:24 Tracking live instruments at Trevor’s studio
00:46:57 The state of the technology during the "Talk" album
00:48:51 Capturing the stereo mix on the "Talk" album
00:50:54 Schedule for "National Treasure 3"
00:51:30 Question about sampler used on "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
00:51:49 Question about his favorite guitar
00:53:34 Question about tracking sessions with Phil Lynott and Chris Thompson
00:55:17 Jim Cooper from MOTU chats about the "Talk" album
00:59:19 More about the new solo album
01:01:15 Question about performing live scores
01:01:38 Live performances of Trevor’s film scores
01:04:06 Question about score stems
01:05:49 Question about conducting
01:08:08 Question about using control surfaces
01:08:56 Question about performing in LA
01:09:13 Question about using MIDI Guitar controller
01:09:42 Question about orchestration
01:10:20 Question about using notation to write or orchestrate
01:12:13 Question about seeing Trevor’s studio
01:13:24 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
01:14:44 Question about using guitar amps and plugins
01:15:26 Qusetion about recording guitar via DI/software vs real amps/cabs
01:16:52 Wrap up
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