Trevor Rabin

Born in South Africa during 1954, Trevor Rabin first picked up the guitar at twelve, building on piano studies that dated back to his toddler years. He assembled his earliest band in 1968 while still fourteen. After conscription, he performed on guitar and bass within the armed forces entertainment unit. Once discharged in 1972, he turned to session work, and that same year joined musicians who began tracking material as Rabbit. The ensemble completed two albums across the following years. Rabin exited the group by 1978 and launched a solo recording career. Three solo albums later, in 1981, he caught the attention of Chris Squire, who had recently left the disbanded Yes. Squire invited Rabin to join a new project he was organizing called Cinema, then consisting of Squire and Yes drummer Alan White. Original Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye joined during work on the debut album, after which Jon Anderson contributed vocals; the musicians subsequently concluded the project was Yes and restored that name. The resulting album 90125 delivered the band’s greatest commercial triumph, while the hit single “Owner of a Lonely Heart” thrust them onto MTV. Rabin remained with Yes until 1995 and took part in four studio albums during that span—90125, Big Generator, Union, and Talk—while also issuing the solo set Can't Look Away. Since leaving the group he has concentrated his efforts on film scores, working in various capacities on projects such as Glimmer Man, Enemy of the State, Armageddon, Con Air, and others. He additionally made a guest appearance on Rick Wakeman’s Return to the Centre of the Earth.