The Producer Series 2.5 – Trevor Horn

Trevor Horn made a massive impact in the 1980s with lavish productions, making full use of the technology available at the time….watch out for that sequenced slap bass and massive reverb.
Refer to “8.3 Recommended Listening” in the module guide and see what tips you can pick up from: Frankie Goes to Hollywood “Welcome to the Pleasuredome”, Art of Noise “The seduction of Claude Debussy”, Propoganda “Dual” (especially, the ‘bitter, sweet’ mix) and ABC “The Lexicon of Love”.

Also, follow these links and make a note of as many production techniques, of Trevor Horns and the other producers discussed to date to share in class on Tuesday and Wednesday March 11th & 12th:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Horn

http://www.trevor-horn.de/

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar05/articles/trevorhorn.htm

As a contextural ‘aside’ to get a real taste of Eighties culture, have a look at the darkly satirical film “American Pyscho” – Horn’s fashion sense in the glasses department should come into focus………excuse pun / cheesy humour.