And the Hello and welcome to episode 131 of Soda Jaker on songwriting. This is Simon and this is Brian. And joining

us today is a massively influential Grammy, Ivan Novello and Brit Award winning record

producer, musician and songwriter. He's perhaps best known for his

seminal production work with the likes of ABC, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Grace Jones,

yes, Dollar, Seal, Pet Shop Boys, Art of Noise, and Malcolm McLaren, as well as being a founder member of

Bugles.

Just a couple of weeks ago he released his first album under his own name, Trevor Horn

reimagions the 80s, on which he reinterprets some of the biggest songs from the decade in which he made his name with the help of the Sarm Orchestra and a few famous chums.

We're honored to welcome the estimable Trevor Horn to the show.

Of course Trevor's often been referred to as the man who invented the 80s.

When it comes to podcasting, I like to think of us as the men who invented the 2010s.

Me too.

Anyway, we visited with Trevor at his lovely home studio in West London

back in mid-December 2018 and had a great time speaking with him didn't we?

We did not to mention cooing over the vintage Lindrum he had sitting in the corner.

Yeah, I fancy doing a few bars of when Dubs cry when I saw that.

Our guest was born in 1949 in Durham in the northeast of England.

Music ran in the family.

His dad played double bass in a big band and Trevor took up the instrument

himself aged 8, although he started out on recorder. He later taught himself bass guitar

and learned to sight read and eventually began to depth for his dad if he couldn't make a gig,

as well as performing in a local youth orchestra.

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