Trevor Rabin

Trevor Charles Rabin (; born (1954-01-13)13 January 1954) is a South African musician, songwriter and composer, known as a one-time member of both progressive rock band Yes and pop-rock band Rabbitt, as well as for releasing solo albums and composing numerous film scores including Con Air, Armageddon, Remember the Titans and National Treasure. Rabin is a multi-instrumentalist: best known as a guitarist and singer, he also plays piano, assorted keyboards, bass guitar, banjo and other instruments as well as being a seasoned producer, programmer and orchestral arranger, performing most of the instrumental parts on his own releases and recordings. Born into a musical family and raised in Johannesburg, Rabin took up the piano and guitar at an early age and became a session musician, playing and producing with a variety of artists. In 1972, he formed and fronted Rabbitt, which became one of the most popular and influential bands in South Africa. In 1978, Rabin left Rabbitt and moved to London to further his career, working both as a solo artist and as a producer for various other artists including Manfred Mann's Earth Band. After moving to Los Angeles in 1981, Rabin gained prominence as the guitarist in the reunited and relaunched Yes. His first album with the group - 1983's 90125 (developed mostly from his own demos) - remains their best-selling album, helped by the US number one single "Owner of a Lonely Heart"; it was followed by 1987's Big Generator. Rabin was part of the expanded Yes band for its multi-line-up Union album of 1991 and played on the accompanying eight-man tour. Yes reverted to the 90125 line-up for 1994's Talk, which was produced and predominantly written and performed by Rabin. He left the group in 1995 after the Talk tour, but reunited with a version of the band twenty-one years later to tour as Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman during 2016. In 2017, Rabin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes. Following his 1995 departure from Yes, Rabin changed career to become a prolific film composer, He has since scored over forty feature films, most notably his frequent collaborations with producer Jerry Bruckheimer. He has won numerous awards, including eleven BMI Awards. Rabin is also behind the theme song for the NBA on TNT and MLB on TBS. Having released his first solo album, Beginnings in 1977 after leaving Rabbitt, Rabin went on to release two further albums over the next few years - Face to Face (1979) and Wolf (1981). A fourth, Can't Look Away, followed in 1989 during a lull in Yes activity. Rabin would not release another solo album until 2012 (the almost all-instrumental Jacaranda) with a sixth (the song-based Rio) following eleven years later in 2023.