Early Life
Trevor Horn grew up in Houghton-le-Spring, part of the municipality of Sunderland, England. His parents, John and Elizabeth, were from Hetton-le-Hole, which is near Sunderland. His father worked as an engineer, with technology related to milk production as his specialty. Trevor has two sisters, Janet and Marjorie, and a brother, Ken. Both sisters eventually emigrated to Canada.
Trevor became a bass player at school and was a member of a youth orchestra at Johnston Grammar playing in a selection of school bands after being inspired by his father who played double bass with the Joe Clark Band. After leaving school Trevor moved to Leicester and began working as a professional musician performing in the local ballrooms while building a home studio. He later became a musical director & record producer, starting out producing jingles and unsuccessful records including work with some punk bands.
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