Trevor Spencer
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Trevor Spencer is an Australia
n songwriter
, record producer
and drum
mer. He was born in Adelaide
, Australia
Trevor studied drums and percussion from the age of 10. By the age of 14, he was playing professionally in bands in Adelaide and Melbourne where he met his songwriting and musical partner Alan Tarney.
he became a studio drummer for many top acts such as Cliff Richard
, Marvin and Farrar and Olivia Newton John.
Quartet recorded one album with Decca records which remains unreleased but 2 singles were released on Decca: "Joseph"/"Mama where did you fail" (1970) F13072 and "Now"/"will my lady come" (1970) F12974.
During the 70's, he was a house songwriter for ATV Music London. In 1976 he was one half of Tarney-Spencer Band
along with Alan Tarney
. They signed a 10-album deal with A & M Records, but met with little success and after three album releases, the group disbanded and discontinued their contract with agreement by the record company.
In 1973 he was part of Cliff Richard
's Eurovision song contest entry in 1973 along with John Farrar
, Alan Tarney
and Terry Britten
with 6 songs in which Power to all our friends
was chosen and came 2nd.
He then moved into record production and worked for many major labels as a freelance producer before moving to Perth. In 1986 he bought the Sh-boom studios in Perth with co-owner Gary Taylor. Soon after Hank Marvin bought his own studio within the Sh-boom complex, The Nivram studios.
During his career, Trevor has been involved in the performing/production and/or composing of over 20 million records worldwide.
Singles:
Notable Singles:
Notable Albums:
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
mer. He was born in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
Trevor studied drums and percussion from the age of 10. By the age of 14, he was playing professionally in bands in Adelaide and Melbourne where he met his songwriting and musical partner Alan Tarney.
Career
In 1969 he moved to Ham in England and after forming his first band QuartetQuartet
In music, a quartet is a method of instrumentation , used to perform a musical composition, and consisting of four parts.-Western art music:...
he became a studio drummer for many top acts such as Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
, Marvin and Farrar and Olivia Newton John.
Quartet recorded one album with Decca records which remains unreleased but 2 singles were released on Decca: "Joseph"/"Mama where did you fail" (1970) F13072 and "Now"/"will my lady come" (1970) F12974.
During the 70's, he was a house songwriter for ATV Music London. In 1976 he was one half of Tarney-Spencer Band
Tarney-Spencer Band
Tarney-Spencer Band was an Australian rock band composed of Trevor Spencer and Alan Tarney in the late 1970s. The band recorded three albums, and is notable for the song "No Time to Lose" which received substantial air-play in the USA on Album-oriented rock radio stations, and charted twice on the...
along with Alan Tarney
Alan Tarney
Alan Tarney is an English songwriter, record producer and bass guitarist. He was born in Workington, Cumberland, England, but spent his teenage years in Adelaide, Australia where he met his songwriting and musical partner Trevor Spencer.- Career :Tarney was part of the huge influx of British...
. They signed a 10-album deal with A & M Records, but met with little success and after three album releases, the group disbanded and discontinued their contract with agreement by the record company.
In 1973 he was part of Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
's Eurovision song contest entry in 1973 along with John Farrar
John Farrar
John Farrar is a music producer, songwriter, music arranger, singer and guitarist who is best known for his work with Olivia Newton-John with whom he wrote and produced many hit songs....
, Alan Tarney
Alan Tarney
Alan Tarney is an English songwriter, record producer and bass guitarist. He was born in Workington, Cumberland, England, but spent his teenage years in Adelaide, Australia where he met his songwriting and musical partner Trevor Spencer.- Career :Tarney was part of the huge influx of British...
and Terry Britten
Terry Britten
Terry Britten is a prolific English singer-songwriter, who has written songs for Tina Turner and Sir Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton-John, Status Quo, Michael Jackson and many others.-Career:...
with 6 songs in which Power to all our friends
Power to All Our Friends
"Power to All Our Friends" is a song by Cliff Richard. He entered it as the British entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1973. It came third....
was chosen and came 2nd.
He then moved into record production and worked for many major labels as a freelance producer before moving to Perth. In 1986 he bought the Sh-boom studios in Perth with co-owner Gary Taylor. Soon after Hank Marvin bought his own studio within the Sh-boom complex, The Nivram studios.
During his career, Trevor has been involved in the performing/production and/or composing of over 20 million records worldwide.
With The Tarney-Spencer Band
Albums:- 1976 Tarney and Spencer (Bradley's)
- 1978 Three's a Crowd (A & M)
- 1979 Run for Your Life (A & M)
Singles:
- 1976 I'm your man rock n roll/ (Bradley's)
- 1976 If you knew/ (Bradley's)
- 1979 Cathy's clown/Anything I can do (A&M).
Notable Singles:
- 1979 Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk AnymoreWe Don't Talk Anymore"We Don't Talk Anymore" is a song recorded by Cliff Richard that reached number one in the UK singles chart in August 1979, remaining there for four weeks...
Notable Albums:
- 1979 Charlie Dore - Where to now.