TREVOR GERARD
Writer. composer, musician & performer:
Trevor Gerard is a performance poet, musician and vocalist from New York currently based in Berlin.
Born in Babylon, New York and raised primarily in the village of Endicott, Upstate NY, he started writing at the age of 10 and recording/ gigging at the age of 15.
His work has been featured on BBC 1, BBC 6, NME Radio and also appeared in adverts for Levi's and 3 Mobile. In 2008 he toured the UK supporting Public Enemy on their "Don't Look Back - 20 Years Later - 'It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back' Tour". He has since made appearances at Glastonbury, the BBC Introducing Stage at T in the Park, Les Transmusicales Festival in Rennes, and Vice Magazine's 2nd Birthday Party in Vienna, along with extensive touring in Germany, France and the US.
"A fervent mash up of punk, rave and hip hop" - Attitude Magazine
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"Trevor really engaged with the pupils.
His performance was confident and entertaining as well as mentally stimulating.
The students produced some very mature and thoughtful performance poems themselves"
Edensor High School, Stoke on Trent
"We had some stunning work created as a result of this workshop. Please pass our grateful thanks to Trevor from all Yr7 at Moorhead"
Anita Vine, Moorhead High School
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TREVOR GERARD - publications |
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books |
The Alpha Spades |
(Outstretch,USA 2001) |
poems in anthologies, including: |
The Reed |
(Endicott, NY, 1999), |
Influx Literary Magazine |
(Philippi, WV, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003). |
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