Trembles of Fortune

Trembles of Fortune is the working name of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Geoff Thevenot, currently of Elgin, Illinois. Trembles of Fortune's strongly West Coast AOR-influenced sound brings together elements of 70s jazz and soul-flavored studio rock and early 80s pop. The sound of artists such as Boz Scaggs, Steely Dan, Toto, and Ambrosia is an inspiration here, as are more modern examples such as State Cows and Young Gun Silver Fox - if that's music to your ears, I invite you to take the Trembles for a spin.

The new Trembles of Fortune album has been a long time coming, and it's really exciting to finally release some new music! I'm very sure that if you like what you've heard from Trembles so far, these ten new songs will take that up a notch or two. It has been my pleasure to work with some excellent musicians and engineers to bring the vision to life.

Some history: The second Trembles of Fortune album, Sucker in the Promised Land, was released in March of 2020 (just in time for COVID to shut everything down - uh, great timing!) You can hear Sucker in the Promised Land here, on Trembles of Fortune's Bandcamp page, or on just about all the major streaming platforms. The 2018 self-titled debut release is also out there, for when you're in the mood for some (relatively) old-school Trembles. 

A little bit about how Trembles of Fortune music gets made: I record most of the instrumental and vocal parts in my  home studio. I then record the lead vocals at a commercial studio near me, and the live drums and horn parts are performed by session musicians. Then it's mixed, mastered and out the door! It's a comfortable, very 21st-century way for a solo recording artist to work. I can put the puzzle pieces together at my own pace - I have to, since like most musicians I need to keep the day job - and bring in strong players from elsewhere to take the music to another level when it's time.

As for playing Trembles of Fortune live, that would be amazingly fun. But I'm a little short on time these days, and it would take quite a lot to put a band together to do this thing up right. I've always used a band name instead of my own name for the project to help convey the sense that this COULD be a band, because that's what I want the experience to feel like for the listener. That and the fact that my last name (pronounced TEH-vuh-no) is hard to spell.

Anyway, I'm glad you're here - thanks for listening!

Geoff