Despite lineup changes and a hiatus in the late '90s, Trixter has maintained a presence in the rock scene through tours and occasional album releases.

[citation needed] Trixter was formed in June 1983 in Paramus, New Jersey, United States, by Steve Brown (who was then twelve years old) and Doug "Dougie C." Cowie.

Originally known as Rade, Brown and Cowie, they added drummer Mike Pane, and later singer Pete Loran to round out the lineup.

By 1986, Trixter was a constant fixture on the concert scene, quickly growing a fan base on the strength of their live shows.

[citation needed] In December 1990, Trixter filmed the video for the second single, "One in a Million", at a sold-out show in Rockland County, New York.

[citation needed] Trixter did their first-ever arena shows opening for Poison and then headed out on a five-month North American tour with the German rockers Scorpions.

Around this time, the popular rock magazine Metal Edge dedicated an entire issue to the band, "The Trixter Color Spectacular".

The band's second album, Hear!, was released in October 1992 and Trixter began a second North American tour, opening for Kiss.

did well in Japan[vague][citation needed], so the band was invited over to do two shows: One in Osaka at Moda Hall and the second in Kawasaki at Club Citta.

failed to capture the attention of the MTV audience, as the Seattle grunge movement had all but killed the market for Trixter's outdated style of 80s pop metal.

In 2008, Pete Loran called the 2 Music Geeks and discussed Trixter's 2008 touring plans and the production of a new live album.

[1] The reunited Trixter played a total of five dates in 2008, beginning with an appearance at the Rocklahoma festival in July and ending with a sold-out headlining performance in November, their first hometown NJ show in over 13 years.

Trixter also appeared on the cover of the EC Rocker magazine along with a feature story in North Jersey's biggest newspaper, The Record.