World Trade was a U.S.

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 band that featured Billy Sherwood

Billy Sherwood

William "Billy" Wyman Sherwood is a musician, record producer, and engineer.-Family:Sherwood comes from a musical family which includes his father Bobby Sherwood, who was an actor, musician, and big band leader, his mother Phyllis, a singer and drummer, and brother Michael, a keyboardist and...

 on bass and vocals and Bruce Gowdy

Bruce Gowdy

Bruce Gowdy is an American guitarist, best known for his work with World Trade and Unruly Child.-Biography:Gowdy was a founding member of World Trade with Billy Sherwood and Guy Allison. He later formed Unruly Child with Allison. He was also a member of Stone Fury and has worked with musician...

 on guitar. Yes

Yes (band)

Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...

's Chris Squire

Chris Squire

Christopher Russell Edward "Chris" Squire , is an English musician, known as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist for the progressive rock group Yes. He is the only member of the group to appear on every album.-Before Yes:...

 performed on their second album, Euphoria.

History

The band was formed with Sherwood on lead vocals and bass, Gowdy on guitars, Guy Allison

Guy Allison

Guy Allison is an American composer, pianist and producer.-Biography:His first record deal was signed with a band called Lodgic on A&M Records in 1985. This band included Michael Sherwood, Billy Sherwood, Jimmy Haun and Gary Starnes...

 on keyboards and Mark T. Williams on drums. World Trade evolved from an earlier band, Lodgic

Lodgic

Lodgic was a United States rock band who released one album, Nomadic Sands .-History:The band was formed in Las Vegas by childhood friends Michael Sherwood and Jimmy Haun with Gary Starnes and Mike Hulsey...

, featuring Sherwood and Allison.

Their 1989 eponymous debut was co-produced by Keith Olsen

Keith Olsen

Keith Olsen is one of the most prolific and successful music producers in the industry.-Career:With over 120 albums produced netting a 1 in 4 Gold or better ratio, of which more than 24 are Platinum or better, and more than 14 are multi-Platinum, sales from Keith Olsen’s work exceeds 110 million...

. A second album followed in 1995 on Magna Carta Records

Magna Carta Records

Magna Carta Records is an independent record label located in Rochester, New York. Magna Carta was formed in 1989 and is owned by Peter Morticelli and his partner Mike Varney. The label has a diverse line-up consisting of musicians from many different genres, but is best known for many of its...

, with Williams being replaced by Jay Schellen

Jay Schellen

Jay Schellen is a U.S. drummer who is best known as a member of the hard-rock band Hurricane. Schellen has also worked and currently working with a number of other heavy rock and progressive rock bands, including with Asia World Trade, CIRCA:, Unruly Child and several members of Yes.-Career:in...

. The album was produced by Sherwood. The band had similarities to 1980s Yes and it included two Chris Squire Experiment songs and Squire (uncredited) assisted on backing vocals.

Sherwood and Schellen also recorded tracks for a series of tribute album

Tribute album

A tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...

s by Magna Carta.

Sherwood has frequently collaborated with Schellen since. In the mid-2000s, Sherwood and Gowdy began work on a new World Trade album, but this was abandoned and material is planned on a release called Psy-Op.http://www.bondegezou.demon.co.uk/wnyesm.htm#conspiracy

Discography

• World Trade (PolyGram Records, 1989)
• Euphoria (Magna Carta Records
  Magna Carta Records
  Magna Carta Records is an independent record label located in Rochester, New York. Magna Carta was formed in 1989 and is owned by Peter Morticelli and his partner Mike Varney. The label has a diverse line-up consisting of musicians from many different genres, but is best known for many of its...
  
  , 1995)

Tracks on

• Tales from Yesterday (Magna Carta, 1995), Yes tribute album
  Tribute album
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• Supper's Ready (Magna Carta, 1995), Genesis
  Genesis (band)
  Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...
  
   tribute album
• The Moon Revisited (Magna Carta, 1995), Pink Floyd
  Pink Floyd
  Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
  
  tribute album

Sources

• Billy Sherwood discography at Yescography