Bruce Fairbairn

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Bruce Earl Fairbairn (born December 30, 1949 in Vancouver , British Columbia , † May 17, 1999 in Vancouver, British Columbia) was a Canadian music producer in the 1980s and 1990s. He has produced many albums by well-known rock musicians, including Kiss , Bon Jovi , Aerosmith , AC / DC , Van Halen and Scorpions . He was the owner and operator of Little Mountain Sound Studios in his hometown of Vancouver.

Life

Early career

As a child, Fairbairn learned to play the trumpet. At the age of 30 he won three Canadian Juno Producer of the Year awards for working with his band Prism on the 1980 album Young and Restless . With Lover Boys eponymous debut album began his career with hits like Turn Me Loose and The Kid Is Hot Tonite . His work with Blue Öyster Cult and Krokus made him one of the most famous hard rock producers.

International success

In 1986, Fairbairn Bon Jovis produced slippery When Wet , with over twelve million copies sold in the US alone. His next major production, Aerosmith's Permanent Vacation (1987), generated a number of hits including Dude (Looks Like a Lady) , Angel and Rag Doll . Fairbairn also produced Aerosmiths Pump , which had sales of more than $ 7 million.

death

After completing the recording sessions for the Yes album The Ladder , Fairbairn was found dead in his Vancouver apartment by Jon Anderson on May 17, 1999 . He left behind his wife Julie, with whom he had three sons.

In 2000 he was posthumously honored with induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame .

Discography

Artist / band Name of the album
1977 Prism Prism
1978 Prism See Forever Eyes
1979 Prism Armageddon
1980 Prism Young and Restless
1980 loverboy Loverboy (2 × platinum)
1981 loverboy Get lucky
1982 Strange Advance Worlds Away
1983 Blue Oyster Cult The Revolution by Night
1983 loverboy Keep it up
1984 crocus The Blitz (gold)
1985 Black 'n Blue Without love
1985 Honeymoon Suite The Big Prize
1986 Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet (12 × platinum)
1987 Aerosmith Permanent Vacation (5 × Platinum)
1987 Rock and Hyde Under the Vulcano
1987 loverboy Wildside
1988 Dan Reed Network Dan Reed Network
1988 Bon Jovi New Jersey (7 × platinum)
1989 Aerosmith Pump (7 × platinum)
1989 various Stairway to Heaven / Highway to Hell
1990 AC / DC The Razors Edge (5 × Platinum)
1990 Paul Laine Stick it in your ear
1990 poison Flesh and Blood (3 × platinum)
1991 Dan Reed Network The Heat
1992 AC / DC live
1993 Aerosmith Get a grip (7 × platinum)
1993 Scorpions Face the heat
1994 Jackyl Push Comes to Shove (Gold)
1995 Van Halen Balance (3 × platinum)
1995 Chicago Night and Day: Big Band
1996 The Cranberries To the Faithful Departed (2 × Platinum)
1997 INXS Elegantly wasted
1998 Kiss Psycho Circus (Gold)
1998 Atomic Fireballs Torch This Place
1999 Yes The Ladder

Individual evidence

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  2. ^ Canadian Music Hall of Fame - Inductees. Canadian Music Hall of Fame , accessed August 6, 2017 .
  3. a b c d e f g h i j k l m Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved January 18, 2008
  4. ^ A b Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved January 18, 2008
  5. a b CdUniverse , accessed January 17, 2008.