Producer Fairbairn Dies at 49

[The GrooveMaster]

Bruce Fairbairn, Vancouver's most successful record producer, has died
at the age of 49.
Fairbairn, whose portfolio included Aerosmith, AC/DC, Van Halen, Kiss,
The Cranberries, Loverboy and Bon Jovi, passed away in his sleep sometime
between Sunday evening and early Monday morning. The cause of his death is
undetermined.
Born Dec. 30, 1949, Fairbairn got his start in the '60s as a trumpet
player in local R 'n' B bands, graduating to his first serious recording
band, Sunshyne. It was while playing with Sunshyne that he got his first
opportunity to produce. The experience led to the formation of the hitmaking
Prism in the 1970s with Fairbairn as trumpet-player and producer and
emerging songwriter Jim Vallance (Bryan Adams, Aerosmith, Ozzy) providing
the group's earliest material.
In 1980, Fairbairn produced the first of four Loverboy albums to bear
his credit. As the group went on to sell eight million albums
internationally, he stayed at home, his determination to maintain a closely
knit family life incidentally putting Vancouver on the music industry map.
Artists wanting his services made the trip to Vancouver where Bon Jovi and
Aerosmith made their biggest albums of their careers.
As his own career developed, Fairbairn fostered rising
producer-engineers including Bob Rock, Mike Fraser, Mike Plotnikoff and
Randy Staub. At the time of his death, he was recording YES at the Armory,
the studio he purchased from his old colleague, Vallance.
Fairbairn balanced creativity in the recording studio with his devotion
to his family - wife Julie and three boys, Scott, Kevin and Brent.
A memorial service has been scheduled for Monday, May 24, at 2PM at the
Chan Centre for Performing Arts, UBC Vancouver.

***By Tom Harrison, Rock Reporter, Vancouver Province Newspaper.

Thanks for the music, Bruce, we'll miss you.

Peace!

The GrooveMaster

[Leni Posten]

In article <MgZ03.1$IC....@news1.van.metronet.ca>,
groove...@digitalgroove.com says...

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> Bruce Fairbairn, Vancouver's most successful record producer, has died
> at the age of 49.
> Fairbairn, whose portfolio included Aerosmith, AC/DC, Van Halen, Kiss,
> The Cranberries, Loverboy and Bon Jovi, passed away in his sleep sometime
> between Sunday evening and early Monday morning. The cause of his death is
> undetermined.

Mob hit?

> Peace!
>
> The GrooveMaster
>
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>
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[The GrooveMaster]

Leni Posten <le...@nospameventsite.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.11ae21ee587c1ea9897b7@news...

Well although an autopsy was performed, it did not determine the cause of
death. A BC coroner's office representative said that it will likely take
two to three months for the results of further tests. The official said she
didn't know whether Fairbairn had any illness or history of heart attacks.

There's currently a rumour going around in the industry that Bruce's wife,
Julie lefted him two weeks ago and that this was a suicide. But again, this
is just a rumour.

Peace!

The GrooveMaster