Ron Fair
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Born | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Years active | 1970–present[1] |
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Ronald Fair is an American
Career
Early career
Fair was born in Los Angeles, California, United States.[5] Fair's childhood played an important role in his eventual career direction, saying in an interview with HitQuarters,
"My grandfather was a broadcaster who had built a remote facility for the purpose of producing a daily radio broadcast. Ever since I was two years old I was around microphones and consoles."
Fair taught recording production at the University of Sound Arts[7] in Hollywood while at the same time developing a reputation as a motion picture musical soundtrack coordinator, with the multi-platinum successes of Pretty Woman and Reality Bites.[8] In addition, during the early 1980s Fair worked as a recording engineer on such projects as the Slayer album Hell Awaits.[9]
A&R career
During his career, Fair has produced multiple number one singles on the pop and R&B charts, including "
In 2009, Fair engineered
Fair held the position of chairman at
In 2013, Fair was named the new
Fair is a celebrity judge on the Canadian television talent program Cover Me Canada.[19]
On January 30, 2015, it was announced that Fair had signed on to Executive Produce TLC's fifth and final studio album.[20]
Personal life
Ron Fair married singer-songwriter
Discography
Notable Productions[23]
- 1990: Pretty Woman Soundtrack (Executive producer)
- 1992: White Men Can't Jump Soundtrack(Executive producer)
- 1994: Reality Bites Soundtrack (Executive producer)
- 1994: Dumb & Dumber Soundtrack(Executive producer)
- 2001: Legally Blonde Soundtrack (Executive producer)
- 2002: Christina Aguilera - "Beautiful" (Executive producer)
- 2002: Vanessa Carlton - "A Thousand Miles"
- 2003: Where Is The Love?"
- 2004: Like No Other(Executive producer)
- 2004: The Black Eyed Peas - "Let's Get It Started" (Executive producer)
- 2005: Keyshia Cole - The Way It Is (Executive producer)
- 2005: Pussycat Dolls - PCD(Executive producer)
- 2006: Fergie - "Big Girls Don't Cry"
- 2006: Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape (Executive producer)
- 2007: Just Like You(Executive producer)
- 2008: Keyshia Cole - A Different Me (Executive producer)
- 2009: Lady Gaga - "Speechless"
- 2009: Pussycat Dolls - "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)"
- 2010: Keyshia Cole - Calling All Hearts (Executive producer)
Filmography
Film and television
Year | Film[23] | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Star Search: The Next Generation | Himself | TV series |
2005 | UK Music Hall of Fame: Biggest Selling Artists of the 21st Century | Himself | TV documentary |
2007 | Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll | Judge | TV series |
2007 | The Pussycat Dolls: Live from Manchester Evening News Arena | Executive Producer | Video |
2008 | Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious | Judge and Executive Producer(6 episodes) | TV series |
2008 | E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | TV series documentary Ep: Pussycat Dolls
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2008 | Fox Reality Really Awards | Himself | TV series documentary |
2010 | American Idol | Himself | TV series - Episode: "Idol Gives Back/Top Seven Results" |
2011 | Inside: El DeBarge | Executive Producer | TV movie |
2011 | Living in La La Land[2] | Judge | TV series |
2011 | Cover Me Canada[2] | Judge | TV series |
References
- ^ Ron Fair Bio NARIP. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Karen Bliss (13 September 2011). "REx-Geffen Chairman Ron Fair on Judging 'Cover Me Canada' TV Show". Billboard.biz. Billboard. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d "117th AES CONVENTION BIOGRAPHY OF RON FAIR". Audio Engineering Society. 2004. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "Interview with Ron Fair on his Thousand Mile Journey through Pop".
- ^ Shane Bailey. "Ron Fair". Bmusic.com.au. Archived from the original on 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ a b c "Interview With Ron Fair". HitQuarters. 19 Jun 2006. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ "Sleaze Roxx". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ RON FAIR Archived 2010-08-04 at the Wayback Machine, Doug Minnick, Bmusic.com.au, undated.
- ^ Hell Awaits, Chapters.Indigo.ca Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, (retrieved September 13, 2011)
- ^ "ACCLAIMED PRODUCER, MUSICIAN AND LABEL EXECUTIVE RON FAIR PROMOTED TO CHAIRMAN OF GEFFEN RECORDS". Universal Music Group. 2006. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ Dale Kawashima. "Special Interview with Jim Vellutato, Vice President of A&R at Sony/ATV Music Publishing". SongWriter Universe. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "Black Eyed Peas, The* – Let's Get It Started". Discogs.com. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "Grammy Awards for Ron Fair". 2023.
- ^ Hiatt, Brian (2009-10-21). "Inside The Monster Ball: Lady Gaga Reveals Plans for Ambitious New Tour". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 24, 2009.
- ^ Smith, Ethan (February 27, 2009). "'Slumdog' Remix: The Oscar-winning song 'Jai Ho' is reworked with help from a Pussycat Doll". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ Aswad, Jem (24 January 2013). "Ron Fair Named Chief Creative Officer, EVP of Virgin Records". news. hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
- ^ "RON FAIR NAMED CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER/EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, VIRGIN RECORDS". Universalmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
- ^ Halperin, Shirley (21 October 2014). "Ron Fair Exits Virgin Records". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
- ^ Cover Me Canada, cbc.ca, (retrieved November 8, 2011)
- ^ "Veteran Producer Ron Fair to Exec-Produce TLC's New Album". Billboard. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "The Most Up to Date Information on Wild Orchard". Wildorchid.8m.com. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
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- ^ a b "Ron Fair". IMDb. Retrieved 22 January 2021.