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Bruce Fairbairn(III)

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Bruce Fairbairn was a Canadian musician and international record producer from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was active as a producer from 1976 to1999 and is considered one of the best of his era. His most successful productions are Slippery When Wet and New Jersey by Bon Jovi, Permanent Vacation, Pump, and Get a Grip by Aerosmith, and The Razors Edge by AC/DC, each of which sold at least five million copies each. He was originally a trumpet player and then started a career as a record producer for Canadian rock band Prism. He won the Canadian music industry Producer of the Year Juno Award 3 times. He produced albums for many famous international artists such as Loverboy, Blue Öyster Cult, Poison, Scorpions, Van Halen, Chicago, The Cranberries, INXS, KISS and Yes. His style was notable for introducing dynamic horn arrangements into rock music productions.
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    Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in Twister (1996)
    Twister
    6.6
    • Soundtrack("Humans Being")
    • 1996
    Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga in Spaceballs (1987)
    Spaceballs
    7.1
    • Soundtrack("Raise Your Hands")
    • 1987
    Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford in The Devil's Own (1997)
    The Devil's Own
    6.2
    • Soundtrack("God Be With You")
    • 1997
    Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. in Air America (1990)
    Air America
    5.8
    • Soundtrack("Love Me Two Times")
    • 1990

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    • Jennifer Love Hewitt in Jennifer Love Hewitt: How Do I Deal (1999)
      Jennifer Love Hewitt: How Do I Deal
      6.8
      Music Video
      • music producer
      • 1999
    • Aerosmith and Steven Tyler in Aerosmith: Livin' on the Edge (1993)
      Aerosmith: Livin' on the Edge
      7.3
      Music Video
      • music producer
      • 1993
    • Aerosmith, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, and Brad Whitford in Aerosmith: Amazing (1993)
      Aerosmith: Amazing
      7.3
      Music Video
      • produced by
      • 1993
    • AC/DC: Live at Donington (1992)
      AC/DC: Live at Donington
      8.5
      Video
      • music producer
      • 1992
    • AC/DC: Are You Ready (1991)
      AC/DC: Are You Ready
      7.0
      Music Video
      • music producer
      • 1991
    • Angus Young in AC/DC: Moneytalks (1990)
      AC/DC: Moneytalks
      6.6
      Music Video
      • music producer
      • 1990
    • Aerosmith: The Other Side (1990)
      Aerosmith: The Other Side
      6.3
      Music Video
      • music producer
      • 1990
    • Aerosmith, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, and Brad Whitford in Aerosmith: Janie's Got a Gun (1989)
      Aerosmith: Janie's Got a Gun
      7.1
      Music Video
      • music producer
      • 1989
    • Aerosmith, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, and Brad Whitford in Aerosmith: Dude (Looks Like a Lady) (1987)
      Aerosmith: Dude (Looks Like a Lady)
      6.4
      Music Video
      • music producer
      • 1987
    • Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan, Richie Sambora, Alec John Such, and Tico Torres in Bon Jovi: You Give Love a Bad Name (1986)
      Bon Jovi: You Give Love a Bad Name
      7.0
      Music Video
      • record producer
      • 1986
    • Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan, Richie Sambora, Alec John Such, Tico Torres, and Bon Jovi in Bon Jovi: Livin' on a Prayer (1986)
      Bon Jovi: Livin' on a Prayer
      7.3
      Music Video
      • music producer
      • 1986
    • Loverboy: Working for the Weekend (1981)
      Loverboy: Working for the Weekend
      6.3
      Music Video
      • produced by
      • 1981

    Producer



    • Aerosmith: Big Ones You Can Look At (1994)
      Aerosmith: Big Ones You Can Look At
      7.8
      Video
      • music producer
      • 1994
    • Aerosmith: Angel (1988)
      Aerosmith: Angel
      7.1
      Music Video
      • producer
      • 1988

    Soundtrack



    • The Project (2009)
      The Project
      4.2
      TV Series
      • producer: "I'll Be There For You"
      • 2024
    • Tara Strong, Tabitha St. Germain, Andrea Libman, and Ashleigh Ball in My Little Pony: Pony Life (2020)
      My Little Pony: Pony Life
      4.9
      TV Series
      • producer: "Livin' on a Prayer"
      • 2020
    • Diminishing Returns (2016)
      Diminishing Returns
      3.0
      Podcast Series
      • producer: "How Do I Deal"
      • 2018
    • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
      Family Guy
      8.1
      TV Series
      • producer: "Working for the Weekend"
      • producer: "Love in an Elevator" (uncredited)
      • 2014–2017
    • Piotr Gasowski and Maciej Dowbor in Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo (2014)
      Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo
      4.8
      TV Series
      • music: "Thunderstruck"
      • 2017
    • Tu cara me suena - Argentina (2013)
      Tu cara me suena - Argentina
      6.5
      TV Series
      • producer: "Livin' on a Prayer"
      • 2014
    • William Salyers and J.G. Quintel in Regular Show (2010)
      Regular Show
      8.6
      TV Series
      • producer: "Working for the Weekend" (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Cold Case (2003)
      Cold Case
      7.6
      TV Series
      • producer: "Angel"
      • producer: "Wanted: Dead or Alive", "Livin' on a Prayer" (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Jay Baruchel and Alice Eve in She's Out of My League (2010)
      She's Out of My League
      6.4
      • writer: "Hot Girls in Love"
      • 2010
    • Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in Supernatural (2005)
      Supernatural
      8.4
      TV Series
      • producer: "Wanted: Dead or Alive" (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Bailando por un sueño (2005)
      Bailando por un sueño
      1.9
      TV Series
      • producer: "I'll Be There for You"
      • 2007
    • Neve Campbell, Dylan McDermott, and Matthew Perry in Three to Tango (1999)
      Three to Tango
      6.0
      • producer: "Swing Sweet Pussycat"
      • 1999
    • Matthew McConaughey in Edtv (1999)
      Edtv
      6.1
      • producer: "Real Life"
      • 1999
    • Jennifer Love Hewitt, Mekhi Phifer, Brandy Norwood, and Freddie Prinze Jr. in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
      I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
      4.8
      • producer: "How Do I Deal"
      • 1998
    • Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford in The Devil's Own (1997)
      The Devil's Own
      6.2
      • producer: "God Be With You"
      • 1997

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      In the early 70s, Fairbairn started producing when he was part of the Vancouver band jazz-rock group Sunshyne, on which he played both trumpet and horn.

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