What is Bruce Fairbairn?
'''Bruce Earl Fairbairn''' (December 30, 1949 – May 17, 1999) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] musician and [[record producer]]. He was born in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. Fairbairn was active as a producer from 1976 to 1999. His most successful productions are ''[[Slippery When Wet]]'' and ''[[New Jersey (album)|New Jersey]]'' by [[Bon Jovi]], ''[[Permanent Vacation (Aerosmith album)|Permanent Vacation]]'', ''[[Pump (album)|Pump]]'', and ''[[Get a Grip]]'' by [[Aerosmith]], ''[[The Razors Edge (AC/DC album)|The Razors Edge]]'' by [[AC/DC]], and ''[[Balance (Van Halen album)|Balance]]'' by [[Van Halen]], each of which sold at least five million copies. He was a trumpet player, then started a career as a record producer for the Canadian rock band [[Prism (band)|Prism]]. He won the Canadian music industry Producer of the Year [[Juno Award]] three times. He produced albums for many well-known international artists such as [[Loverboy]], [[Blue Öyster Cult]], [[Bon Jovi]], [[Poison (band)|Poison]], [[Aerosmith]], [[AC/DC]], [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]], [[Van Halen]], [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]], [[The Cranberries]], [[INXS]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] and [[Yes (band)|Yes]]. Fairbairn died suddenly on May 17, 1999 due to unknown causes. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fairbairn, Bruce}} [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:1999 deaths]] [[Category:Canadian record producers]] [[Category:Musicians from Vancouver]]