”’Adam Fair”’ is a Canadian producer, recording engineer and mixer. He is the co-founder and chief engineer of ”’Villa Sound”’, a professional recording studio located in Singhampton, Ontario.<ref name=”reverb”>{{cite web|url=https://reverb.com/ca/news/show-us-your-space-villa-sound-in-singhampton-ontario|title=Show Us Your Space: Villa Sound in Singhampton, Ontario|website=Reverb.com|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref> Fair co-founded the studio with Canadian songwriter and producer [[Tim Thorney]], who served as his mentor and business partner until Thorney’s death in 2021.<ref name=”prosound-thorney”>{{cite web|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/603f07aabf97dc47623c8913/t/60407f1812e9a96e1ce2a7c6/1614839576638/Professional%2BSound%2B-June%2B2018.jpg|title=Professional Sound Magazine – June 2018|publisher=Professional Sound Magazine|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref> <ref name=”billboard”>{{cite web|url=https://ca.billboard.com/fyi/music-news-digest-june-17-2021|title=Music News Digest: June 17, 2021|website=Billboard Canada|date=17 June 2021|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>
”’Adam Fair”’ is a Canadian producer, recording engineer and mixer. He is the co-founder and chief engineer of ”’Villa Sound”’, a professional recording studio located in Singhampton, Ontario.<ref name=”reverb”>{{cite web|url=https://reverb.com/ca/news/show-us-your-space-villa-sound-in-singhampton-ontario|title=Show Us Your Space: Villa Sound in Singhampton, Ontario|website=Reverb.com|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref> Fair co-founded the studio with Canadian songwriter and producer [[Tim Thorney]], who served as his mentor and business partner until Thorney’s death in 2021.<ref name=”prosound-thorney”>{{cite web|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/603f07aabf97dc47623c8913/t/60407f1812e9a96e1ce2a7c6/1614839576638/Professional%2BSound%2B-June%2B2018.jpg|title=Professional Sound Magazine – June 2018|publisher=Professional Sound Magazine|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref> <ref name=”billboard”>{{cite web|url=https://ca.billboard.com/fyi/music-news-digest-june-17-2021|title=Music News Digest: June 17, 2021|website=Billboard Canada|date=17 June 2021|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>
Fair’s career spans hundreds of recordings across pop, rock, blues, and Punjabi music. His credits include work with The Guess Who<ref name=”exclaim”>{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_guess_who_announce_new_album_plein_damour_share_the_king|title=The Guess Who Announce New Album ”Plein D’Amour”|website=Exclaim!|date=31 March 2023|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>, Sass Jordan<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/sass-jordan-and-dana-fuchs-chanteuse-blues|title=Sass Jordan and Dana Fuchs: Chanteuse Blues|website=All About Jazz|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>, and Valley, and he has contributed to ”Juno Award”–nominated projects<ref name=”junos”>{{cite web|url=https://junoawards.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-Nominee-List-English.pdf|title=2020 Juno Awards Nominee List|publisher=The Juno Awards|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>.
Fair’s career spans hundreds of recordings across pop, rock, blues, and Punjabi music. His credits include work with The Guess Who<ref name=”exclaim”>{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_guess_who_announce_new_album_plein_damour_share_the_king|title=The Guess Who Announce New Album ”Plein D’Amour”|website=Exclaim!|date=31 March 2023|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>, Sass Jordan<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/sass-jordan-and-dana-fuchs-chanteuse-blues|title=Sass Jordan and Dana Fuchs: Chanteuse Blues|website=All About Jazz|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>, and Valley, and he has contributed to ”Juno Award”–nominated projects<ref name=”junos”>{{cite web|url=https://junoawards.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-Nominee-List-English.pdf|title=2020 Juno Awards Nominee List|publisher=The Juno Awards|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>.
Fair has accumulated more than 700 engineering, mixing, and production credits across many genres. <ref name=”muso”>{{cite web|url=https://credits.muso.ai/profile/2d7c0604-2af1-4e03-a781-8d8b823b03ce/credits|title=Adam Fair Credits|website=Muso.AI|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=”allmusic”>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/adam-fair-mn0003806419|title=Adam Fair Credits|website=AllMusic|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>
Fair has accumulated more than 700 engineering, mixing, and production credits across many genres. <ref name=”muso”>{{cite web|url=https://credits.muso.ai/profile/2d7c0604-2af1-4e03-a781-8d8b823b03ce/credits|title=Adam Fair Credits|website=Muso.AI|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=”allmusic”>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/adam-fair-mn0003806419|title=Adam Fair Credits|website=AllMusic|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>
== Notable work in Punjabi Music Industry ==
Fair’s engineering and production work spans multiple genres and collaborations with artists including:
* ”’The Guess Who”’ – ”Plein D’Amour” (recorded and mixed by Adam Fair at Villa Sound)<ref name=”exclaim”>{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_guess_who_announce_new_album_plein_damour_share_the_king|title=The Guess Who Announce New Album ”Plein D’Amour”|website=Exclaim!|date=31 March 2023|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>
* ”’Valley”’ – ”Maybe” (contributing engineer); the album was nominated for ”Breakthrough Group of the Year” at the 2020 [[Juno Awards]].<ref name=”junos”>{{cite web|url=https://junoawards.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-Nominee-List-English.pdf|title=2020 Juno Awards Nominee List|publisher=The Juno Awards|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>
* ”’Sass Jordan”’ – ”Bitches Blues” (mixing and engineering)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/sass-jordan-and-dana-fuchs-chanteuse-blues|title=Sass Jordan and Dana Fuchs: Chanteuse Blues|website=All About Jazz|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>
* ”’Max Webster”’ – mixing and production
* ”’Eric Schenkman”’ (of Spin Doctors) – mixing and engineering
* ”’Dom Louis”’ – production and engineering
* ”’Ollie Wride”’ – mixing
* ”’Kate Todd”’ – mixing
* ”’TV Gucci”’ – engineering and production
* ”’Shawnee Kish”’ – recording and mixing (featured in behind-the-scenes studio video)
* Punjabi music artists including ”’Diljit Dosanjh”’, ”’Karan Aujla”’, ”’Sukhe (Muzical Doctorz)”’, ”’Deep Jandu”’, and ”’Jazzy B”’ – mixing and mastering of over 100 releases.
Fair’s television and film credits include contributions to the sound departments for ”The Trades”, ”Moonshine”, and several ”VICE” productions, as listed on his IMDb page.<ref name=”imdb”>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5241092/|title=Adam Fair – IMDb|website=IMDb|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>
== Writing and publications ==
== Writing and publications ==
* ”Canadian Musician” – May/June 2018<ref name=”cm2018″>{{cite web|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/603f07aabf97dc47623c8913/t/60407fd4dd84061666fbe84c/1614839765665/Canadian%2BMusician%2B-%2BMay%252FJune%2B2018.jpg|title=Canadian Musician – May/June 2018|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>
* ”Canadian Musician” – May/June 2018<ref name=”cm2018″>{{cite web|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/603f07aabf97dc47623c8913/t/60407fd4dd84061666fbe84c/1614839765665/Canadian%2BMusician%2B-%2BMay%252FJune%2B2018.jpg|title=Canadian Musician – May/June 2018|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>
* ”Canadian Musician” – January/February 2020<ref name=”cm2020″>{{cite web|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/603f07aabf97dc47623c8913/t/60407f2d8587ae537078789e/1614839597552/Canadian%2BMusician%2BJanuary%2B-%2BFebruary%2B2020.pdf|title=Canadian Musician – January/February 2020|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>
* ”Canadian Musician” – January/February 2020<ref name=”cm2020″>{{cite web|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/603f07aabf97dc47623c8913/t/60407f2d8587ae537078789e/1614839597552/Canadian%2BMusician%2BJanuary%2B-%2BFebruary%2B2020.pdf|title=Canadian Musician – January/February 2020|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>
* [https://www.villasound.ca Villa Sound Website]
[[:Category:Studio owners]]
[[:Category:Studio owners]]
[[:Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[:Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
<!– Inline citations added to your article will automatically display here. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:REFB for instructions on how to add citations. –>
 |
This is a draft Articles for creation (AfC) submission. It is not currently pending review. While there are no deadlines, abandoned drafts may be deleted after six months. To edit the draft click on the “Edit” tab at the top of the window. To be accepted, a draft should: It is strongly discouraged to write about yourself, your business or employer. If you do so, you must declare it. Where to get help
Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. |
|
Adam Fair |
|
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, audio engineer, mixer, writer |
| Known for | Founder of Villa Sound Studio |
| Notable work | Plein D’Amour by The Guess Who, Maybe by Valley |
Adam Fair is a Canadian producer, recording engineer and mixer. He is the co-founder and chief engineer of Villa Sound, a professional recording studio located in Singhampton, Ontario.[1] Fair co-founded the studio with Canadian songwriter and producer Tim Thorney, who served as his mentor and business partner until Thorney’s death in 2021.[2] [3]
Fair’s career spans hundreds of recordings across pop, rock, blues, and Punjabi music. His credits include work with The Guess Who[4], Deep Jandu [5] Sass Jordan[6], and Valley, and he has contributed to Juno Award–nominated projects[7].
Fair has accumulated more than 700 engineering, mixing, and production credits across many genres. [8][9]
Writing and publications
Fair is also a contributor to Canadian Musician magazine, where he has authored articles on production and studio techniques:
- Canadian Musician – September/October 2017[10]
- Canadian Musician – May/June 2018[11]
- Canadian Musician – January/February 2020[12]
References
External links
Category:Canadian record producers
Category:Canadian audio engineers
Category:Living people
Category:People from Ontario
Category:Music writers
Category:Studio owners
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
