A&M RECORDS’ PRESIDENT RON FAIR NAMED 117^TH AES CONVENTION KEYNOTE SPEAKER

SAN FRANCISCO: Ron Fair, veteran record man, six-time Grammy nominee and president of A&M Records, will present the keynote speech at the 117^th AES Convention at noon on Thurs., October 28^th at SF’s Moscone Center. “In his more than two decades as an outstanding hit-maker, Ron Fair has exhibited a rare combination of creative and technical prowess and remarkable business acumen,” said AES 117^th Convention Chair John Strawn, “Considering the multiplicity of his talents, we anticipate an extremely interesting presentation.”

An A&R man, producer, arranger, musician, and recording engineer, Ron Fair’s credits stretch from collaborating with legendary composer/producer Bill Conti on the recording of “Gonna Fly Now,” the #1 hit theme from Rocky, to discovering 5 time Grammy award winner Christina Aguilera and serving as exec. producer for the superstar’s ten-times-platinum album “Stripped” and worldwide #1Grammy-winning “Beautiful.”

A 1981 position as RCA Records’ A&R manager led to Fair being named sr. director of A&R for Chrysalis Records where he found the #1 hit “We Belong” for Pat Benatar and worked with many other platinum artists. In 1990 he joined EMI Records as sr. VP of A&R, where his credits include the 8-times platinum “Pretty Woman” soundtrack. Rejoining RCA Records in 1993 as sr. VP of A&R, Fair was exec. producer of the 5-times platinum “Reality Bites” soundtrack CD which included Lisa Loeb’s #1hit “Stay.”

As president of A&M Records since 1999, Ron Fair oversees an artist roster that includes: Sting, Sheryl Crow, The Black Eyed Peas and Vanessa Carlton. He is a 25-year member of NARAS, serving as National Trustee and member of the Board of Governors, and where he remains an active committee member.

A complete schedule of 117^th AES Convention events is available at: http://www.aes.org

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