Jad Fair

Jad Fair

Data i miejsce urodzenia	9 czerwca 1954 Ann Arbor, Coldwater
Instrumenty	gitara
Gatunki	rock alternatywny, noise rock, no wave
Zawód	muzyk, gitarzysta, wokalista
Aktywność	od 1977
Wydawnictwo	Alternative Tentacles, Shimmy Disc, Thick Syrup Records
Zespoły
Half Japanese
Strona internetowa

Jad Fair (ur. 9 czerwca 1954) – amerykański gitarzysta, wokalista i współzałożyciel zespołu muzycznego Half Japanese, udzielający się w wielu innych projektach.

Współpracował z Yo La Tengo, Daniel Johnston, Jason Willett, Naofumi Ishimaru, J. Mascis, Kramer, Teenage Fanclub, DQE, The Pastels, R. Stevie Moore, Terry Adams, Tom Ardolino, John Zorn, Fred Frith, Monster Party, &TheBeatles, Phono Comb, The Shapira-O'Rama, Moe Tucker, The Dim Stars, Daisy Cooper, David Fair, Lumberob, Richard Hell, Strobe Talbot, Phonocomb, DQE, God Is My Co-Pilot, Thurston Moore, Yuri Landman, Eye, Eugene Chadbourne, Mara Flynn, Kevin Blechdom, The Work Dogs, Bill Wells, Tom Recchion, Isobel Campbell, Norman Blake, Steve Fisk i The Tinklers.

Dyskografia

• The Zombies of Mora-Tau EP7 (UK Armageddon) 1980 (Press) 1982
• Everyone Knew ... But Me (Press) 1982
• Between Meals - Oh No I Just Knocked Over a Cup of Coffee (Iridescence) 1983
• Monarchs (Iridescence) 1984
• Best Wishes (Iridescence) 1987
• Jad Fair & Kramer - Roll Out the Barrel (Shimmy-Disc) 1988
• Great Expectations (Ger. Bad Alchemy) 1989
• Attack of Everything no CD - Jad Fair (Paperback - 1990)
• Coo Coo Rocking Time - Coo Coo Party Time (50 Skidillion Watts) 1990
• Greater Expectations (Psycho Acoustic Sounds/T.E.C. Tones) 1991
• Jad Fair EP - Jad Fair (LP Record - 1991)
• Jad Fair and the Pastels - This Could Be the Night EP (UK Paperhouse) 1991
• No. 2: Jad Fair and the Pastels (UK Paperhouse) 1992
• I Like It When You Smile (UK Paperhouse) 1992
• Workdogs in Hell - Workdogs in Hell (1993)
• Jad & Nao - Half Robot (UK Paperhouse) 1993
• Mosquito - Oh No Not Another Mosquito My House Is Full of Them! (Psycho Acoustic Sounds) 1993
• Mosquito - Time Was (ERL/Smells Like) 1993 (Aus. Au-go-go) 1993
• Mosquito - UFO Catcher (Japan. Time Bomb) 1993
• Mosquito - Cupid's Fist (Hol. Red Note) 1994
• Greater Expectations - Jad Fair (1995)
• I Like It When You Smile - Jad Fair (1995)
• Daniel Johnston and Jad Fair (1995) (50 Skidillion Watts) 1989
• SPOOKY TALES: SPIRIT SUMMONING STORIES / SPOOKY SOUNDS OF NOW [boek & cd] - Jad Fair (1997)
• Jason Willett/Jad Fair/Gilles Rieder (Megaphone) cd (1992)
• Jason Willett & Jad Fair - It's All Good (Megaphone Limited) (1995) cd
• Jad Fair & Jason Willett - Honeybee (Dr Jim's) (1996) cd
• Jad Fair & Jason Willett - Punk Rock 1996 (Chlorophyl) (1996) 7”
• Jad Fair & Jason Willett - The Corpse is Missing (Slab-O-Concrete) (1996) 7”
• Jad Fair & Jason Willett - The Mighty Super-Heroes (Marginal Talent) cd (1997)
• Jad Fair & Jason Willett - Wonderful World (Shrimper) (1997) triple cassete
• Jad Fair & Jason Willett - Twister (Dark Beloved Cloud) (1997)lp
• Jason Willett & Jad Fair - We're Going to the Moon (Megaphone Limited) cd (1998)
• Jad Fair & Jason Willett - Wild (Megaphone Limited) (1998) cd
• Jad Fair & Jason Willett - The Mighty Hypnotic Eye (Dr Jim's) (1999) cd
• Jad Fair & Jason Willett - Enjoyable songs (Alternative tentacles) lp & cd (1999)
• Jad Fair & Jason Willett - The Attack of Everything (Paperback + cd) (2002)
• Jad Fair & Jason Willett - Superfine (public eyesore) (2005) cd
• Jad & Nao - Half Alien (Japan. Sakura Wrechords) 1997
• Jad Fair & Kramer - The Sound of Music: An Unfinished Symphony in 12 Parts (Shimmy-Disc/Knitting Factory) 1998
• 26 Monster Songs for Children - Jad Fair & David (1998)
• Roll Out The Barrel (1999) met Kramer
• I Like Your Face - Jad Fair & Shapir-O'Rama (1999)
• meer dan 13 cd's (1995-2007) met Jason Willett waaronder The Mighty Super-Heroes, Marginal Talent (MT-426)
• Monsters, Lullabies, and the Occasional Flying Saucer (1996) met Phono-Comb, (Can. Shake)
• Jad & David Fair - Best Friends (UK Vesuvius) 1996
• Jad Fair & The Shapir-O'Rama - We Are the Rage (Japan. Avant) 1996
• Jackpot, Songs and Art - Jad Fair (Paperback, 1997)
• Strange But True (1998) met Yo La Tengo, een album gebaseerd op ongewone verhalen afkomstig uit een column van een krant.
• The Sound of Music (1999) met Kramer
• The Lucky Sperms - Somewhat Humorous (Jad Fair, Daniel Johnston), 2001
• It's Spooky (1989) met Daniel Johnston 2001
• Strobe Talbot - 20 Pop Songs, alternative tentacles, (Jad Fair, Mick Hobbs, Benb Gallaher) 2001
• Words Of Wisdom And Hope (2002) Teenage Fanclub
• We Are the Rage - Jad Fair & the Shapir-O Rama (2002)
• Six Dozen Cookies - Jad & David Fair (2006)
• FairMoore - Steve Moore & Jad Fair (2006)
• Yuri Landman Ensemble feat. Jad Fair & Philippe Petit, That's Right, Go Cats, 2012 LP Siluh Records, CD Thick Syrup Records

7”

• Making of the album
• Arts & Crafts Series Vol. 1

Film dokumentalny

• The Devil and Daniel Johnston (DVD - Sep 19, 2006)
• The Band That Would Be King (DVD)
• bio AllMusic

Linki zewnętrzne

• www.jadfair.org. jadfair.org. [zarchiwizowane z tego adresu (2014-07-27)].