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1 Biography  





2 Discography  



2.1  In Half Japanese  





2.2  Solo  



2.2.1  Albums  





2.2.2  Compilation albums  





2.2.3  EPs  





2.2.4  Singles  







2.3  With David Fair  





2.4  With Daniel Johnston  





2.5  With Kramer  



2.5.1  Albums  







2.6  In Mosquito  





2.7  With Nao [1]  



2.7.1  Albums  







2.8  With The Pastels  



2.8.1  EPs  







2.9  With The Shapir-O Rama  





2.10  With Teenage Fanclub  



2.10.1  Albums  





2.10.2  Singles  







2.11  With Jason Willett  



2.11.1  Albums  





2.11.2  Singles  







2.12  With Yo La Tengo  





2.13  With Phono-Comb  





2.14  Other projects  





2.15  Compilations  







3 References  





4 External links  














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Jad Fair
Jad Fair at Villette Sonique 2011, Parc de la Villette, Paris
Jad Fair at Villette Sonique 2011, Parc de la Villette, Paris
Background information
Birth nameJadwin B. Fair[1]
Born (1954-06-09) June 9, 1954 (age 70)
Coldwater, Michigan, United States
GenresIndie rock, punk rock, experimental rock
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, drums
Years active1977–present
Labels50 Skidillion Watts, Joyful Noise, Iridescence, Paperhouse, Alternative Tentacles, Thick Syrup, Fire
Websitewww.jadfair.org

Jadwin B. Fair (born June 9, 1954) is an American singer, guitarist, graphic artist, and founding member of lo-fi alternative rock group Half Japanese.[2][3]

Biography[edit]

Fair was born in Coldwater, Michigan. In 1974, he and his brother David formed the lo-fi group Half Japanese. Since then, Half Japanese has released nearly 30 records.[4]

Besides Half Japanese, Fair performs and records as a solo artist, and collaborates with artists such as Terry Adams, Kramer, Norman Blake, Kevin Blechdom, Isobel Campbell, Eugene Chadbourne, DQE, Steve Fisk, Fred Frith, God Is My Co-Pilot, Richard Hell, Daniel Johnston, J. Mascis, Jason Willett, Monster Party, Weird Paul Petroskey, R. Stevie Moore, Thurston Moore, The Pastels, Phono-Comb, Steve Shelley, Strobe Talbot, Teenage Fanclub, The Tinklers, Moe Tucker, Bill Wells, Jason Willett, Adult Rodeo, Lumberob, Yo La Tengo, and John Zorn.[5]

In 1982 Fair released his first solo work, the single "The Zombies of Mora-Tau" followed by the full-length album Everyone Knew ... But Me one year later.

Besides his musical career Fair is also active as a visual artist, drawings, as well as papercuttings. He took up papercutting to alleviate boredom while touring on the road.[6] Many of the album covers are made by Fair. Four books of Fair's art have been published. Exhibitions of Fair's paper cuts and drawings have taken place in New York, Tokyo, Glasgow, Austin, Paris, London, Houston, The Hague at the State-X New Forms festival, and in Nantes at Le Lieu Unique together with Daniel Johnston.

It's Spooky is a 1989 collaboration album by Daniel Johnston and Jad Fair.[7] Strange but True is a collaborative album between the band Yo La Tengo and Jad Fair. It was released by Matador Records in 1998.[8] Song titles on the album were taken from outrageous newspaper headlines. In 2002 Fair recorded an album with R. Stevie Moore, titled FairMoore, described as "a lovely, heartfelt effort that shows both in top form" by Dave Mandl, who stated that it "brings together two fiercely original figures in the American music underground", the album consisting of Fair reciting his poetry over Moore's instrumental backing. Words Of Wisdom And Hope is a collaboration between Glasgow, Scotland's Teenage Fanclub, and Fair, released in 2002.

In 2008 Vincent Moon made a short documentary called Paris lost in Texas, which is part of his The Take-Away Shows series. In this short movie he visits Fair in-house in Texas.[9] In the same year experimental instrument builder Yuri Landman constructed for Fair a special two-string instrument called the Bachelor QS. In 2011 Half Japanese reunited as a live band and toured through Europe. In 2011 Thick Syrup Records released the compilation album '78 LTD. This album features the track "36 Perfect Ways I Ching of Love" Fair made with Ken Stringfellow (Posies, R.E.M.). In 2012 Fair contributed to the Landman album That's Right Go Cats with a 22-minute vocal contribution on side A of the record. The Nantes-based venue Le Lieu Unique organised a large exhibition of graphical work made by Fair and Daniel Johnston in April 2012. In the same month Fair released a lost album called Songs from a Haunted House with Gilles Reider on Interbang Records.

In 2012 Jad Fair released on Joyful Noise Recordings a collaboration with French experimentalist trio Hifiklub, and German guitarist/producer kptmichigan. The band was originally assembled to provide the audio component to Jad Fair's art exhibition at Le Dojo – Nice in France, 2011.[10]

Discography[edit]

In Half Japanese[edit]

Solo[edit]

Albums[edit]

Compilation albums[edit]

EPs[edit]

Singles[edit]

With David Fair[edit]

With Daniel Johnston[edit]

With Kramer[edit]

Albums[edit]

In Mosquito[edit]

With Nao [1][edit]

Albums[edit]

With The Pastels[edit]

EPs[edit]

With The Shapir-O Rama[edit]

With Teenage Fanclub[edit]

Albums[edit]

Singles[edit]

With Jason Willett[edit]

Albums[edit]

Singles[edit]

With Yo La Tengo[edit]

With Phono-Comb[edit]

Other projects[edit]

Compilations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A NEW BEGINNING". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  • ^ "Jad Fair | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  • ^ "Jad Fair". discogs. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  • ^ "Home and Bio of artist and musician: Half Japanese, Paper Cuts, Books and Drawings". Jad Fair. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  • ^ "Dot Wiggin (of the Shaggs), Jad Fair and Gilles Rieder (of Half Japanese), Blanche Blanche Blanche, BEEF ☰ Powered by ADHOC.FM – Tickets – 285 Kent – Brooklyn, NY – November 6th, 2013". Ticketfly. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  • ^ "Jad Fair on Outsight Radio Hours : Outsight Radio Hours : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". March 10, 2001. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  • ^ "Jad Fair: It's Spooky Album Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  • ^ Krewson, John. "Jad Fair & Yo La Tengo: Strange But True". Music. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  • ^ "Paris, lost in Texas – La Blogothèque". La Blogothèque. October 29, 2007. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  • ^ "Jad Fair + Hifiklub + kptmichigan | Bird House | Joyful Noise Recordings". www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  • ^ "Jad Fair & Jason Willett – Jackpot - Songs And Art". Discogs.
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