Fair hails from the Pacific Northwest and is fronted by
Aaron Sprinkle, who has assembled an impressive résumé as a producer, engineer, songwriter, and musician.
Sprinkle first found an audience for his music as a member of
Poor Old Lu, an aggressive but melodic rock band with strong spiritual lyrics; they released their first album, Star Studded Super Step, in 1992 and put out five albums before breaking up in 1998, with a one-off reunion album appearing in 2002.
Sprinkle also was briefly a member of Rose Blossom Punch from 1997 to 1999, and released a handful of solo albums starting with Moontraveller in 1999. But from the mid-'90s onward
Sprinkle's most consistent work was as a producer and engineer, working on albums for
MxPx,
Pedro the Lion,
Kutless,
Jeremy Camp,
Eisley,
Hawk Nelson,
Demon Hunter, and many others. In 2005,
Sprinkle chose to form a new band as a vehicle for his songs, and he teamed up three longtime friends -- former
Poor Old Lu bassist
Nick Barber, drummer
Joey Sanchez (who has worked with
Jeremy Camp's band), and guitarist
Erick Newbill (who also runs a recording studio in Greenwood, WA). Taking the name
Fair, the new group released their debut album,
The Best Worst-Case Scenario, in mid-2006, which showcased the band's moody but engaging melodies and epic-scale guitar sound. The album received enthusiastic reviews, and the band planned to record a follow-up in 2007. ~ Mark Deming