Fair Ground

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Fair Ground
Fair Ground. Left to right: Pete Lesperance, Mike Turner.
Background information
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s)	Alternative Rock, Rock
Years active	2005-present
Label(s)	none
Associated acts	Harem Scarem Our Lady Peace
Website	http://www.fairgroundtheband.com/
Members
Pete Lesperance Mike Turner

Fair Ground is the culmination of years of friendship between Pete Lesperance and Mike Turner, two Canadian guitarists, who have sold millions world-wide in their respective projects Harem Scarem and Our Lady Peace. What began as a simple guest appearance on Pete's solo record turned into a desire to fully collaborate on what was to become Fair Ground's debut Down In It. The album was recorded at Lesperance's and Turner's own studios with the two sharing production duties. Mixing was handled by Harry Hess at Vespa Studios. Over the past few years, Lesperance and Turner have enjoyed writing, producing and developing new artists but both agree that there is no replacement for playing live. "We'd always wanted to play together but the catch was I had to become a lead singer to play with Mike", jokes Lesperance. From the instantly recognizable opening refrain of "Down In It" to the powerhouse chorus of "Boy Without a Clue" to the soaring harmonies of "Nameless" there's no doubt that the songs will stay with you long after the first listening. Drawing on their diverse backgrounds and unique musical personas Fair Ground create their own brand of radio ready modern rock.

[edit] Down In It

For their first album, the band chose to do everything themselves. They wrote, recorded, produced in their own studios, and even released the album completely independently.

Their first radio single was chosen in a very interesting way. They allowed fans to listen to four songs on their website, then vote for which one should become the band's debut single. This is a process normally done by record labels with no input by the band or its fanbase. The winner of the poll and first single was "Down In It".

The band later released "Boy Without A Clue" as the second single.

[edit] Discography

Cover	Date of Release	Title	Tracklisting	Available
	unknown	4 Track EP	Down In It Upside Down Boy Without A Clue Nameless	unavailable
	November 8, 2006	Down In It	Down In It Automatic Say You Will Nameless What Are You Waiting For Boy Without A Clue Skeleton Tree No Sign Of Life Upside Down Life Goes On Life Goes On (Acoustic bonus track)	CDBaby iTunes