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Daniel Adair
Canadian drummer
Daniel Patrick Adair (born February 19, 1975, in Vancouver) is a Canadian drummer. He is best known for his work with Nickelback and his previous work with 3 Doors Down. He also works with the Canadian band Suspect and the instrumental fusion band Martone.
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Daniel Adair | |
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 Adair playing with Nickelback in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniel Patrick Adair |
| Born | (1975-02-19) February 19, 1975 (age 49) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Formerly of | 3 Doors Down |
Adair auditioned for guitarist Dave Martone, a Berklee College of Music graduate, who was starting an instrumental fusion band. This band, named Martone, recorded its first album in 1999.
In 2002, Adair joined the multi-platinum, Mississippi-based band 3 Doors Down, as the touring and studio drummer. (Other drummers were used for video shoots and TV appearances.) During his time with the band they recorded the studio album Seventeen Days and live album Another 700 Miles, toured 14 countries and had multiple TV appearances.
Adair left 3 Doors Down to join the Canadian band Nickelback. In 2005, they released the album All the Right Reasons which debuted at #1 on Billboard and went multi-platinum.
On October 21, 2007, James Stephen Hart (former frontman of Eighteen Visions) announced that Adair was recording drum tracks for his new band, Burn Halo.[1]
In 2008, Nickelback released their follow-up album Dark Horse and the first single on that album, "Gotta Be Somebody", was released on September 29 in North America. The album was produced by Mutt Lange.
In 2011, Adair along with the other band members of Nickelback released Here and Now. This album includes singles "This Means War" and "Bottoms Up".
Adair holds a private pilot licence, originally learning to fly on ultralight aircraft, and currently owns a Maule M-7.[2][3] In 2020, Adair was diagnosed with radial tunnel syndrome.[4]
| Year | Group | Album | Notes |
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| 1995 | Martone | Shut Up 'N Listen | |
| 1999 | Martone | Zone | |
| 2002 | Martone | A Demon's Dream | |
| 2003 | Suspect | Suspect | |
| 2004 | 3 Doors Down | Another 700 Miles | Live Album – Away From the Sun tour |
| 2005 | 3 Doors Down | 3 Doors Down Live DVD | |
| 2005 | 3 Doors Down | Seventeen Days | |
| 2005 | Nickelback | All the Right Reasons | |
| 2005 | Theory of a Deadman | Gasoline | song: "Santa Monica" |
| 2006 | Bo Bice | The Real Thing | song: "You're Everything" |
| 2006 | Martone | When Aliens Come | |
| 2007 | Martone | When Aliens Come | |
| 2007 | Martone | Live in Your Face DVD | |
| 2008 | Martone | Clean | |
| 2008 | Nickelback | Dark Horse | |
| 2009 | Martone | Clean | |
| 2009 | Burn Halo | Burn Halo | |
| 2009 | Thornley | Tiny Pictures | |
| 2011 | Nickelback | Here and Now | song: "This Means War", "Bottoms Up" |
| 2014 | Nickelback | No Fixed Address | |
| 2017 | Kranky Bear | Kranky Bear | |
| 2017 | Nickelback | Feed the Machine | |
| 2022 | Nickelback | Get Rollin |
- "Burn Halo's Myspace". Myspace.com. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- "Flight Training challenges – Ultralight to Maule M7 – Learning as an older Pilot – VLOG". YouTube. FlightChops. April 13, 2017. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- "Aircraft Details: C-FCDM". Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. Transport Canada. July 10, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- "Nickelback drummer Daniel Adair on the mend after surgery to treat pinched nerve". CTVNews. May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
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