LDI 2017

Kelly Fair is a 28-year veteran of the entertainment and broadcast production industry. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, he studied music education and performance at Central Washington University. Following his youthful passion for music, Kelly moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career as a studio musician. This led to work behind the microphone as well as in front of the microphone. In 1989, Kelly began his career in film, television and broadcast audio production when he joined the staff of Audio Services Corporation. Working at ASC, he caught the attention of Sennheiser Electronic Corporation. Kelly joined the western regional sales team at Sennheiser in 1994. He was the first factory-direct professional products representative for Sennheiser. In this role, he was part of an amazing time of change with Sennheiser. A time that allowed him to be a part of the development of many of the products from Sennheiser as well as its sister company Neumann. In 2006, Kelly joined the Riedel Communications team. Riedel at the time was a relatively unknown German matrixing production intercom company with little success in the United States. Mr. Fair moved from being the western regional manager to head of sales for North America. Growing the company from a small player in the US entertainment and broadcast production industry to being a significant presence. Kelly joined Lectrosonics as their western regional manager in December of 2015. In his role, he manages the distribution network, spear heads market development, and serves as the key technical presence in the market place. Kelly still lives in the Los Angeles area with his fiancé Alissa and continues to play music in his spare time.