| Birth place | Vancouver, Canada |
|---|---|
| Instrument | Drums |
| Genre | |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Current member of |
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| Past member of | 3 Doors Down |
Daniel Patrick Adair is a Canadian drummer. He has been a member of the rock band Nickelback since 2005 and was with 3 Doors Down from 2002 until 2005. On the side, he works with the band Suspect and the instrumental fusion band Martone.
Biography
Adair auditioned for guitarist Dave Martone, a Berklee College of Music graduate, who had just begun an instrumental fusion band called Martone. As of 2020, Adair was the drummer on all Martone albums (except its first studio album Shut Up 'n Listen released in 1995[1]).[2] The band recorded its first album with Adair in 1999.[3]
In 2002, Adair joined the multi-platinum, Mississippi-based rock 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.[4]
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 Joey Moi and 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.[5][6] In 2020, Adair was diagnosed with radial tunnel syndrome.[7]
Discography
| Year | Group | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Songs: "This Means War", "Bottoms Up" |
| 2014 | Nickelback | No Fixed Address | |
| 2017 | Nickelback | Feed the Machine | |
| 2022 | Nickelback | Get Rollin' |
References
- ^ Zillio, Tommaso. "Music Theory Interview with Dave Martone". musictheoryforguitar.com. Archived 2022-05-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
- ^ "Dave Martone tells the story behind his lead role on Nickelback's surprise shred-heavy cover of The Devil Went Down to Georgia". Guitar World. 2020-11-13. Archived 2026-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
- ^ "Martone Zone reviews". Prog Archives. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
- ^ "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 December 13, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. 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.