Gene Clair
1940–2013 · Co-founder and touring sound engineer, Clair Brothers
Major contribution
Gene Clair co-founded Clair Brothers and mixed major touring artists as the company expanded concert sound reinforcement.
Walter Eugene “Gene” Clair and his brother Roy developed Clair Brothers from local sound work into a touring audio company. Their work for the Four Seasons led to an invitation to accompany the group on tour, establishing the practical basis of the business.
Gene remained a working sound engineer, mixing artists including Elton John, the Moody Blues and Michael Jackson. He sold his interest in the company to his son Troy in 1995; the company he helped establish continued as a major supplier of touring audio.
Key work
- Clair Brothers founding (1966)
- Four Seasons touring sound (1966)
- Transfer of company interest to Troy Clair (1995)