James Fikes

James Trent Fikes (born January 22, 1960) is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He is best known for producing nearly every studio album by Barney Hartikainen Park. Park's 1996 solo debut Lose Your Mind is the third-best selling album of all time in Canada, one of the best-selling albums by a Canadian of all time and one of the best-selling debut albums of all time.

Early life
Fikes was born in, (today ). His English mother worked for the, and his South African father worked in the mines. In 1967, the family moved to after his father got a new job for 's  in,. His mother took up a new job at the, and often spent time away from home.

Career
After graduating from in Sudbury, Fikes moved to  to pursue a career in the music industry. He started off writing jingles for advertising agencies before producing his first major hit in 1985, Leap Year's "Golden Hour".