Jerry Finn

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Jerry Finn (born March 31, 1969 , † August 21, 2008 in Los Angeles ) was an American music producer .

Finn mostly oversaw pop-punk and punk rock bands . Among other things, he produced Rancid for their most famous album ... And Out Come the Wolves and blink-182 for Enema of the State , one of the most successful albums of this genre with five million units sold (five times platinum ) in the USA alone. Morrissey engaged him in 2004 to record You Are the Quarry . He was also involved as a sound engineer on recordings by Green Day , Bad Religion and Nancy Sinatra , among others .

Finn died on August 21, 2008 at the age of 39 from complications from a cerebral haemorrhage.

Albums produced by Finn (selection)

This list only includes albums that have Finn as a producer . In addition, he has worked on numerous works for mixing or mastering .

  • AFI - Sing the Sorrow (2003, together with Butch Vig ), Decemberunderground (2006)
  • Alkaline Trio - From Here To Infirmary (2001), Good Mourning (2003), Crimson (2005)
  • blink-182 - Enema of the State (1999), The Mark, Tom and Travis Show (The Enema strikes back!) (2000), Take of Your Pants and Jacket (2001), blink-182 (2003)
  • Morrissey - You Are the Quarry (2004)
  • Morrissey - Years of Refusal (2009)
  • MxPx - The Ever Passing Moment (2000), Ten Years and Running (2002)
  • Pennywise - About Time (1995)
  • Rancid - ... And Out Come the Wolves (1995)
  • Sparta - The Wiretap Scars (2002)
  • Sum 41 - All Killer No Filler (2001)
  • The Vandals - Hollywood Potato Chips (2004)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. message by Reuters , called 24 August 2008
  2. Credits at Allmusic , accessed on August 24, 2008