Ian Finney

Ian Finney
Born 1966
Prescot, Lancashire, England
Genres Pop, Classical, Alternative
Instruments Guitar, Vocals
Labels Magnet Records, Probe Plus
Associated acts Squeeze, Prefab Sprout, Gus Dudgeon, Steve Levine, Glenn Tilbrook

Ian Finney is an English composer, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter.

Early career

Ian Finney was born in Prescot, Lancashire. Aged seventeen, he signed a £1.25 million deal with Michael Levy's Magnet Records in May 1984 as lead guitarist with the band the Tempest. While later achieving chart success and cult status in Japan and Spain, the group achieved little chart success in the UK, reaching just outside the Top 100.

The Tempest

In summer 1984 Finney began working with producer Gus Dudgeon, who began production on the band's planned first single 'Bluebelle' but it was later postponed and produced by Glenn Tilbrook for the band's third release. Tilbrook produced the band's officially unreleased album recorded between October 1984 and summer 1985 at the Workhouse recording studios as well as the singles 'Always the Same', 'Bluebelle' and 'Didn't We Have a Nice Time?'. During summer 1986 producer Steve Levine produced the band's final single, a cover version of the Small Faces' 'Lazy Sunday'. After completing this session Finney left the band.

Later years

Finney continued to work in music, producing local artists and playing on a John Peel session.[1] He also briefly played with Sid Griffin's band the Coal Porters. Finney later turned down offers in 2003 and 2006 to work with U.S. producers Ted Pearlman and Tommy Marolda, due to his lifelong medical condition of agoraphobia. He has also contributed voice acting to various commercial projects, is involved with French music software developers Ohm Force and acted as a Rock FM undercover insider in their 'Survive and Drive' live-on-air Big Brother style show.

Composition

Finney has written orchestral pieces used on the History Channel and contributed tracks to video games, including Niall Ferguson's and Muzzy Lane's Making History II: The War of the World.[2]

Recent activity

According to his blog,[3] Finney stated that he is writing his debut album.

Discography

[4]

Singles

Albums

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1990s/1993/Aug01fiasco/
  2. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6956429/
  3. ↑ http://icfinney.blogspot.co.uk/
  4. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/artist/341726-The-Tempest-2

External links

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