| Ian Finney | |
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| Born | 1966, Prescot, Liverpool, 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.
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Ian Finney was born in Prescot Merseyside. 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 of the Top 100.
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 bands final single, a cover version of The Small Faces 'Lazy Sunday'. After completing this session Finney left the band.
Finney continued to work in music, producing Jane Weaver in 1991 on the 'Idea' compilation album and playing on a John Peel session. 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 undercover in a live-on-air Big Brother style show for Rock FM.
Finney has written orchestral pieces for The History Channel and contributed tracks to Video Games, including Niall Ferguson's and Muzzy Lane's Making History II: War Of The World.
According to his blog, Finney has stated that he is going to release a debut EP and album during 2012.