| Larry Heard | |
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| Birth name | Larry Heard |
| Also known as | Mr. Fingers Loosefingers Fingers Inc. Gherkin Jerks Trio Zero |
| Born | May 31, 1960 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | House music Ambient techno |
| Occupations | Musician Disc jockey Record producer |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Labels | Trax Records D.J. International Records MCA Records Black Market International Allevated Records |
| Associated acts | The It Robert Owens Adonis The Manhattan Transfer |
| Website | Link |
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| Drum machine Synthesizer Sequencer |
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Larry Heard (born May 31, 1960,[1] Chicago, Illinois) is a Memphis, Tennessee-based musician[1] widely known for the Chicago-based house music he produced during the mid-1980s and continues to produce today. He was leader of the influential group Fingers Inc. and has recorded solo under various names, most notably Mr. Fingers.
Born on the South Side of Chicago, Heard grew up hearing jazz and Motown at home, and could play several instruments from a young age.[1] Before beginning his solo musical career in 1983, he was a member of the bands Infinity (a jazz-fusion cover group that included Adonis) and the Manhattan Transfer.[1] He also worked for the U.S. government as a benefit authorizer, which enabled him to buy his first studio equipment.[1] Although he has created much music and his career is ongoing, he is most well known for recording these songs, mostly from the mid-1980s:
Much of Heard's music is released and re-released under different names, which include Fingers Inc., Mr. Fingers, Loosefingers, Fingers, House Factors, and Trio Zero. Robert Owens was the vocalist on many of those tracks. Heard was also part of the duo known as the It, along with street poet Harry Dennis.[1]
In October 2004, "Can You Feel It" appeared in popular video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on house-music radio station SF-UR and the song "Cosmology Myth" appeared in the 2009 video game Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned, playing on the ambient/chillout radio station Self-Actualization FM.
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