Producer Jerry Finn, Signings, New Music, and Facebook #1 Globally…
Posted August 13, 2008 — in Music News
Producer Jerry Finn Off Life Support: Jerry Finn has been taken off life support after suffering a massive brain hemorrhage last month according to Billboard. Finn has worked with AFI, Green Day, Bad Religion, Sparta, Blink 182 and the Offspring. “At this time the hemorrhage has done massive damage to his body which will leave him severely disabled and in need of acute care for the rest of his life. We know Jerry wouldn’t want to live like this in a vegetative state.”
A New Jonas Brothers? Germany’s Tokio Hotel could be the metal version of the Jonas Brothers. Although their music is far from metal and their U.S. sales aren’t making a blip on the radar screen, they are enjoying near sold out shows. In fact, their recent appearance at New Jersey’s Starland Ballroom was in such demand that the tweens were camping out the night before hoping to get a glimpse of the gender-bending frontman.
Signings: Solo female artist Lights has signed to Warner Brothers. She dwells in Toronto and made some demos in her bedroom building a following on myspace and other social networking sites. Check her out in our December New Music Column.
New Music: Listen to Moving On and Gone by My Jeremiah. For fans of Ben Folds Five and Jason Mraz. The album was produced by Jeff Schneeweis(Hawthorne Heights, Brighten) and Matt Goldman(Copeland, Cartel, The Morning Light) and will be released on Fabtone in Japan this November.
Another KOAR favorite Shannon Nicole has posted a new track on her myspace called Domino. This happens to be our favorite.
Facebook #1 Globally: Facebook has overtaken MySpace in worldwide audience growth according to Business Week. “The site is the top global social network, according to figures released by comscore on Aug. 12. Of Facebook’s 132 million users, nearly 63% are outside North America.”
This Week Sales:
Kid Rock ‘Rock N Roll Jesus’ - 90,310k
Trapt ‘Only Throught The Pain - 24,579k
Hawthorne Heights ‘Fragile Future’ - 20,482k
Tokio Hotel is a huge band in Germany and are doing good ticket sales in their U.S. club tour. Good observation, great sell out shows, poor record sales. This means that their young audience steals music rather than buy it.
It’s nice to be Coldplay and Kid Rock where their audience buys music and pays for single downloads.Also, they have a broader audience.
Comment by paramorefan — August 13, 2008 @ 12:16 pm
I don’t get Lights. Meaning I can’t personally connect w/ the music. I think this is just another case of a myspace artist spending alot of time online, but not getting a true genuine reaction. Of course time will tell. Also, how is Warner going to market her?
Comment by rich — August 13, 2008 @ 12:19 pm
What ashame about Jerry Finn, he is such a young and talented producer working with the GREATS! None of these producers will be replaced.
I still can’t wait to here Mutt Lange’s production on the new Nickelback record.
Comment by davey — August 13, 2008 @ 12:24 pm
Unbelievably sad news about Jerry Finn….his work on Morrissey’s comeback was fantastic - he was working on another with Moz when he went in the hospital.
Comment by EE — August 13, 2008 @ 12:50 pm
Shannon Nicole reminds me of Sara B. Good stuff, she is pretty hot too
Comment by beth — August 13, 2008 @ 12:58 pm
Jerry Finn produced my favorite AFI records - he will be surely missed.
Comment by liz — August 13, 2008 @ 12:59 pm
Finn has done tons of artists, check these out below.
# Green Day - Dookie (1994) (mixed)
# The Muffs - Blonder and Blonder (1995) (engineered and mixed)
# Pennywise - About Time (1995)
# Rancid - …And Out Come the Wolves (1995)
# Jawbreaker - Dear You (1995) (mixed)
# Green Day - Insomniac (1995) (mixed)
# Fastball - Make Your Mama Proud (1996)
# The Daredevils - Hate You (1996)
# Smoking Popes - Destination Failure (1997)
# Coward - Self-Titled (1997)
# Superdrag - Head Trip in Every Key (1998)
# Rancid - Life Won’t Wait (1998) (mixed)
# The Vandals - Hitler Bad, Vandals Good (1998) (mixed)
# The Living End - The Living End (1998) (mixed)
# blink-182 - Enema of the State (1999)
# Madness - Universal Madness (1999) (mixed)
# Fenix*TX - Fenix*TX (1999)
# blink-182 - The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back (2000)
# MxPx - The Ever Passing Moment (2000)
# The Marvelous 3 - ReadySexGo! (2000)
# Fenix*TX - Lechuza (2001)
# Sum 41 - All Killer No Filler (2001)
# Alkaline Trio - From Here to Infirmary (2001) (mixed)
# blink-182 - Take Off Your Pants And Jacket (2001)
# Green Day - International Superhits! (2001) (co-produced)
# Bad Religion - The Process of Belief (2002) (mixed)
# Box Car Racer - Box Car Racer (2002)
# MxPx - Ten Years and Running (2002)
# Sparta - Wiretap Scars (2002)
# Vendetta Red - Between the Never and the Now (2003)
# AFI - Sing the Sorrow (2003) (co-produced and mixed)
# Alkaline Trio - Good Mourning (2003) (co-produced and mixed)
# blink-182 - untitled (2003)
# Morrissey - You Are the Quarry (2004)
# Marjorie Fair - Self Help Serenade (2004)
# The Vandals - Hollywood Potato Chip (2004) (mixed)
# Eisley - Room Noises (2005) (mixed)
# The Offspring - Greatest Hits (2005)
# Alkaline Trio - Crimson (2005)
# blink-182 - Greatest Hits (2005)
# AFI - Decemberunderground (2006)
# +44 - When Your Heart Stops Beating (2006) (co-produced and mixed)
# Tiger Army - Music from Regions Beyond (2007)
# Morrissey - Greatest Hits (2008)
# Morrissey - Years of Refusal
Comment by boxcutter — August 13, 2008 @ 1:05 pm