In early fall of 2010, Fink joined The Purple Experience tribute band rehearsals. In June 2007, Doctor Fink signed an exclusive management deal for the European market with German-based management and production-company Mozart & Friends. In 2001 he released an album called Ultrasound. Snoop Dogg, Jimi Blue, Popstars On Stage Allstars and Lipps Inc. Fink also released his own Sony Acid Loop Library entitled Dr. He worked for five years with Dominion Records (a subsidiary of K-Tel Records).
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Fink recalls: "In a way it was a combination of self-imposed leaving and being let go by Prince".įollowing his work with Prince, Fink built his own studio facility StarVu in Savage, MN, USA and started working on different projects, from video game soundtracks, radio and TV commercials to voice over work. What was supposed to be a spot on replacement became permanent, as Prince kept Elm in the (new) NPG band and didn’t call Fink back. Prince then recruited Tommy Elm (renamed Tommy Barbarella) to fill in Fink’s position. He turned down his position as keyboard player for the Rock In Rio performances to avoid losing money by backing out his new contract. He sent his wardrobe person out in Chicago - we were on the road - who brought back a pair of scrubs, a stethoscope and a mask."įink left Prince’s band after signing a contract with another company to produce a record. He said: "why don’t try you try on a doctor’s suit and you can become Dr. I was also looking at trying to do something in black leather, but there wasn’t enough time to get that together.Īnother idea was a guy in a doctor’s suit. I had also worn a black-and-gold suit with tails a la "Elton John". It was actually Prince’s, but didn’t fit him. Wearing a jail outfit quite similar to one of Rick James outfit on "Bustin Out (On Funk)", Prince asked Fink to change his image and come up with ideas: "In one video I wore a tacky looking paratrooper’s jumpsuit. Fink" during the Rick James Tour ’80 when Prince was the opening act. was asked to audition, which landed him the job. Therefor Matt Fink, an acquaintance of Bobby Z. One of the players that auditioned was James Harris who later ended up in The Time, he was a good enough player, but to have an eclectic band (white and black, male and female) Prince preferred to have a white keyboard player, so the search went on. Prince however needed two keyboard players to be able to reproduced the thick layered sound of the For You album during live shows. Recording artist seeks guitarist and keyboard player, guitarist Dez Dickerson and keyboard player Gayle Chapman were recruited. for his band.Īfter he put an ad out in Minneapolis newspaper 'City Pages' reading Warner Bros. Prince already had a bassplayer, his childhood friend Andre Anderson and drummer Bobby Z. Fink was auditioned by Prince in November 1978 in Pepe Willie’s basement, when he has assembling a band to do live performances. Fink recalls enjoying "the British Invasion" music playing on the radio.ĭr. A Beatles fan, his mother played a lot of pop music around the house. His parents were into jazz, Latin pop and Broadway (show tunes). He studied classical piano and some jazz piano. He was part of the first band Prince assembled for live performances and remained a key figure in the various configurations of Prince’s bands until December 1990 when he left Prince’s employ.įink started playing piano at age 7. Matt Fink is a keyboard player with a big impact on the first part of Prince’s career. The Time: The Time, Madhouse: 8, Jill Jones: Jill Jones, Madhouse: 16, Mavis Staples: Time Waits For No One, Mavis Staples: The Voice, 94 East: Album: The Cookhouse Five (remixing the 2011 edition).list is incomplete, work in progress, Dirty Mind, Controversy, 1999, Purple Rain, Around The World In A Day, Various Artist: We Are The World, Parade, Sign O’ The Times, Lovesexy, The Hits 1, The Hits 2, The Hits / The B-Sides, Crystal Ball, The Very Best Of Prince, Ultimate.Prince Tour, Rick James Tour ’80, Dirty Mind Tour, Controversy Tour, 1999 Tour, Purple Rain Tour, Parade Tour, Sign O’ The Times Tour, Lovesexy Tour, Nude Tour.5 January 1979: Minneapolis, MN, USA: Capri Theater.
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