23 Facts About Jerry Finn

Jermone Gregory Finn, sometimes credited as "Huckle" Jerry Finn, was an American record producer and mix engineer.

Jerry Finn worked with numerous punk rock and pop-punk artists such as Blink-182, AFI, Sum 41, Alkaline Trio, Green Day, MxPx, and Rancid.

Jerry Finn was instrumental in developing the polished sound of pop-punk in its second wave of popularity between the mid-1990s and early 2000s.

Jerry Finn began an association with producer Rob Cavallo, with whom he engineered and mixed Green Day's Dookie.

Jerry Finn forged a strong bond with Blink-182, producing four albums with them, beginning with Enema of the State.

Jerry Finn worked extensively with Sum 41 and Alkaline Trio.

Jerry Finn was born on March 31,1969, in Ventura, California.

Jerry Finn became an assistant at The Music Grinder in Hollywood in the early 1990s, and he was later hired as a second engineer.

Jerry Finn then moved to Devonshire Sound Studios, where he met Rob Cavallo.

Jerry Finn became a "right-hand man" to Cavallo, who at the time was producing Green Day's major-label debut, Dookie.

Jerry Finn left the job after several months to pursue work independently because of the success of Dookie.

Jerry Finn forged a particularly strong bond with Blink-182 in the late 1990s.

Jerry Finn subsequently returned to produce The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket and Blink-182.

Jerry Finn produced the 2002 self-titled debut album by Box Car Racer, which featured guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker, and co-produced and mixed When Your Heart Stops Beating by +44, which featured Hoppus and Barker.

In July 2008, Jerry Finn suffered an intracerebral hemorrhage followed by a massive heart attack.

Jerry Finn was taken off of life support on August 9 after never regaining consciousness, and he died on August 21,2008.

Jerry Finn was known for his dynamic, warm guitar sound, featured prominently on Blink-182 albums and Sum 41's All Killer No Filler.

Jerry Finn achieved the sound by recording instruments through more than one amplifier at the same time.

In mixing songs, Jerry Finn preferred to first "get the drums happening to where they have some ambience," followed by the vocal tracks.

Jerry Finn often focused on room microphones to capture drum ambience naturally.

Jerry Finn was known for working with keyboardist Roger Joseph Manning Jr.

Jerry Finn credited John Bonham as a musical inspiration growing up, and Don Was, Ed Cherney, Mick Guzauski, John Purdell, and Duane Baron as influential on his recording techniques.

Jerry Finn was known for his genial demeanor and technical prowess.