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Jason Finn
Finn in July 2011
Finn in July 2011
Background information
Born (1967-10-27) October 27, 1967 (age 57)
Seattle, Washington, United States
GenresAlternative rock, grunge
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDrums

Jason Finn (born October 27, 1967) is the former drummer and singer for The Presidents of the United States of America.[1] He was previously the drummer of Love Battery[2] until 1995 (and also played drums for the Seattle-based band Skin Yard[3] as well as The Fastbacks), when he joined Chris Ballew and Dave Dederer to form The Presidents of the United States of America, who were together for 23 years, until their split in 2016. He plays with an open-handed technique on a right-handed drum kit. He and Dave Dederer collaborated with Sir Mix-a-Lot, to form Subset[4] in 1998, but later disbanded. In 1998 he joined The Pin-Ups with high school friend, Dejha Colantuono. in 2000 The Pin-Ups released an album called Backseat Memoirs. He is also a close personal friend of Paul and Storm, and regularly performs with them at W00tstock.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Biography: The Presidents of the United States of America". AMG. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
  2. ^ Huey, Steve. "Biography: Love Battery". AMG. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
  3. ^ Huey, Steve. "Biography: Skin Yard". AMG. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
  4. ^ Huey, Steve. "Biography: SUbSET". AllMusic. Retrieved May 17, 2010.