Doctor Fink
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Doctor Fink | |
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| Birth name | Matthew Robert Fink |
| Also known as | Matt Fink |
| Born | February 8, 1958 |
| Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
| Genres | Funk, R&B, alternative dance, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Keyboardist, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Synthesizer, keyboard, piano, sampler, vocals, vocoder |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros., Paisley Park Records, Sony |
| Associated acts | Prince, The Revolution, New Power Generation, Madhouse, Lipps Inc., The Time, Vanity 6 |
Matt Fink (born February 2, 1958), better known as Dr. Fink from Prince and the Revolution, is a keyboardist, producer, and songwriter. He has worked with artists, songwriters and producers, including The Time, Lipps Inc., The Jets, Vanity 6, David Z., Bobby Z., P. Diddy, The Rembrandts, Phil Solem, PC Munoz, 7 Aurelius, Steve Nathan, Shock G, Kris Vanderheyden and Marc Mozart. Fink has won 3 Grammys and 2 American Music Awards for his work.
Life and career[edit]
Fink joined Prince’s band in 1978, which later became The Revolution. His work with The Revolution includes the 1984 album Purple Rain, which has sold over 25 million copies worldwide.
His work with Prince includes co-writing credits on the songs "Dirty Mind", "Computer Blue", "17 Days", "America" and "It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night," as well as performing credits on the albums Dirty Mind, Controversy, 1999, Purple Rain, Around the World in a Day, Parade, Sign "O" the Times, Lovesexy, The Black Album, and Graffiti Bridge.
In 1987, Fink opened his own studio facility in Minneapolis, now called “The Operating Room”, where he works on other projects such as his Sony Acid Loop Libraries titled Dr. Fink’s Funk Factory and Matt Fink’s StarView Session Keys which is also part of the quartet of the Artist Integrated Sample Libraries.
After his tenure with Prince, he was hired as staff producer/engineer for Minneapolis based record label K-Tel/Dominion Entertainment, from 1991-1996. In 2001, he released the solo album Ultrasound. Other credits include video game soundtracks for Headgames/Activision, work with King Show Games on both voiceover and music for various casino game machines, and various PBS documentaries. Fink has also written and produced various advertising spots.
In 2007, Fink signed an exclusive management deal with the German based management and production company, Mozart & Friends, where he worked on various projects for Universal Music Group, Warner Bros. and Sony Entertainment.
Fink is currently performing with The Revolution, who has a song featured in the upcoming Netflix feature, Wine Country starring Amy Pohler, Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, and Tina Fey. He is also the Director of Artist Relations for the music streaming service MyMyMusic, and has recently joined River Rock Studios as a staff Producer/Engineer.
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- American funk keyboardists
- American pop keyboardists
- American rhythm and blues keyboardists
- American rock keyboardists
- American soul keyboardists
- Songwriters from Minnesota
- American record producers
- The New Power Generation members
- The Revolution (band) members
- Musicians from Minneapolis
- Living people
- 1958 births
- 21st-century American keyboardists