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One of the players that auditioned was [[Jimmy Jam|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. Therefor Matt Fink, an acquaintance of [[Bobby Z.]] was asked to audition, which landed him the job. | One of the players that auditioned was [[Jimmy Jam|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. Therefor Matt Fink, an acquaintance of [[Bobby Z.]] was asked to audition, which landed him the job. | ||
− | Matt became "Dr. Fink" during the [[Rick James Tour | + | Matt became "Dr. Fink" during the [[Rick James Tour ’80]] when [[Prince]] was the opening act. 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:<blockquote>''"In one video I wore a tacky looking paratrooper’s jumpsuit. It was actually [[Prince]]’s, but didn’t fit him. I had also worn a black-and-gold suit with tails a la "Elton John". He said: "nah...it’s been done before". I was also looking at trying to do something in black leather, but there wasn’t enough time to get that together...<br><br>Another idea was a guy in a doctor’s suit. He perked up on that one. He said: "why don’t try you try on a doctor’s suit and you can become Dr. Fink". 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."''</blockquote> |
− | Fink left [[Prince]]’s band after signing a contract with another company to produce a record. He turned down his position as keyboard player for the Rock In Rio performances to avoid losing money by backing out his new contract. [[Prince]] then recruited Tommy Elm (renamed [[Tommy Barbarella]]) to fill in Fink’s position. What was supposed to be a spot on replacement became permanent, as [[Prince]] kept Elm in the (new) [[The NPG|NPG band]] and | + | Fink left [[Prince]]’s band after signing a contract with another company to produce a record. He turned down his position as keyboard player for the Rock In Rio performances to avoid losing money by backing out his new contract. [[Prince]] then recruited Tommy Elm (renamed [[Tommy Barbarella]]) to fill in Fink’s position. What was supposed to be a spot on replacement became permanent, as [[Prince]] kept Elm in the (new) [[The NPG|NPG band]] and didn’t call Fink back. Fink recalls:<blockquote>''"In a way it was a combination of self-imposed leaving and being let go by [[Prince]]"''.</blockquote> |
|after working w/prince = Following 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. He worked for five years with Dominion Records (a subsidiary of K-Tel Records). Fink also released his own Sony Acid Loop Library entitled ''Dr. Fink’s Funk Factory''. | |after working w/prince = Following 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. He worked for five years with Dominion Records (a subsidiary of K-Tel Records). Fink also released his own Sony Acid Loop Library entitled ''Dr. Fink’s Funk Factory''. | ||
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|first live appearance = [[05 January 1979|5 January 1979: Minneapolis, MN, USA: Capri Theater]] | |first live appearance = [[05 January 1979|5 January 1979: Minneapolis, MN, USA: Capri Theater]] | ||
− | |performed regularly on = [[Prince Tour]], [[Rick James Tour | + | |performed regularly on = [[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]] |
|performed occasionally in = [[One_Off_Appearances#1979|1979]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1980|1980]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1981|1981]],[[One_Off_Appearances#1982|1982]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1983|1983]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1984|1984]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1985|1985]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1986|1986]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1987|1987]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1988|1988]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1989|1989]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1990|1990]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1991|1991]] | |performed occasionally in = [[One_Off_Appearances#1979|1979]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1980|1980]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1981|1981]],[[One_Off_Appearances#1982|1982]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1983|1983]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1984|1984]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1985|1985]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1986|1986]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1987|1987]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1988|1988]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1989|1989]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1990|1990]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1991|1991]] | ||
|records w/prince = <small> list is incomplete, work in progress</small>, [[Album: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]], [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]], [[Album: 1999|1999]], [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]], Various Artist: [[Album: We Are The World|We Are The World]], [[Album: Parade|Parade]], [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]], [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]], [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]], [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]], [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides| The Hits / The B-Sides]], [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]], [[Album: The Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]], [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]] | |records w/prince = <small> list is incomplete, work in progress</small>, [[Album: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]], [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]], [[Album: 1999|1999]], [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]], Various Artist: [[Album: We Are The World|We Are The World]], [[Album: Parade|Parade]], [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]], [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]], [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]], [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]], [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides| The Hits / The B-Sides]], [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]], [[Album: The Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]], [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]] |
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