Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Music: Everything

The artist known as Finn has constantly been presented with the same question, "Why do they call you Finn?". The answer is simple. No gimmicks, no acronyms, or complex analogies. Finn is simply his last name. To understand where hes going you need to know where hes been. Finn was born in North York General Hospital on November 14th in 1980 to parents of Jamaican descent.

He is the middle child of his fathers three children, and the second youngest of his mothers four children. His love for music goes as far back as he can remember. The first birthday gift he ever received was the vinyl of Michael Jacksons "Thriller" album on his 1st birthday. At age of 10 he would DJ at numerous family functions while standing on a milk crate so he could see over the turntables. His family then migrated to the west-end of the GTA to the city of Brampton in the early 90s.

The fact that he was new to the city and had little friends at first, Finn was constantly tagging along with his older brother and cousin. They were always playing Hip-Hop and it naturally became his music of choice. With his fathers turntables which were a far cry from the DJ standard Technics 1200s at the time, Finn began honing his skills as a DJ.

He can vividly remember the first mix he ever successfully blended, which was Method Man's "Release Yo Delf" with Channel Lives "Mad Izm" featuring KRS ONE. He then started making mix tapes for some of his friends and also DJing at local parties under the name DJ Finn. Finn would also mix instrumentals while his friends would record their freestyles.

In the late nineties he lost the passion for DJing because the price of Vinyl and the fact that it wasnt making him enough money to support the hobby. He officially stopped buying vinyl in approximately the year 2000. Being that music was always a dream of his, he then got together with two of his high school friends and they put their money together and bought an Akai MPC 2000XL in December of 2003.

Adding one more partner the four young entrepreneurs started a company called uNORTHodox Entertainment. A business that was slated to be an entertainment company, which throws parties, shows and other events, as well as a record label with a band of artists in which the founders grew up with. Finn was supposed to be in-house producer, while the others would carry the load of being recording artists.

He would sit in his basement pounding on the pads of the MPC, sometimes making five or six beats per day. He made beats for almost a full year before anything had been recorded vocally, and one day "it" happened. Though it was never in his plans to be a rapper, Finn did do some song writing over some of his beats. One afternoon he was going to the studio with an artist from the label to record the very first song on one of his beats. Something told him to bring one of the songs he wrote and the beat he wrote it on. Finn instantly became addicted to the rush of being in the booth. Since then you cant get him out of the studio.

He has recorded over 60 songs and produced over 100 songs. His unique voice and vivid imagination coupled with the wordplay of an English professor makes Finn a name to look out for. The fact that hes not afraid to step outside the box is evident throughout his early discography. "I constantly try to challenge myself to write songs about things Ive never heard in a song. If someone can relate to your song, they will appreciate it more" says Finn. The drive and passion of this young artist/producer/CEO is slowly but surely inserting himself into the urban music scene in the GTA.

He has worked with a number of up and coming artists as well as performing alongside some of the citys veterans. uNORTHodox Entertainment released their first official project produced in entirety by Finn called "Overproof R.U.M." in July of 2005. As a tribute to a lot of the artists that Finn grew up listening to, the entire CD was produced using samples from 70s and 80s reggae music. The album/mix tape has sold over 2000 copies and was said by many to be the best Canadian Mix-tape of 2005.

The many accomplishments under his belt just add fuel to the fire. There are many tricks up his sleeve for the near future including his first commercial radio single which was also produced by him. The ability to appeal to the ladies as well as the streets is the one skill that he admits will be the key to his success. Music is definitely one of the most important things in his life and he truly believes that it is his calling in life. Hes determined to make meaningful music and use it as personal therapy as well as therapy for his listeners. When asked what he would do if he was to fail at making music his profession, he calmly answers, "Failure is not an option".