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My
Appointment with Dr. Fink
By Steven Fullwood
Clearly
I was on a roll. After publishing an interview with singer/songwriter
and one-time Prince protégé Jill Jones, I was contacted by the reps
of another former Prince associate, Matt Fink, known to most
Princephiles and the world as the über-keyboardist "Dr.
Fink." They asked if I were interested in reviewing Fink's debut
album, Ultrasound and possibly
interviewing the doctor himself. What, are you kidding? I jumped at
the chance.
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 Courtesy
Matt Fink
Dr. Fink
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Dr. Fink's tenure with the
Minneapolis wunderkind began in 1979 when Prince first told us that he
wanted to be our lover. Since then, the keyboard wizard performed with
Prince non-stop until 1996. He co-wrote some of Prince's most
memorable songs including "Dirty Mind, "America,"
"Computer Blue, "17 Days," and "It's Gonna be a
Beautiful Night," and was the last member of the Revolution to
leave Prince's band. Like most of the Revolution - Wendy and Lisa,
Bobby Z, Brown Mark - Dr. Fink has recorded a solo joint, sans the
diminutive genius.
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Of his own musical legacy
Dr. Fink is modest. "I feel like I had some influence on [Prince]
but for the most part he was his own man," he says. "Prince
helped me to have a better work ethic and dedication to the craft of
music production because of the example he set." Although rumors
of a reunion circulated in the past few years, nothing came of it.
"We [members of the band] wanted a reunion in 2000, but Prince
wasn't ready so maybe in the future," Fink says.
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Whatever happens, Ultrasound should be
more than enough to sate the musical appetites of admirers and fans
alike. "Ultrasound is meant to be fun, entertaining and
danceable," he says adding "hopefully [it will] entertain
people and give them something to escape into after a hard day at the
office." That said, Dr. Fink has enough
to keep him busy. Besides facilitating the birth of Ultrasound, he has
also nurtured the careers of the other musicians. Fink owns a
recording studio in Minneapolis called Star Vu Studios where he has
worked with a variety of Minneapolis talent including Rebekka Fisher,
Vouegot, Amy Holland, Tony Burgos, Christar, The Villains, The
Curbfeelers, BlackBone and Barfly. In 1996, he produced Radioactive
for MCA Records and collaborated with former Revolution drummer Bobby
Z for an artist named Ana Voog. Although the good doctor is pleased
with his accomplishments, he will continue to further his
"practice."
"I would like to produce and work with more
up-and-coming talent in the biz than I've had so far," he says,
adding that he'd like to work with Moby.
On the home front, talent apparently runs in the
family. His wife Andra co-wrote lyrics on Ultrasound and their
7-year-old son Maxwell recently had his first piano recital.
Always humble about his success, Dr. Fink is
appreciative of the response he's received about Ultrasound.
"It's nice to know the fans still remember me
and it makes me want to put more music out there," he says. M
August 2002
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