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Gary James Finan

About Me

Gary started singing at a young age and soon became noticed for his ability to sing many genres. This was put to the test at the age of 12 when he appeared in the musical "ABBACADABRA" alongside established artistes such as Elaine Paige and B.A Robertson. By the age of 14 he had appeared in both musicals and short films in and around London, and featured alongside Gary Oldman in the film Sid and Nancy. By the age of 19, Gary was writing his own material and performing with his band "Body Torque". After many nights in recording studios and holes burning in their financial pockets, Gary decided to learn how to produce his own songs. As the early 90's came into effect, so did raves and Gary was producing songs of this Genre which were aired on radio stations and the Rave scene throughout the South West London area.

By 2001, Gary had joined the band "The Heaters" who were renowned for their mad on stage antics, but also for their solid Soul/Funk/Ska sound. Sadly, in 2005 Gary had to leave the band due to personal reasons, but rejoined the band in 2007 who by then had changed their name to Hybrid 7.
Gary still performs on Stage and TV as an Actor, and is Lead Singer for Hybrid 7, performing at Music Festivals and clubs all over the country. He is a successful music producer who has worked with many bands throughout the years and still performs as a Solo Artist.
"I first began singing as a child at family gatherings etc, as that was the norm being from an Irish background. I soon found that I was being chosen for school choirs etc more often than not. Thanks to a music teacher, I got my first taste of live singing at the age of 12 and caught the bug from that moment. I began taking singing and acting lessons and found that for me, Soul and Blues had more feeling to it than any other genre out there, but as time went on I got to appreciate the aspects of all genres, more so when I began producing".

"Singing in a Musical one night and screaming my head off the next night in a club wasn't doing my voice any favours, although it did give me the ability to sing in many ways".................... You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor !

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 09/07/2007
Band Members: Gary James Finan, Actor........Singer/Songwriter/Producer

Below for your amusement, are snippets from my Acting Showreel.
Hope you enjoy :o)

Showreel 2009

Influences: There's a vast variety of influences here, but each have seperate qualities ranging from superb voices to production skills,music writing to sheer stage prescence..................Ray Charles, Otis Reading, Stevie Wonder, Wilson Pickett, James Brown, Alexander o'Neal, Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, Eva Cassidy, Janis Joplin, Jennifer Holiday, Jimi Hendrix, Freddie Mercury, Peter Green, Pink Floyd, Bad Manners, Madness,The Specials, George Michael, Rufus Wainwright, U2, Underworld, The Prodigy, Jamie Foxx, ............ Although there are many different genres in this list, my main influence is Soul/Funk/R&B.
Sounds Like: Me i hope ...loli'll let you be the judges of that ...lol
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

updated showreel

OH AND BY THE WAY!!!!!   I,VE UPDATED MY ACTING SHOWREEL TOO   SO HAVE A LOOK AND HAVE A GIGGLE ..LOL
Posted by on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:34:00 GMT

Whats New

Hi ya AllFirstly apologies for the quietness and lack of new songs on my profile, but there is a reason for it...I have been writing new material so don,t panic, but i,ve also been having long chats w...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:05:00 GMT