Tom Finn
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Tom Finn is a founding member of the 1960s baroque rock chart hit vocal group the Left Banke.
After the Left Banke disbanded, Finn went on to become an engineer at Bell Sound Studios as well as working with jazz drummer Buddy Rich
at his night club "Buddy's Place" as stage manager and MC.
In 1982 Studio 54
owner Steve Rubell convinced Finn to try DJing. This led to Finn working at hot NY clubs such as The Palladium, The Red Zone, and Au Bar. His expansive knowledge of music made him stand out from other DJ's.
In the '90s Tom began DJing private events. He now owns his own company, Topspin Entertainment, and is one of the world's most sought-after private event DJs.
Tom was the DJ for The White House Millennium Gala, hosted by President William Jefferson Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
In 2006, he appeared in the November issue of Town & Country (magazine)
in a five-page spread called The Party Masters, where he was touted as the top party DJ in the world.
Tom Finn was featured below the fold on the front page of The New York Times (12/16/06) in a one-thousand-word article entitled "The D.J. Who Moves the Movers and Shakers" depicting him as the top social DJ in the country today.
This prestigious article was a first for a D.J., thereby providing him a place in history as a pioneer in his field of endeavor.
After the Left Banke disbanded, Finn went on to become an engineer at Bell Sound Studios as well as working with jazz drummer Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
Bernard "Buddy" Rich was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his virtuosic technique, power, groove, and speed.-Early life:...
at his night club "Buddy's Place" as stage manager and MC.
In 1982 Studio 54
Studio 54
Studio 54 was a highly popular discotheque from 1977 until 1991, located at 254 West 54th Street in Manhattan, New York, USA. It was originally the Gallo Opera House, opening in 1927, after which it changed names several times, eventually becoming a CBS radio and television studio. In 1977 it...
owner Steve Rubell convinced Finn to try DJing. This led to Finn working at hot NY clubs such as The Palladium, The Red Zone, and Au Bar. His expansive knowledge of music made him stand out from other DJ's.
In the '90s Tom began DJing private events. He now owns his own company, Topspin Entertainment, and is one of the world's most sought-after private event DJs.
Tom was the DJ for The White House Millennium Gala, hosted by President William Jefferson Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
In 2006, he appeared in the November issue of Town & Country (magazine)
Town & Country (magazine)
Town & Country, formerly the Home Journal and The National Press, is a monthly American lifestyle magazine. It is the oldest continually published general interest magazine in the United States.-Early history:...
in a five-page spread called The Party Masters, where he was touted as the top party DJ in the world.
Tom Finn was featured below the fold on the front page of The New York Times (12/16/06) in a one-thousand-word article entitled "The D.J. Who Moves the Movers and Shakers" depicting him as the top social DJ in the country today.
This prestigious article was a first for a D.J., thereby providing him a place in history as a pioneer in his field of endeavor.