Jerry Finn
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Jerry Finn was an influential American record producer and engineer best known for shaping the polished pop-punk sound of bands like Blink-182, Green Day, and AFI.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jerry Finn canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T976053 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jerry Finn Context triple: [Warning, producer, Jerry Finn]
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A.
Robby Mook
Robby Mook is an American political strategist best known for serving as campaign manager for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.
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B.
Brian McCoy
Brian McCoy was one of the three members of the popular Irish cabaret group the Miami Showband who were murdered in the notorious 1975 loyalist paramilitary attack in County Down, Northern Ireland.
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C.
Joel McNeely
Joel McNeely is an American composer and conductor best known for his work on film and television scores, including numerous projects for Disney and other major studios.
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D.
Craig Bierko
Craig Bierko is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, often playing charismatic or villainous roles.
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E.
Michael Devine
Michael Devine was an Irish republican hunger striker and INLA member who died during the 1981 Maze Prison hunger strike in Northern Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jerry Finn Target entity description: Jerry Finn was an influential American record producer and engineer best known for shaping the polished pop-punk sound of bands like Blink-182, Green Day, and AFI.
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A.
Robby Mook
Robby Mook is an American political strategist best known for serving as campaign manager for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.
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B.
Brian McCoy
Brian McCoy was one of the three members of the popular Irish cabaret group the Miami Showband who were murdered in the notorious 1975 loyalist paramilitary attack in County Down, Northern Ireland.
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C.
Joel McNeely
Joel McNeely is an American composer and conductor best known for his work on film and television scores, including numerous projects for Disney and other major studios.
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D.
Craig Bierko
Craig Bierko is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, often playing charismatic or villainous roles.
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E.
Michael Devine
Michael Devine was an Irish republican hunger striker and INLA member who died during the 1981 Maze Prison hunger strike in Northern Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American person
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audio engineer ⓘ mix engineer ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
AFI
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Alkaline Trio ⓘ Bad Religion ⓘ Blink-182 ⓘ Goo Goo Dolls ⓘ Green Day ⓘ Jawbreaker ⓘ Morrissey ⓘ MxPx ⓘ Pennywise the Dancing Clown ⓘ
surface form:
Pennywise
Rancid ⓘ Sum 41 ⓘ The Offspring ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| fieldOfWork |
audio engineering
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mixing ⓘ music production ⓘ |
| fullName | Jerry Finn self-link ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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pop punk ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
sound of mainstream pop-punk in the early 2000s
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sound of mainstream pop-punk in the late 1990s ⓘ |
| knownFor | shaping the polished pop-punk sound of the late 1990s and early 2000s ⓘ |
| legacy | credited with defining the commercial pop-punk sound for a generation of bands ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| notableWork |
mixing on Green Day album "Dookie"
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production and mixing on Blink-182 album "Enema of the State" ⓘ production and mixing on Blink-182 album "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket" ⓘ production and mixing on Blink-182 self-titled album "Blink-182" ⓘ production and mixing on Green Day album "Nimrod" ⓘ production and mixing on Green Day album "Warning" ⓘ production on AFI album "Decemberunderground" ⓘ production on AFI album "Sing the Sorrow" ⓘ |
| occupation |
audio engineer
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mix engineer ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| productionStyle |
crisp drum sounds
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emphasis on melodic hooks ⓘ polished yet powerful guitar tones ⓘ |
| reputation | one of the most influential producers in pop-punk ⓘ |
| workedWith |
independent punk bands
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major-label rock bands ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jerry Finn Description of subject: Jerry Finn was an influential American record producer and engineer best known for shaping the polished pop-punk sound of bands like Blink-182, Green Day, and AFI.
Referenced by (13)
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