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Famed producer Jerry Finn taken off life support

Scott Heisel on 8/12/08 @ 4:27 PM

In a story that's slid under most peoples' radars, incredibly successful producer Jerry Finn has been in the hospital for the past month after suffering a massive brain hemorrhage. This past Saturday, Finn's family made the decision to take the 38-year-old producer off life support according to Billboard, with a friend commenting:

"Even though he did make snail-like improvement these past 31 days, he is not any better for words and has not had any consistency in the tests that the medical team have done for him. At this time the hemorrhage has done massive damage to his body which will leave him severely disabled and in need of acute care for the rest of his life. We know Jerry wouldn't want to live like this in a vegetative state."

It is presumed that Finn will pass on without the assistance of machines; when there is any update on his condition, positive or negative, we will let you know.

Finn has been producing, mixing and engineering records since 1992, with many of his credits coming on some of punk's most groundbreaking albums, including Green Day's Dookie (which he mixed), Rancid's ...And Out Come The Wolves (which he produced and mixed), Blink-182's Enema Of The State (which he produced and mixed) and AFI's Sing The Sorrow (which he produced and mixed).

Finn has also racked up production credits with Alkaline Trio, Bad Religion, Pennywise, the Suicide Machines, Tiger Army, (+44), Morrissey, Sum 41, MxPx, Smoking Popes and dozens more.

We wish the best for Jerry Finn, and are keeping his family, friends and fans in our thoughts.