Founded in 2006, Finale Design was once kinda a big deal. I say that with sarcasm because as a basement brand I felt we did well. We shipped to over 30 stores around the world including some Tier One stores and famous accounts like The Reed Space (New York City), Grey One (Los Angeles), Back Door Bottega (Italy), True (San Francisco), Black Rainbow (Paris) and more. We had some popular graphics but we were really well known for one or two signature ones. When the recession of 2008/2009 hit in the USA it resulted in many accounts closing and some bills not being paid and we felt it was best to shut down this project.

Fast forward to 2026, and I now have kids and Finale Design is back and with the moniker The Next Generation (TNG) as this an opportunity for me to work with my kids on some fun projects. Things have changed, and I have changed. I no longer have a radio show, I no longer speak hip hop slang everyday, and I no longer have the same network of friends in the industry. I still do have friends that play records at bars, I still have a connection with promoters and artists, I now work as a scientist professionally, and I have worked on a variety of exciting projects including FIFA World Cup 2026, fulfilling a role in the negotiating team for various modern First Nations Treaties and I was a lead for a variety of public health outbreaks.

What I am excited about is that I have the luxury to take all the information that I have gained professionally and personally and use Finale Design to work with my kids with the opportunity to share with them all the things that I have learned in life, I think of it as analgous of coaching them in soccer or teaching them how to breakdance.

I will let Kenji and Taizo introduce themselves at a later time.