Finke began performing his own songs in 1997 and has drawn inspiration from a diverse range of artists, including Oasis, The Beatles, The Cure, and Rio Reiser.

However, since he wrote all the music and lyrics, the band was renamed "Tommy Finke & Stromgitarre" in 2003.

Tommy Finke and his band took second place at the nationwide German "Jugend kulturell Förderpreis 2008" on 11 November.

On the title track of the album, well-known skeptic James Randi is heard speaking an introduction.

For the play Das goldene Zeitalter – 100 Wege dem Schicksal die Show zu stehlen by Kay Voges Finke composed a complete musical soundtrack.

[6] In 2014 Tommy Finke composed music for 4.48 Psychosis written by Sarah Kane, also directed by Kay Voges.