Larry Heard is an American DJ, record producer and musician who has recorded solo under various names, most notably Mr. Fingers. He is widely known as a pioneering figure in 1980s Chicago house music, and was leader of the influential group Fingers Inc., whose 1988 album Another Side was the first long-form house LP. He is regarded as a progenitor of deep house music, bridging the gap between the futurism of house and the lush, soulful sound of disco. His landmark 1986 single "Can You Feel It" would be a major influence on dance music. In 2003, Heard was used as the model for a background character in Half-Life 2.