Sean was born November 25th, 1981 in Buffalo, NY. At the age of 3, his family moved to Rochester, NY where he finished his schooling. Recently he completed his masters degree at Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, NY where he was awarded an assistantship for the duration of his studies. Sean has had many great teachers including John W. McNeill (Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra), Ben Parris (Maskaraid Productions, LLC & NEMeSIS Records), Dave Mancini (Maynard Ferguson, Chuck Mangione, Rosemary Clooney), Dr. Eric Schmitz (SUNY Oswego, Russell Scarbrough Big Band), & Mike Melito (Chris Potter, James Moody, Chuck Mangione). Sean has freelanced throughout New York State and Germany for the past seven years. During that time he has had the privilege to perform with such notable artists as Dr. Lonnie Smith, Jeff Tyzik, Paradigm Shift, Alvin Parris III, Gray Mayfield, Terrance Bruce, and Bill Tiberio, and has shared the stage with great names like Regina Carter, Jeff Golub, and Charlie Hunter. Currently Sean is performing exclusively with two groups, The Jazz Mad Lab & Paradigm Shift. In addition to an extensive performance career, Sean has taught drumset and percussion privately in Rochester, NY for the past 7 years.
Sean owns Mad Lab Productions which is a productions/management company that coordinates all business for the Jazz Mad Lab and Sean's free-lance work. Sean also owns JazzHead Records, an indie label which recently signed the Jazz Mad Lab as their first artist. Sean is planning to release a solo album on JazzHead records in the near future. Both Mad Lab Productions and JazzHead Records are Rochester, NY based companies.
