Sean began playing acoustic guitar at age ten. It took five years before he got his first electric guitar—a used Morris Strat copy. The Strat became the object of Sean's amateur luthiery! Around this time Jethro Tull, Eric Clapton and Santana were Sean's early inspirations. He spent time learning their licks and riffs.
After playing in high school bands Sean performed in both duo and four-piece top forty bands. Given his less than enthusiastic appreciation for the standard rock vocal outfit, Sean was not entirely displeased when fledgling attempts at vocal oriented rock failed due to his well, exacting requirements. He was free to focus on his real passion: composing original instrumentals.
In the late 1980s, Sean perfects his technique. To this end, his practice routines now run for several hours a day. . The discipline pays off. Sean's compositions display what the One and Only Mike Varney, founder of Shrapnel Records, would describe as, "Complex arrangements, tightly played ensemble lines, and a grand display of thematic solo work."
