Sean began playing the drums in the 4th grade in his school band. He continued to perform in this and other school musical groups including orchestra, jazz band and pep band. He also performed in the pit of the musicals "Godspell", "The Secret Garden", "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown", "Jesus Christ Superstar", and "The Wizard of Oz".
In the eighth grade, Sean started a jam band named Liquid. This group would eventually evolve into a new act named Mad Hatter for which Sean would record his first demo.
Mid-way through high school, Mad Hatter was reformed into a new group called Epicenter which Sean recorded his second demo for. Around this time Sean also started the long process of building his own recording studio. Epicenter played about a dozen shows until the group broke up in Sean's senior year.
Post Epicenter saw various short projects most of which recorded demo's using Sean's studio including PMM, Crystal Pool of Faith and a short lived Epicenter reunion.
After more drum lessons and upgraded recording equipment, Sean's second half of college saw recordings for Forsaken Truths (LP) and the Rob Miller Project (EP).
Post college (2004) saw the beginnings of Sean's current group By The Stone. After getting many local area shows under their belt, the group decided to begin tracking some songs in Sean's ever evolving studio. In late 2012 By The Stone released their first EP and the group is currently working on recording a second.
Influences
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Mike Portnoy
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Gavin Harrison
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John Bonham
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Lars Ulrich