Now availble at CD Baby and for download at iTunes, Napster, eMusic, Amazon, and MyMusicStream.
"Sweet" now in rotation at a number of radio stations including SmoothJazz.com, Citysoundsradio.com, Smoothatlanta.com, GHPradio, BassWorldRadio.com,
"......soulful,melodic, and unpretentious......." --Bryan Beller, Bass Player Magazine
"I'm impressed with Sean's musicality. Great groove, melodic phrasing, and flow on fretted and fretless and nice songs and arrangements with strong supporting players. I'm really enjoying his new recording"--legendary bassist Mark Egan
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"Tapestry, is already being hailed as an outstanding display of songwriting and musicianship, and is gaining attention internationally." --Lane Baldwin, Eden Electronics
Sean is the April Artist of the Month at Bass World Radio. Check it out and hear his first single "Sweet" at www.bassworldradio.com
You can here a number of songs from "Tapestry" at the Pacific Northwest's premiere jazz station City Sounds Radio
Request Sean at New York's premiere internet radio station "Smooth Jazz and More" at www.smoothjazzandmore.com
Check out Sean's interview with Rich Eckhardt in Premier Guitar Magazine here.
Music City Superman: An Interview With Rich Eckhardt
Check out the review on the Valley Arts Custom Pro bass by Sean O'Bryan Smith in the June issue of Vintage Guitar magazine.
Sean has collaborated with a great batch of players for his live band. The primary line-up is drummer Jim Klingler, Keyboardist Gary Brown, percussionist Chris Nelson, guitarist Travis Henson, multi-instrumentalist Rich Krainak and saxophonists Lance Hoffman and Tommy Ogle. There are always guests on the live shows also. Some past guests on Sean's shows have been Rich Eckhardt, Jeff Franzel, Barbara, Anna Wilson, Vee, and Tim Gonzalez. You can check the friend section for info on all of them.
Check Sean's article for The Soapbox in the August issue of Bass Player magazine.
The Players on Sean's upcoming Groove Therapy Records release "Tapestry"
include :
Jeffrey "Skunk" Baxter ( Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers )
Jerry Marotta ( Peter Gabriel, Sarah McLachlan )
Rich Eckhardt ( Toby Keith, Solo Artist )
Mel Watts ( Wilson Pickett, Garth Brooks )
Teddy Andreadis ( Guns 'n Roses, Alice Cooper )
Ken Rarick ( Madonna, Cher )
Johnny Barranco ( Barry Manilow )
Mitch Reilly (Stephen Stills, Jose Feliciano )
Joseph Scheibelhoffer ( Ronnie McDowell, Anna Wilson )
As well as some of the top regional session musicians in the Southeast
United States
Be sure and check out Sean's on-line articles on bass playing and "Music Business Survival" at www.eden-electronics.com.
Influences
Everyone that has grooved !! But my Jedi Masters are Donald " Duck" Dunn, Chuck Rainey, Mark King, and Tony Levin.
Sounds Like
Sean proudly supports the Tennessee Jazz and Blues Society
Footage from Steinberger Clinic at Gibson Summer Jam. You can check parts 2 & 3 out on YouTube.
Hopefully I sound like myself but I have been inspired by everyone I have met. Here’s what other folks have to say about Sean O’Bryan Smith.
"You’ve got GREAT ears kid."
-- Country music legend Lee Greenwood,
"You are a F*^&..@% GREAT fretless player. People WILL know who you
are."
-- the late Allen Woody ( Allman Bros, Gov’t Mule ),
"Sean has an artistic perspective that is backed up with amazing
musical and technical skills. He has reached the ability to make the most
sophisticated look and sound easy and he does it with his own unique
style."
-- Robin English, Aspirion Records recording artist,
"Sean is a top-notch bass player capable of traversing genres, while
maintaining his own unique style."
-- Lisa Patrick Davis, Accidental Artist Management
"Sean has established himself as one of the most celebrated and sought
after musicians in Nashville."
-- Don Mitchell, Steinberger Instruments,
"Sean Smith is not only one of the finest musicians I have ever had the
chance to work with, but more importantly he is an ’Artist’ that will
most definitely ’jazz your azz’!!!"
-- Anna Wilson, Transfer Records recording artist
Press ad for Dean Pace bass as seen in Bass Player magazine
Sean is one of the contributing bassists on the Nine Volt Audio release "Stylin Basslines". The collection of bass loops cover the gamut of electric and synth bass and you can check it out at www.ninevoltaudio.com
Be sure and request Sean O’Bryan Smith at Bass World Radio.
“I've traveled and toured with some of music's greats, spanning all musical directions. I've always appreciated musicians who can count higher than four. Sean is one of those. So was James Jamerson. Jaco, too……The kid can play. I'm critical (Hell, I've heard them all!), but Sean clearly knows his business. He's been practicing with the lights out, huh?”
-Benny Brown
Radio Luxembourg; and
Two time winner of Billboard's International Radio Personality of the Year----------------------
With nearly twenty years of experience in virtually every musical genre, Sean O'Bryan Smith has become one of the most celebrated and highly sought after bass players in the music industry. The combination of virtuoso bass technique, a high energy stage presence, and the ability to adapt to all types of music has landed Sean in an enormous variety of different musical situations. Some of the artists that have relied on Sean's groove either live or in the studio are Anna Wilson, Billy Ray Cyrus, Sara Evans, Jody McBrayer, Robin English, Rebecca St. James, Steve Virginia, Steve Azar, Cyndi Thomson, Vee, Chuck Wicks, Christina Tabuchi Stoff, Leo Stoff, Rich Eckhardt, Justin Conn, Nissi, Gypsy Carns, and the list grows more everyday.
In 2007,Sean was involved as Musical Director for the Hammer and Honques house band for the FOX TV show Nashville. With this position Sean performed with Rachel Bradshaw, Jamey Johnson, Matt Jenkins, Jeff Allen, Mika Combs, Lindsey Hager, Erika Hoyt, Sarah Gunsolus in addition to RCA recording artist Chuck Wicks.
Sean has also been very fortunate to work with some of the best musicians, songwriters, and producers in the industry including Jeff "Skunk" Baxter ( Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers ), Monty Powell ( Keith Urban, Rascall Flatts ), Jerry Marotta ( Peter Gabriel, Sarah McLachlan ), Allen Morgan ( Dolly Parton, U2 ), Jeff Franzel ( Les Brown, Frank Sinatra ), Tim Akers ( Leann Rimes, Michael McDonald ), John Jarvis ( Faith Hill, Tim McGraw ), Mitch Reilly ( Tower of Power, Stephen Stills ), Jeff Coffin ( Flecktones, Mu'tet ), Tony Colton ( Eric Clapton, Allman Brothers ), Johnny Neel ( Allman Brothers ), Ken Rarick ( Madonna, Cher ), Forrest Robinson ( India.Arie, TLC ), Teddy Andreadis ( Velvet Revolver, Guns 'n Roses ), Tom Hemby ( Amy Grant, Vince Gill ), and many, many more. All of these vast experiences have led Sean to a rewarding musical career that continues to grow.
In addition to his work as a sideman, Sean has spent a number of years performing with his own jazz groups. With these bands, Sean had an opportunity to travel throughout the Southeast and also open for some of the jazz industries leading talents including the late Michael Brecker, Eddie Palmieri, Roy Haynes, Kevin Mahogany, Fattburger, Kermit Ruffins, and jazz/jam heavyweights Medeski, Martin, and Wood.
In 2006, Sean set forth on recording his first solo CD "Tapestry". With the fulfillment of a number of his musical dreams, Sean now embraced the role as artist with the recording of a fresh new instrumental bass record and a return to his roots in jazz. "Tapestry" features a number of the musicians listed above and is a return to the early pioneering days of jazz/rock fusion with the help from co-producers Jonell Polansky and Rich Krainak. "I wanted to capture that early spirit of fusion when it was fresh and there were less boundaries." says Sean. Excitingly, everyone involved with the project felt the same and the result is a wonderful return to an era of jazz that is not always heard.
In support of "Tapestry"s April 2008 release, Sean has started touring with his own band and also performing at shows with fellow jazz artists Anna Wilson, Kristen Cothron, Justin Conn, and Rich Eckhardt. The band brings their high energy, early jazz/rock performances to every show and features some of Nashville's best kept secrets in the world of progressive music. Also, there have and will continue to be guest appearances by some of Sean's best friends in the industry so be sure and check each show if you can.
In addition to his role as artist, Sean is continuing a heavy career as a session and touring bassist, clinician, producer, and freelance writer. He has been active as a guest host on Reality Radio and writes a regular column for Eden Electronics on Music Business Survival which can be viewed at www.eden-electronics.com .As an author Sean has been featured in the August 2007 issue of Bass Player magazine as the author of their Soapbox column. He also can be seen in upcoming issues of Premier Guitar and Vintage Guitar magazines. Sean is currently booking a 2008 clinic schedule and tour. He is also spending a lot of his time working directly on special projects with some of the highest respected manufactures in the industry including Eden Electronics, US Masters Guitar Works, Valley Arts, Tobias, Steinberger, Washburn, Line 6, Gibson, Epiphone, Dean Guitars, and George L's. Finally, look for "Tapestry" in stores and on-line on April 1st, 2008 and be sure and check back regularly for any updates and news on Sean O'Bryan Smith.