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Sean McPherson

Co-executive Director, NARIP Atlanta

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Sean Mcpherson is a record producer, artist manager, concert promoter and talent buyer from Atlanta, GA. He started in the music business in 1998 when he landed an internship at Chicago Trax Recording Studios owned by Reid Hyams and Al Jorgensen of Ministry. After graduating from the conservatory of recording arts and sciences he assistant engineered in NYC at Battery studios (Zomba) and Chung King Studios where he worked with such artists as Faith Hill, David Bowie and Sixpence None the Richer. In 2001 he took a job at Parkview Recording with legendary house producer Lenny Fontana where he mixed records for Crystal Waters, Byron Stingley and C&C Music Factory, among others. After that Sean joined a band in Fairfield, CT called Zerochance which brought him to Atlanta. Zerochance signed to Red Carpet Music in 2005 and has shared the Stage with Sheryl Crowe, The Calling, Uncle Cracker, Stroke 9, Cheyenne Kimball, Ashley Simpson and others. In the past 10 years Sean has founded, built, owned and operated East Atlanta Recording and is now the assistant talent buyer at Smiths Olde Bar in Atlanta where he has booked acts such as Drivin ‘N’ Cryin, Matt Nathanson, and Shovels and Rope for his company Thirsty Ear Productions. Sean also manages 3 groups for his company Favorite Son Artist Management and Consulting (The Head, The Judies, and the Blackfoot Gypsies). Several of Sean’s productions have been released by Universal, Brash Records and Slushfund Recordings. He recently co-produced several songs with Jody Stephens from Big Star and Mitch Easter (REM, Pavement, Ben Folds).

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