Posted on 09.03.14

There were a bunch of requests for the “original” version of “Goodbye” to be available.  So, here it is!  You can get it in the music player here on the site, or from iTunes – Goodbye (Alternate Version)

For those that haven’t heard it, it’s a bit different.

Enjoy!

Posted on 10.10.12

“Sympathy” from the Everything Has Past EP, has been used numerous times during each season of NBC’s “The Voice“!

Posted on 02.21.11

The new Sean McCarthy video for “Sunday Morning” is now complete! Produced by 3PastMidnight Films & Directed by Cate Carson. Cate also co-stars in the video with Sean.   See it now on youtube!

Posted on 12.20.10

Songs from the new record are featured in the just-released “MZUNGU” full-length documentary!  The film recently won the “Best of Festival” award out of 90 documentaries in Ohio and is scheduled for both premiere & festival screenings.  More on the film, including DVD, soundtrack & other related items here…. http://mzungumovie.com

Posted on 08.11.10

“Found Mary” has reached the #1 position on Indie-Music.com’s Top 100 Pop-Rock Charts & #3 overall in all genres! Sean has also been nominated as one of Indie-Music.com’s Top 25 “New & Notable” artists of 2010!

08.12.10 (UPDATE)- “Found Mary” reached the #1 overall position (all genres) @ www.indie-music.com!

Posted on 04.13.10

Sean’s new EP, “Everything Has Past” is now available!  Click “Purchase” at the top of the website to get your copy!

“Snow Patrol meets Kings Of Leon…..the best recorded version of Sean McCarthy to date.”
– Steve Bertrand, Producer

More info on the new release here….

Posted on 02.27.10

Back from LA.  Incredible trip-  pretty tiring, though!  Great sessions with some fantastic musicians.  Steve B. is currently in “final mix” mode- very excited for the next steps.  So, with all of this craziness, I’ve been name-dropping (yeah, I’ll admit it!) and it was brought to my attention that many may not know who these people actually are that are working on this record with me.  So, in addition to my vocals/guitar, click here for a little elaboration on “the band”….

Posted on 02.27.10

SEAN MCCARTHY – “EVERYTHING HAS PAST” EP – CREDITS

Sean McCarthy – Lead & Backing Vocals, Guitars
Kenny Aronoff – Drums
Chris Chaney – Bass Guitar
Sean Woolstenhulme – Guitars
Scott Simons – Piano, Keyboards
Steve Bertrand – Guitars, Backing Vocals, Keyboards

Produced, Mixed & Engineered By: Steve Bertrand

Cover Art & Design – Allison Sobolewski

Producer: Steve Bertrand
Former singer/guitarist and songwriter for the bands “The Tories” (signed by legendary producer Phil Ramone) and “Avion” (signed to Columbia Records), his credits also include the Top 20 Hot AC hit “Seven Days Without You” (Avion- Columbia Records), Top 30 Hot AC hit “Beautiful” (Avion- Columbia Records), 2 ASCAP Film/T.V. Awards, 1 People’s choice award for NBC “Jesse” Starring Christina Applegate, 4 Network theme songs- “Jesse” (NBC,) “Coupling” (NBC), “AUSA” (NBC), “Zoe, Jack, Duncan and Jane” (WB), Over 100 placements at film/tv, and much more. His solo album, “Pain Is A Megaphone” was released in May, 2007.

Drums: Kenny Aronoff
(Excerpt from www.kennyaronoff.com)
Kenny Aronoff is one of the world’s most influential and in-demand drummers. The list of artists he’s worked with reads like a who’s who of the music industry, and includes John Mellencamp, The Smashing Pumpkins, Bob Seger, John Fogerty, Melissa Etheridge, Jon Bon Jovi, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, Alanis Morissette, The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Puddle of Mudd, Avril Lavigne, Joe Cocker, B. B. King, Mick Jagger, Ray Charles, Alice Cooper, Meat Loaf, Bonnie Raitt, Ricky Martin, Santana, Trey Anastasio, Michelle Branch, Vince Gill, Gladys Knight, Aaron Neville, Trisha Yearwood, Patti LaBelle, George Jones, Conway Tritty, The Buddy Rich Big Band and many others. With a style of playing that combines power and finesse, Kenny was named the #1 Pop/Rock Drummer and the #1 Studio Drummer for five consecutive years by the readers of Modern Drummer Magazine, and in addition has played on over 30 Grammy-nominated recordings.

Bass Guitar: Chris Chaney
(Excerpt from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Chaney)
In the past 13 years Chris has built up a reputation as a top-level professional bassist, having recorded and/or toured with a wide variety of artists such as the previously mentioned Jane’s Addiction, The Panic Channel, all-star cover band Camp Freddy, Alanis Morissette from 1995 to 2002, Celine Dion, Michelle Branch, Ben Taylor, Carly Simon, Rob Zombie, Andrew W.K., Tommy Lee‘s Methods of Mayhem, Will Hoge, and the song “I’m Still Here” from soundtrack to the animated movie Treasure Planet with The Goo Goo Dolls’ Johnny Rzeznik. He is also featured on Sara Bareilles 2007 album “Little Voice” and Shinedown‘s 2008 album, The Sound of Madness, following the departure of former bassist Brad Stewart. He also worked with James Hart on his new project Burn Halo. He is currently recording tracks for Slash, a solo album by Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash.

Guitars: Sean Woolstenhulme
Former Guitarist of “The Calling” and later the band “Lifehouse“, Sean is a session, studio, and live guitarist. Since leaving “Lifehouse” in 2004, he has played with a wide range of musicians including Kelly Clarkson, The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex (former drummer of The Smashing Pumpkins), A Fine Frenzy, Daniel Powter, and Colin Hay (former lead singer of Men at Work).

Keyboards: Scott Simons
(www.scottsimons.net)
Since last summer’s success, Scott Simons’ debut “The Start of Something EP” has been highly anticipated. Scott has been performing his new material live around the country and has recently shared the stage with One Republic and Keane. Just this year, Scott was signed by major independent publisher Bug Music/Windswept, which also represents such artists as Wilco, Ryan Adams, and many more. As a songwriter, Scott is managed by Sandy Roberton at World’s End Management in Los Angeles and has been working with and writing for artists on Mercury, Island Def/Jam, Atlantic, Hollywood, Epitaph Records and more.

Additional Engineering (Drums) was done by none other than James “Jimbo” Barton (http://www.lippman-ent.com/producerroster.html). Jimbo has produced and/or engineered albums for acts such as Rob Thomas, Matchbox Twenty, Black Eyed Peas, Rush, Metallica, Stone Sour, Buck Cherry, Queensryche, KISS, Eric Claption, David Bowie, Linkin Park and countless others in addition to numerous live albums and live performances from the top artists/bands in the music industry. Other credits include: Grammy Nominations for producing albums for Eric Clapton, Rush, Queensryche; Juno Award (Rush), 3M Visionary Award; Multiple Platinum & Gold sales awards; Multiple Golden Reel Awards.

Mastering was done by Tom Baker @ Precision Mastering, Los Angeles, California (www.precisionmastering.com). One of the top mastering engineers in the business, Tom has mastered albums for countless artists & bands including Rascall Flatts, Gwen Stefani, Velvet Revolver, Fuel, Hoobastank, Ray Charles, Buck Cherry and so many more.

Posted on 02.15.10

Pre-production is complete!  Heading to LA at the end of the week for a rigorous recording schedule.  Check back often for updates!

Posted on 02.06.10

Pre-production began on the new record being produced by Steve Bertrand a few weeks ago.  Recording is slated for mid-February!