Sean Ashe (b.June 30, 1993) is a musician, solo artist, composer/songwriter, engineer, producer, and educator from the USA who has always found himself immersed in a world of creativity.
Sean’s innate drive to express through music began at an early age. Receiving a drum set for Christmas at age 3, Sean quickly found himself creating his own drum beats, fills, and experimenting with all of the tones of the drum set.
At 13, Sean found a curiosity for the fretboard and asked his father, Tom Ashe (a seasoned guitarist/songwriter), if he could borrow a guitar. Fueled by his own desire for creative expression, Sean dedicated his teen years to honing his chops on the instrument. In parallel, he also utilized emerging platforms like Youtube, learning about the elements of composition, music theory, audio production/engineering, mixing, and video/photo capturing and editing.
Sean used these platforms to upload his own videos, and shortly began attracting an audience. After several years of focusing on session work, and teaching, Sean shifted his his focus towards a solo career.
In September 2013, he released his first solo single ‘Luminescence’. Written, recorded, and mixed/mastered in a week, the track received positive reviews and left many fans asking for more.
As ideas started materializing for an album, Sean released another single, “Hemisphere” in June 2014. “Hemisphere” would be Sean’s first collaboration with Norwegian drummer Andreas Sjoen (Umpfel, Fleshkiller, Vade, Solo).
January 12th 2016 saw the release of Sean’s anticipated debut album, Flux. Flux was written, recorded, and mixed by Sean. The album featured featured drummer Andreas Sjoen, and guest soloist Denis Chang on the track “Creature”. Selling several thousand copies, and over a million streams, Flux garnered overwhelmingly positive reviews.
Moving from his home in Indiana, to the West Coast, Sean began developing ideas for his sophomore album , and continuing to grow as a musician.
“Spark Under Water” Releases in Summer 2024. Featuring previously released singles, ‘Ocean’, ‘Tangerine Dream’, and ‘Conquerer’ and new songs such as “Yeehaw” (Ft. Spiro Dussias), Nova… and more!
In addition to his solo career, Sean is also an experienced session musician, in studio and live, and has played in styles ranging from Reggae, Country, Blues, Pop, Metal, Fusion, Rock, and Acoustic music. For nearly as long as Sean has been playing the guitar, he has also been helping/educating others.. Using applications such as Skype/Facetime/Zoom, Sean still makes time to teach and connect with musicians from all over the world.
Sean is endorsed by esteemed music instrument/gear companies such as Tom Anderson Guitarworks, Neural DSP, Fractal Audio, Two-Notes Audio Engineering, ML Sound Labs, Dunlop USA, Bareknuckle Pickups
GUITARS
Amplifiers, Effects, and Studio
AMPLIFIERS
Fractal Audio Systems Axe FX III, FM9, FM3 Modeling/Multi-FX
1984 Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (GEQ/REV/Simulclass)
Neural DSP Quad Cortex & Plugin Suite
Neural Amp Modeler
STUDIO
“This is my gear list along with some of my uses. Realistically there are no rules, and coupled with borrowing gear from friends, this list serves best as an overview.”
DAW & INTERFACE
Logic Pro X
RME Fireface UC USB 2.0 Interface in aggregate with Fractal Audio Axe FX 3
MICROPHONES
Roswell Pro Audio Delphos (Matched Pair) - Electric/Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Drum Room and/or Overheads
Roswell Pro Audio K47 (Matched Pair) - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Drum Overheads
Roswell Pro Audio K67x - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, lower wattage Electric amps
Shure SM57 (x3) - Acoustic/Electric Guitars, Snare Top & Bottom, Toms
Sennheiser E604 (x3) - Toms, Snare Top & Bottom
AKG D112 - Kick Drum
PLUGINS
Slate Digital Everything Bundle
SSL Complete
Plugin Alliance Mix & Master Bundle
Neural Amp Modeler
Fab Filter Pro Q3, Pro-R, Pro-C
ML Sound Labs Mikko 2
Neural DSP Guitar & Bass Amps/Plugins
Spectrasonics Omisphere & Keyscape
Spitfire Audio Chamber Strings, Symphonic Strings, Symphonic Brass, Symphonic Woodwinds, and Albion One
Valhalla DSP Reverbs (Shimmer, VintageVerb, Plate) + Valhalla DSP Delay
Soundtoys 5
Sean Ashe uses and endorses: Tom Anderson Guitarworks guitars/pickups, Fractal Audio, Neural DSP, Mesa/Boogie Ampflication, Two-Notes Engineering, ML Sound Labs, Roswell Pro Audio Microphones, Jim Dunlop USA Picks/Accesories, and Bareknuckle Pickups.