Sean originally hails from Rochester in Kent, England. Prior to joining Big Big Train, his three most notable bands have been Lazy Jane, Soma, a psychedelic space rock band, and Lorien, a progressive rock outfit. Sean recorded two CD's with Soma: "Warped", an EP, and "Dreamtime", which is still available. With Lorien, he recorded the "Children's Games" album which can also still be tracked down.
His musical influences are too numerous to mention, lets just say from classic rock to classical, reggae to raga and progressive rock to synthesizers and spacy psychedelic.
Sean now lives in Alverstoke, Hampshire with his wife, Amanda and four year old daughter, Abigail.