Seamus has been making music for 43 years and teaching for 33. He has an AmusA (Clarinet), a Bachelor of Music (Sonology), a Masters of Music Studies (Vocal Pedagogy), and is completing a PhD specialising in non-singers. He is currently a guest lecturer at Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University and a tutor at JMC Academy. He also teaches privately and is studying acting privately to complement his work as a performance/entertainment coach.

He performs as a vocalist and on bass guitar, guitar, clarinet, saxophone, flute, and has performed on baglama, keyboards and drums. As well as involvement in writing and recording over 25 physical and online releases, he has written and mixed for theatre, television, and independent film. For 22 years he was the co-director of Independent Music and the Independent Music Academy.

Festival performances and workshops have included The Woodford Folk Festival (Artist in Residence 2016-17), The National and Port Fairy Folk Festivals, Brisbane International Jazz Festival, Jungle Love, The Queensland Poetry Festival, The Adelaide and Brisbane Fringe Festivals, Livid, The Big Day Out, Cementa Arts Festival, and various venues including QPAC, The Sydney Opera House, and The Arts Centre Melbourne. Seamus is a founding member of Euro-jazz trio the S.L-P Trio.

Seamus was a member of beloved Brisbane funk/punk band Taxi, as well as neo-folk group Cole, Kirkpatrick and Van Dijk, acid-folk group One Straw, jazz trio The Charlie Moreland Trio, and was a founding member of The Shenzo Electric Stunt Orchestra.

Seamus has performed with Nonsemble, Luke Jaaniste’s HHAARRPP.collective, Nick Watson And The Bawdy Dicks, and is a regular collaborator with writer, artist and film maker Jake Connor Moss. He has guested with The Resin Dogs, The Doch Gypsy Orchestra, and The Toothfaries.
 

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