Sean Byrd - CV

ARTIST PROFILE

Versatile multi-instrumentalist, producer, and music director with over 25 years of professional experience spanning live performance, touring, studio production, composition, and audio engineering. Known for musical excellence across gospel, jazz, R&B, soul, country, pop, and orchestral settings, with credits including Grammy-recognized works, national artists, film scoring, and large-scale live productions.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Primary Instruments

  • Bass Guitar (Electric & Upright)

  • Piano / Keyboard

  • Organ / Hammond

  • Acoustic & Electric Guitar

  • Banjo

  • Saxophone

Professional Roles

  • Producer

  • Music Director (MD)

  • Live & Touring Musician

  • Session Musician

  • Composer & Songwriter

  • Recording Engineer

Music & A/V Technology

  • Ableton Live

  • Avid / Pro Tools

  • Digital Audio Consoles & A/V Systems

  • Studio & Live Production Workflows

SELECTED WORK & MEDIA

  • Individual Song Releases: If I Ain’t Got Love (2026), The Good Life (2025), Angels We Have Heard on High (2025), Days Like This (2024), Slap Me Some Skin Again (2021), The Call (Isabel Davis, 2019), Better Days (2019)

  • Solo Album: Unspeakable Joy (2012)

  • Film Score: Three Verses (AFI)

  • Original music available on all major streaming platforms

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor of Arts — Music Studies (2010)
    Wayland Baptist University, San Antonio, TX

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS & EXPERIENCE

Professional Freelance Musician & Producer

2000 – Present | Texas & Nationwide

  • Touring bassist & keyboardist for William Beckmann (country music tours, big band Christmas tours); Recorded for Steven Colbert Show — 2024–Present

  • Organist & alternate Music Director, Life Family Church, Austin, TX — 2024–Present

  • Bass guitarist for Soul Sessions (R&B, soul, rock, country) — 2021–Present

  • Grammy Award consideration for “The Call” (writer & producer), performed by gospel artist Isabel Davis — 2019

  • Stellar Gospel Award recipient for “The Call”

  • Selected for WOW Gospel album compilation (The Call, 2019)

  • Audio engineering editor for Kanye West Sunday Service Choir – Christmas album

  • Bass guitarist for touring dates with Ricardo Sanchez, Christian recording artist

  • Performed on “Heal Our Land” (2002) featuring Alvin Slaughter and others

  • Music Director for Grammy-winning smooth jazz guitarist Paul Brown

  • Music Director for smooth jazz trumpeter David Wells

  • Performer with gospel-jazz artist Ben Tankard

  • Performer with Will Bonds & Instruments of Praise Youth Choir & Band

  • Performed with actress & vocalist Lonette McKee

Session Musician & Producer

2025 – Present | Stone Creek Sound, San Antonio, TX

  • Session bassist and producer for recording artists, ministries, and corporate clients

  • Studio production, tracking, arrangement, and post-production support

Music Director

Cornerstone Church | San Antonio, TX
2017 – 2024

  • Led 12-piece band/orchestra for weekly services reaching 8,000 in-person and 50,000+ online viewers

  • Directed rhythm, brass, and percussion sections

  • Prepared and ran Ableton Live stems for live production

  • Conducted rehearsals for staff and contract musicians

  • Mentored and developed emerging young adult musicians

Teacher

Judson Independent School District | Live Oak, TX
2010 – 2012

  • Generalist (Grades 4–8) & Special Education certified

  • Developed and delivered curriculum across core subjects

  • Implemented IEP goals and supported diverse learning needs