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"Born and raised in the north of England, Sean White - professionally known as SEANIO - was always destined for creativity..."
That's how a biographer would start, right? In truth, I discovered the world of music at a very young age.
Growing up in the north of England, it was apparent that I was a creative soul and had inherited my family's creative gene passed down through my Irish heritage, showing talent in art, literacy and music. Before I left primary school my parents were told I showed particular prowess in music. Several years and an attempt at learning both guitar and piano later, I found myself being tutored by accomplished drummer Paul Smith and reaching semi-finals in national competitions as the drummer in my high school gospel choir - and thus my journey began.
It was at high school where I was encouraged by then Head of Music, Cathy Hindle, to explore anything and everything in music which intrigued me. She offered me a safe haven during break times with free use of the music centre, where I experimented almost every day, teaching myself melodies and harmonies on piano, self-expression on drums while listening to my favourite tracks and crucially, production methods using an early version of Cubase on the limited number of PCs available. Later, I would continue this exploration of music production in college, both immediately after high school and later on after working as an audio engineer at a notable video games developer turned publisher.