"Catchy riffs & insightful lyrics. . . His songs effortlessly run the gamut between in-your-face rock instrumentals and yearning singer-songwriter melodies to reflective lyrical ballads and funky upbeat light-heartedness" - Meagan Robertson, (The Squamish Cheif)


"Sean Hayden beat it to Beantown to record his first album, an enjoyable eight-song effort. . .  The music is firmly in the pop-jazz genre, done in the spirit of Dave Matthews Band with fluid guitar and voice from Hayden." - Tom Zillich, (Surrey Now)


"To have the knowledge, expereience, personality, & talent at such a young age - you're [Sean] going places!" - Rick Pietila (Guitar Tech; Peter Frampton, Boston, Stryper, etc.)


"I really like what you're [Sean] doing up there on stage! Music sounds awesome!" - Jay Malinowski (Bedouin Soundclash)


"Sean is a Unique and extremely talented individual with the right personal and musical skills to take on any challenge in the music industry" - Dr. Andrea Pejrolo (Composer/Producer/Performer)


"In today's music scene, you're hard-pressed to find someone as musically versatile as Sean [Hayden], let alone someone as young with such a mature sense of musical taste." - Dan Havens (Guitarist)


"Young, Enthusiastic & Sophisticated. He's Jazz, with a Rock n' Roll Attitude!" - Charles Baker (Trumpeter)


"Sean Hayden impresses with sweet guitar...If you haven't seen them yet, it's time! Check them out." - Express News (on Sean Hayden & The Jive Ass Mother Funkers)


"This group is breaking new ground by playing new music never before heard..." - Express News (Sean Hayden & the Fluffy Duvet & The Comforters)


"Sounds Great! Keep up the good work." - Tony Parsons (Global TV)


"I have always found Sean to be an exceptional guitarist, and a welcome addition to any show! He makes a great candidate for just about any musical tour." - Cheryl Hodge (jazzboulevard.com)


"His international awards speak to his fine musicianship, while the breadth of his accomplishments as pedagogue, performer, and entrepreneur indicate his remarkable industry." - Isaiah Jackson (Orchestral Conductor)

Although his self-titled debut EP album began its conception in a tiny 11x7 foot bedroom in Boston, MA, (where he used his mattress as sound proofing from the train just outside his door step), independent Canadian ‘jazz cat’ turned singer-songwriter (and then some) Sean Hayden managed to put out eight smoldering tracks that effortlessly run the gamut between in-your-face rock instrumentals and yearning singer-songwriter melodies to reflective lyrical ballads and funky upbeat light-heartedness.

“I started as a rock kid, then at high school I got really into jazz”, Hayden says “but none of it was all really me. It took me a while to figure out, but I basically had an epiphany. I just knew what I wanted to do.”

Whilst retiring from his days as a Berklee College of Music student, Sean managed to scrape enough left-over student cash and some generous fan-funding to start the recording process. The EP would ultimately be recorded in ‘Beantown’ at the renowned Mix One Studios, where many famous artists (such as John Mayer & Aerosmith) have been past clients.

"Even though I had put together enough money to get things recorded, it was still pretty limited - about 16 hours worth of recording time limited! Most records of this style take weeks or sometimes even months to record. In addition, I only got to rehearse with the band for a total of 3 in a half hours, but we managed record almost all the band stuff in one 8 hour session."

What resulted from those recordings was a style emanating sultry-sweet organic singer-songwriter rock, reddened with smatterings of contemporary pop-jazz throughout. Even more surprising, Sean would reveal something he had never done before on the EP: his singing.

“I never really sang before. I was always so focused on the guitar or drums or writing or production or any number of other music related things. I knew though if I wanted to go down this new musical path, I needed to learn and fast!”

Locked in and geared up, the already multi-instrumentalist and now singer set to work. The self-penned gems of the EP include the buoyant-reflective single “Still On My Mind”, the roller coaster “Can’t Help Myself”, the sweet-nasty “Show You My Way”, and Hayden’s cleansing “Wash Away, as well as the lyrical longing of “Home”.

Hayden’s trip from then to now is anything but an overnight success, (as he’s been honing his musical craft since the age of eight), and it doesn’t look like he has any plans as of yet to cool off his jets and catch some zzzz’s. In the midst of a busy touring schedule, ever-growing success, and a quickly expanding fan base, the 23-year-old Sean has already begun writing for his 2nd album.

“If you’re going to pursue music as your life’s work, you need to understand that there is no final destination. There’s no retirement, no end goal - it’s scary and brilliant all at the same time. The never ending journey is big a reason why I love it so much!”