Sean Spuehler
Before Sean Spuehler became a ProTools engineer, programmer, composer, and live sound engineer, he was a political science grad with a desk job. It wasn't where he wanted to be.
"It finally hit me, why not do what you love to do?" remembers Sean. "I'd always been interested in recording, so I used Full Sail as a springboard to get into that industry. You really can make a change at any point if it's something you want."
The 1995 Recording Arts grad started out as an intern at Music Grinder in Los Angeles. His break came thanks to his knowledge of ProTools, after the studio needed someone who knew the software to work on Madonna's Ray of Light. After that, Sean began earning ProTools operator and engineer credits on albums from No Doubt, Beck, and Dido, plus more from Madonna.
Based on the success of that partnership with Madonna, Sean was asked to go on the road as the artist's live monitor engineer. "The live world was the last thing I thought I would be doing," says Sean, "but how do you say no to a gig like that."
Six Madonna world tours later, Sean is now the co-owner and creative director of Primary Production Music, and is a music editor for TV, working on shows such as Queen Charlotte, Inventing Anna, How To Get Away With Murder, Scandal, and Grey’s Anatomy.
Credits:
The Residence (Netflix), Queen Charlotte (A Bridgerton Story), Inventing Anna, EMI/Sony ATV, Scandal, Grey's Anatomy, How To Get Away With Murder, Madonna, William Orbit, Pink, Limp Bizkit, Blur, Google
Graduation Year:
1995
