Sean Forbes

Sean Forbes

Sean at 54 Sound.
Background information
Birth name Sean Forbes
Origin Detroit, Michigan
Genres Hip hop
Occupations Rapper, singer
Instruments drums, hands
Years active 2005–
Labels Web Entertainment
Website www.deafandloud.com

Sean Forbes (born on February 5, 1982 in Detroit) is a deaf American hip-hop artist. When Sean was five years old he got his first drum set [1] and from that moment on he wanted to find a career in the music business. He co-founded D-PAN the Deaf Professional Arts Network a non profit organization aimed to make music and music culture accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing community.[2] His dream came true upon signing a record deal with the Bass Brothers who discovered Detroit Superstar Eminem [3] Sean's long time producer and collaborator is Jake Bass, together they have penned over 30 songs, many of which they perform live. Sean recently had Oscar award winning actress Marlee Matlin appear in the music video for his song "Let's Mambo."

Sean is currently working on a full-length CD/DVD release.

Music Videos/Discography

References

  1. ^ NPR Staff "Sean Forbes Paves The Way For Deaf Musicians", “NPR”, August 8, 2010, accessed March 22, 2011.
  2. ^ Crain's Detroit Business "20 in their 20's", “Crain's Detroit Business”, April 22nd 2010, accessed March 24, 2011.
  3. ^ Jessica Nunez "Deaf Rapper Sean Forbes signs record deal with label that helped launch Eminem", “M-Live”, May 13, 2010, accessed March 22, 2011.
  4. ^ Crain's Detroit Business "20 in their 20's", “Crain's Detroit Business”, April 22nd 2010, accessed March 24, 2011.

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