Sean Staples is an award-winning California-based film, television, media composer and professional songwriter. Sean has written the scores for dozens of features and independent films as well as multiple television shows and worldwide commercial licensing spots as a professional composer. In addition to his film scores, Sean is also a songwriter with multiple hit singles with Flo Rida and Michael Austin (The Voice), and regularly writes with artists and producers in New York, LA, Nashville, and worldwide under the name
Sean Michael Ford.
Sean previously worked with artists such as Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, The Temptations, Matchbox20, Ludacris, Saliva, Third Eye Blind and many others, with the company he founded, Shine Drum & Percussion. Sean's passion for all things music is omnipresent in every aspect of his life and career.
Sean started studying music at age 8 and began playin violin and studying via the Suzuki Method. Sean's formal music education began under the renowned Linda Ghidossi-De Luca (Skywalker Symphony Orchestra/The Dixie Chicks/The Chicks) and he ultimately sat 1st chair violin (and later viola), for the Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra at the age of 13. Sean went on to study music at California State University Sacramento and performed with a variety of bands and projects.
Today, Sean's library of written songs, music, compositions and released scores, continue to grow and range from current radio to full orchestral film arrangements. Sean's objective is to challenge himself daily with great projects and continually grow his catalog and evolve musically to meet the demand for engaging and dynamic music for today's creative industries.
