Autobio
My name is Sean Armstrong, and I make music.
I write it, I record it, I produce it, I mix it, and I’m working on performing it.
For 14 15 years of my life I’ve been experimenting with all sorts of music. From grunge to house, from ambient to hip-hop, I enjoy making music and art that people incorporate into their daily landscape. Lately, I have been focusing on downtempo, house, and their respective sub-genres under my old school (i.e. from my days spent as a IRC rat pseudonym, “Sliptide”.
I am a highly motivated and professional musician. My work is ever increasing in quality and style as I am continuing to write new songs each month, work on licensed remixes for other artists, and develop my live performance.
A Brief History:
I have assembled a few collections of music into albums, two of which are available at various online retailers.
(1999) Sliptide – “City Shadows” was my first, dedicated project in which I wrote and produced music that complimented an overarching idea. The music is down-tempo infused with many elements of organ stabs, droning bass lines, trip-hop beats, and ambient textures. (Available at CD Baby, Amazon, and iTunes)
(2008) Sliptide – “For the Cure: 2008″. This is NOT available for purchase anywhere. The album was an 8 track fundraiser for the 2008 Susan G. Komen 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk. I was able to raise money by selling the limited edition discs, which contained a few songs from “City Shadows”, a few songs from my in-progress album (below, “Well of Souls”) and some brand-new & exclusive songs. This album also contains a song that will surface again in the future, “Grace”, which features a new sound and my first efforts applying my own writing and recording of a vocal track.
(2009) Sliptide – “Well of Souls” was my next adventure. While there were significantly different sounds involved, there was a lot retained in the down-tempo side of things. I did step outside of my learning curve a bit to try new things, and overall I still enjoy this album though I’m not sure it really indicates where I was or where I was heading as an artist. (Available at CD Baby, Amazon, and iTunes)
(2011) Sliptide – “Pike” is an EP released by Further Records. This is my debut release into the global electronic music scene. The deep/tech house music on this album reflects my desires to continue into an adventure filled with music that is double edged between dance and chill. With support from the likes of Estroe, Norman H, and Chloe Harris, the songs were well received and have helped move me along in my continuing journey as a producer. (Available at Beatport)
In August of 2011 I had the pleasure of playing my first live show in Seattle. I look forward to more performances!
A Brief Future:
I have a LOT of music I’m sitting on. Hence my lust for re-designing my website, getting music together, and releasing new EPs, LPs, and publishing some dance/house tunes on Beatport.com via the help of a few record labels. Adding some remix work to my plate for the year, and I’ve got a lot going on!
I can update this section as the year plays out, but for now I’m going to leave it at that!