Sean Malone American bass guitarist, born in Largo, Florida, formerly of Cynic and currently in Gordian Knot.

Sean’s work over the years has spanned enormous sonic breadth. He has played as a session member for groups ranging from Brazilian jazz to English pop. He was the recording/touring bassist for Floridian technical metal unit Cynic during their Focus period. Sean has continued as a studio bassist, performing on over fifty records to date. Throughout all this, he has authored two books—Dictionary Of Bass Grooves and A Portrait of Jaco: The Solos Collection—for the Hal Leonard Corporation. Sean’s work in the academic world; has had papers on theory and music cognition published, and given presentations at prestigious conferences such as the Society for Music Theory and The Glenn Gould Conference. He currently teaches Music Theory at the University of Oregon while he completes his Ph.D.He also assembled and record the self-titled Gordian Knot debut amidst all this activity. That record, released in 1998, saw Sean team up with luminaries like Sean Reinert (Cynic), Trey Gunn (King Crimson), Ron Jarzombek (Watchtower, Spastic Ink) and John Myung (Dream Theater).

Discography

• Cortlandt
• Gordian Knot
• Emergent

External links

• Official site
• Cynical Sphere: Official Cynic Website
• Official Portal Website