| Sean Malone | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Littleton, MA |
| Origin | Delran, New Jersey, United States |
| Genre(s) | Progressive Rock Death metal Progressive metal Jazz Fusion |
| Instrument(s) | Bass Guitar, Chapman Stick, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals |
| Associated acts | Cynic_(band), Gordian Knot, Aghora, Spastic Ink |
| Website | Official Website |
Sean Malone is an American musician primarily known as a virtuoso fretless bass guitar and Chapman Stick player (although he also plays piano, keyboards, and guitar), born in Delran, New Jersey, currently playing in bands: Gordian Knot and Cynic. Delran is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics Progressive metal (often referred to simply as prog metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music which blends the powerful guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The Chapman Stick is an electric Musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman in the early 1970s The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Cynic is a Progressive metal band with incorporated Jazz fusion founded in Miami, Florida, United States. The Gordian Knot is a Legend associated with Alexander the Great. Spastic Ink is a progressive technical metal band from the United States. A fretless guitar is a Guitar without Frets It operates in the same manner as most other Stringed instruments and traditional Guitars but does The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The Chapman Stick is an electric Musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman in the early 1970s Delran is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Gordian Knot is a Progressive rock / metal band directed by Bass guitarist Sean Malone. Cynic is a Progressive metal band with incorporated Jazz fusion founded in Miami, Florida, United States.
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Malone has played as a session member for groups ranging from Brazilian jazz to English pop. He was the bassist for Florida technical metal unit Cynic during their Focus period. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Focus was released on September 14 1993 originally as the only Studio album by the American metal band Cynic. Malone has continued as a studio bassist since leaving the band, performing on over fifty records to date. He has also authored three books, "Music Theory for Bassists," "Dictionary Of Bass Grooves," and "A Portrait of Jaco: The Solos Collection" (a book of transcriptions of Jaco Pastorius bass solos) for the Hal Leonard Corporation. John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (December 1 1951–September 21 1987 was a American Jazz Musician and Composer widely In the academic field, Malone has had papers on theory and music cognition published and given presentations at conferences such as the Society for Music Theory and The Glenn Gould Conference, and is teacher as well as finishing his Doctoral studies in Music Theory at Florida State University. Glenn Herbert Gould At a young age he reportedly behaved differently from typical children at the piano he would strike single notes and listen to their long decay Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee He now teaches music theory at the University of Central Missouri.
He also assembled and recorded the self-titled Gordian Knot debut, Gordian Knot, released in 1998. Gordian Knot is a Progressive rock / metal band directed by Bass guitarist Sean Malone. Gordian Knot was the debut album of Sean Malone 's ( Cynic) progressive rock project of the same name The album has contributions from Sean Reinert (Cynic), Trey Gunn (King Crimson), Ron Jarzombek (Watchtower, Spastic Ink) and John Myung (Dream Theater). Sean Reinert (born May 27th 1971) is the drummer of Cynic and Æon Spoke. Cynic is a Progressive metal band with incorporated Jazz fusion founded in Miami, Florida, United States. Trey Gunn (born December 13, 1960) is an American musician and an alumnus of the band King Crimson. King Crimson is a Progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969 Ron Jarzombek is a Progressive metal Guitarist, a member of Watchtower, and has completed his latest studio album "Machinations Of Dementia" A watchtower is a type of Fortification used in many parts of the world Spastic Ink is a progressive technical metal band from the United States. John Ro Myung (ˈmaɪəŋ (born on January 24, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Bassist and a founding member of the Progressive Dream Theater is an American Progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name " Majesty " by John Myung, John Petrucci A second Gordian Knot album, Emergent, had appearances from Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson) and Steve Hackett (Genesis, GTR). Emergent was a 2003 Album by Gordian Knot. Track listing "Arsis" – 159 "Muttersprache" – William Scott Bruford (born May 17 1949 in Sevenoaks, Kent) better known as Bill Bruford, is an English Drummer Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Stephen Richard Hackett (born 12 February 1950 is a British Songwriter and Guitarist. Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists GTR was a supergroup founded in 1986 by ex- Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett and Yes and Asia guitarist Steve
He re-joined Cynic with founding members Sean Reinert and Paul Masvidal in May 2008 and is currently recording Cynic's second studio album. Cynic is a Progressive metal band with incorporated Jazz fusion founded in Miami, Florida, United States. Sean Reinert (born May 27th 1971) is the drummer of Cynic and Æon Spoke. Paul Masvidal (January 20 1971 is the guitarist singer and a founding member of the recently reunited Progressive metal band Cynic and currently also leads the MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common