Sean Kobuk

So here's my story. I was born in Noorvik Alaska on the banks of the Kobuk river and that's why my middle name is Kobuk (co-buck). I was one of those kids who constantly did air guitar in my living room with a tennis racket or tied scarves around a broomstick and pretended I was Steven Tyler of Aerosmith (we're talkin "Toys in the Attic" era).------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------My first band gig was singing Ramones covers in Jr High but after I got my first guitar I became the lead guitarist for many bands during high school and college. I listened to everything from Iron Maiden to Public Enemy to U2 to Caetano Veloso. The only common denominator for me is emotional intensity. A song has to grab me and I have to believe that the people playing it are living for that song.------------------------------------------------------- ---------So, after college I started to write and sing and wound up in a band with my brother Darren out in San Francisco. We played some great shows including the Burning Man festival (thanks to our bassist Dave Saull) but ultimately I just wanted to go in different musical directions than that band could go. I moved back to Ithaca and wrote over 100 songs in many different styles. I started recording at home and wound up at Wilburland working with Matt Saccuccimorano recording "Angels in the Rearview Mirror".---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------So now I'm a singer/songwriter in search of a band. I want to play rock music that is free from the cynicism and macho bs that often accompanies that culture. Something with intelligence, heart and room for spontaneous expression.