Growing up immersed in the music of The Rolling Stones, Nina Simone, Fritz Wunderlicht, Joao Gilberto & Sly Stone it's easy to see how Sean Nightshade would find his way to the music industry.

Since 1989 Sean has split his time between Martha's Vineyard and Brooklyn, with DJ residencies in Paris @ Hammam Club, Los Angeles @ Tantra Lounge, as well as in New York City @ Le Souk & Son Cubano. Nightshade is also the summer resident @ Obar on Martha's Vineyard Island.

Nightshade has been djing all over the globe for more than a decade. He has headlined at dozens of clubs in: Europe, South/Central America and Canada as the dj emissary for Putumayo World Music.

Along with his DJ schedule, Nightshade currently is Music Coordinator for Rockstar Games on "Grand Theft Auto" as well as several feature films. He also writes for a variety of magazines and periodicals in: San Francisco, New York and London including: BPM Culture, Urb, I.D. Magazine, The Wire, Wired and SONGLINES.

DJ Nightshade's newest "Tantra Lounge 4" on Water Music along with all his releases including "The Sound of Arabia" On Emagine are available on Amazon.

The combination of; A fascination with global culture, a deep interest in Arabic, African, Indian, Balkan & Latin music along with a genre bending dj style have cemented his reputation as one of the best global dance DJs on the international scene

SOUND OF ARABIA PRESS

SONGLINES “A thinking mans DJ, who uses both irony and invention to drop music from every idiom and continent, mixing a genre bending, dance floor friendly global stew that no one can resist.”

San Francisco Examiner “A perfect blend of the progressive and the traditional

New York Times “This CD more than delivers, it leaves you hungry for more”

Afro pop “An inspirational exploration of Middle Eastern and Indi an musical traditions.” .

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