For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 Professionally Sean’s racked up knowledge in major label A&R, artist management, and data science. But that is all second to being a music fan, collecting records, going to shows, and jamming. MUSIC MENTIONS - Deftones - The Ramones - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Carol King - AC/DC - Rolling Stones - Foo Fighters - Dave Grohl - Cage the Elephant - Pitchfork College radio years (5:20): - The xx - Kevin Nordby - Columbia Records - Frank Ocean - BigXthaPlug - United Masters Working in A&R (23:10): - Lil Nas X - MTheory - Twenty One Pilots - Tchami - Malaa - DJ Snake - Kacey Musgraves - Flume - Mavi - Heems - Das Racist - Set Shop Boys - Akinyemi - Timbaland - The Alchemist - Madlib - Egon - Lapgan - “Duniya” album by Lapgan - knxwldge - Anderson .Paak - Freddie Gibbs - Veena (label) - The Weeknd - “History” album by Lagan - Thee Conducta Q&A - Jamie xx - fred again.. - H31R - brand0 - Rylo - Charli XCX - M.I.A. - Massive Attack - Portishead - Josh Homme - Mark Lanegan - Kyuss - John Cave - J Dilla Discovering music  (39:25): - Spotify - Consequence of Sound - Stereogum - Passion of the Weiss - Jeff Weiss - Fake Shore Drive - Andrew Barber First album purchased (43:41): - “Greatest Hits” by Foo Fighters Last album purchased (44:16): - “A Mixtape” by Anish Kumar Three artists of note discovered in the past year (45:42): - Mia Koden - JWords - Purelink Under-appreciated artist from your favorite music decade (48:53): - Nelly Furtado Desert island discs (51:46): - “Songs for the Deaf” by Queens of the Stone Age - “Madvillainy” by Madvillain - “For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have)” by Huerco S