Sean Wiggins

i CAN ONLY GRAB A SCREEN SHOT AT THAT SITE - OurtSmartMagazine

, "Wiggins could easily be misidentified as a simple singer/songwriter, but what she does is so much more. She actually takes you into her world and makes you feel right at home… never predictable or boring."

- Bernard Bauer

“… from up-tempo country flavored tunes with silky slides to songs that feature the blues and smoky vocals … Sean Wiggins is a multi-talented musician and her latest release is delightful and diverse!”
- Laura Turner Lynch - Kweevak.com

Sean is an incredibly passionate songwriter... and, what an amazing performer...
This artist will be around for years to come ... `she is one of the few jewels out of L.A. - and, for someone who has seen A LOT of artists over the years out here, I will say that Sean Wiggins deserves the recognition and award.  Sean has the class, the talent and the star-power to make a significant and positive impact on the music-buying populace as well as in an industry that could use more artists like Sean Wiggins… - Underground Tech Review

The Kitchen Sink:
(self-released): I still
don’t understand why this L.A.-based, bluesy country-rocker who
sounds like a cross between Melissa Etheridge and Mary Chapin Carpenter isn’t a huge star. Her latest 13-cutalbum proves that she should be. - Curve Magazine - 2008

Sean Wiggins ...with a voice that is reminiscent of Melissa Etheridge and Bonnie Raitt but a style that outshines any comparisons.- JS Santa
Barbara Independent - Santa Barbara Independent

Sean Wiggins
RJ’s
Beverly Hills

Contact: Hotline, 818-424-5582; WigoutSL@aol.com
Web: www.seanwiggins.com
The Players: Sean Wiggins, lead vocals, acoustic guitar; Paul Houston, electric guitar; Robert Dill, drums; Sylvia Owens, bass.

Material: Charming down-to-earth lyrics illustrating the value of life's simple things and ordinary occurrences, as well as various moods and emotions, are Sean Wiggins' signature. Wiggins knows how to turn chance meetings into basic, yet entertaining, lyrics. Leading the set is "Grandpa," a song about a distinguished senior citizen driving a pink El Dorado on the highway. Wiggins wrote the tune on her way to work. She also writes about negative encounters as if she's attempting to make the problem better. "I Gotta Be Me" is a sincere song that allowed Wiggins an opportunity to vent frustrations regarding an argument she had with a club owner.

Musicianship: The instrumental aspects of this act are strong, soothing, and in sync with the vocals. Blending acoustic guitar with electric guitar maintains a soulful soft-rock tone that is enhanced by drums and bass that are never overpowering.

Performance: Sean Wiggins' country folk-rock style came across naturally as she belted out tunes with a smooth and calming ease. The singer's relaxed nature and good rapport enhanced her stage presence as she both established and maintained an empathetic connection with the audience throughout her performance. Wiggins explained the inspiration behind her songs before singing them, which presented a pleasant approach that her old and new fans embraced wholeheartedly.

Summary: Listening to Sean Wiggins is like opening her diary and reading it at your leisure. Her style is similar to that of Sheryl Crow and Jewel. Her heartwarming storytelling gift, soft expressive voice, and ability to ex-press feelings that relate to her audience are Wiggins' keys to success. - Music COnnection

Press
Curve Magazine
Her Nashville Sound

Sean Wiggins could be the next Melissa Etheridge – if only the music industry would notice her.

“If I am not playing live somewhere, I’m sad,” says Los Angeles-based ... singer-songwriter Sean Wiggins, who played more than 200 live gigs last year – “and loved every minute of it.”

The hardworking guitarist and vocalist offers a fresh mix of country, folk, rock and blues that often garners comparisons to Janis Joplin, Melissa Etheridge and Dusty Springfield. “I like to write more wordy stuff but sing it with a more soulful approach,” she says of her style.

Born in New York, Wiggins was lead vocalist in her high-school jazz band, which included jazz great Chick Corea’s kids. By the time she was 17, she was recording in Corea’s studio. After a brief stint at UCLA to study music, she worked her way up from New York cabarets to the competitive rock scene in Los Angeles, taking turns in various metal, punk and funk bands on her way to solidifying her own, more acoustic-roots style. Her fourth and latest self-released album, Everyday Life (recorded, she says, along with some great Nashville musicians), showcases 13 beautifully produced roots-country tunes, including the hook-filled, country-rocking “Business As Usual,” which will no doubt garner her comparisons to Mary Chapin Carpenter due to the song’s playful pop-friendliness.

The inspirational title track sums up Wiggins’ personal philosophy on life. “Basically, I am talking about how hard it can be to pursue your dreams and to live the life you want to live,” she explains. “Sometimes it feels like it isn’t worth it, or sometimes it seems impossible. The tune is just a simple statement that says, ‘go out and breathe, notice the beauty around you, and go back and start again.’”

Though a lack of cash for promotion is Wiggins’ biggest hurdle as an independent artist, she’s done pretty well on her own, getting airplay on SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s OutQ as well as various other Internet and indie radio outlets in the United States, Europe and Japan. Her songs can also be heard on the soundtrack to the short film Gillery’s Little Secret, starring Annabeth Gish, and on the ... CD compilation From the Heart.

And aside from appearances around the country this year, including New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta, Wiggins hopes to tour the U.S. this fall. “My everyday life is just making music and loving it no matter how much money is coming in.”

-Margaret Coble • July, 2006 - Curve Magazine

Indie-Music.com
Sean Wiggins - Everyday Life

Quote: "Her music's rough edges and down-home sensibilities give her work the feel of a close friend just kicking back, having fun, and letting it rip."

There's a little bit of quantum strangeness surrounding Sean Wiggins's latest album Everyday Life. Every time I play it, it gets louder. Before we go any further, you need to know this about me: I've not been a big country music fan. I'm much more comfortable with the intellectualism of jazz or the clear-minded mantras of electronica. But - and I've always maintained that there's nothing quite like a well-placed "but" - that just changed. I still probably wouldn't cross the street to step on a flaming ten-gallon hat, but I'd travel a good seven or eight hours through driving snow to catch a Sean Wiggins show.

You see, Sean's music is honest. There are no pretensions in her lyrics; nothing fake about the power and beauty of her voice. She calls things the way she sees them, and that is both rare and golden. Everytime she sings, Sean seems to open a doorway straight to her heart and lets out whatever's in there. Her music's rough edges and down-home sensibilities give her work the feel of a close friend just kicking back, having fun, and letting it rip without any self consciousness. Sean's included a little of everything on this album; from a beautiful, soft questioning of fate, to a rollicking reckoning with last night's antics, to a dark, pounding, insistent inspection of her hard times, she covers a lot of emotional and musical ground.

Sean and "The Band," her trio of talented backing musicians, switch effortlessly from Country to Blues to Rock and Roll, tastefully mixing tempos, as well. I'll let Sean's writing speak for itself: ....

It seems to me that Sean's decided to sing her heart's truth on Everyday Life. With that passion melded to her life experience, Wiggins has created a truly remarkable album that ought to be on the shelf of anyone who's looking for vibrant, heartfelt music. (View article Indie-Music.com)

-A.J. Van Beest • January 2006 - Everyday Life

"Sean Wiggins, a centered and attention-grabbing, blue-eyed soul diva, easily maintained control from the get go…"
- Bam Magazine

"Sean Wiggins could be the next Melissa Etheridge – if only the music industry would notice her."
- Curve Magazine

"Wiggins could easily be misidentified as a simple singer/songwriter, but what she does is so much more. She actually takes you into her world and makes you feel right at home… never predictable or boring."
- Music Connection

“Sean Wiggins, whose powerful vocals easily recall the best qualities of Janis Joplin … and Sass Jordan…”
-Album Network

“Business As Usual,” is a foot-stomping, beer-drinking, hand-clapping hit with a great story with some sweet revenge at the end.

... there’s definitely a country girl lingering in this blue-eyed, blue-jeaned city girl, and fans of Shelby Lynne and Terri Clark will love Sean's style.
-OC Metro

"Her music's rough edges and down-home sensibilities give her work the feel of a close friend just kicking back, having fun, and letting it rip."
-Indie-Music.com

"Superior musicianship and expert delivery just plain old catchy tunes and each track presented a smorgasbord of style."
GoGirlsMusic.com

"Her songwriting and vocals are as strong as ever ... proving once again the incredible power of playing with other musicians."
-IndieTude.com

“If Melissa Etheridge went a bit more country and a bit more bluesy she may sound like L.A.'s Sean Wiggins. Sean interjects ballads with incredible passion … Great lyrics are another plus …”
-Music Morsels

"[I Gotta Be Me] has an extra special feel- like a field trip of genuineness inside the heart & mind of this clever artist."
-Boston Girl Guide

"That sweet, tough, bluesy voice contains such richness, depth, and subtle nuances that change with each breath.“
- Indie-Music.com - listed below