Curriculum Vitae

Born in 1981 in Berkeley, California, Sean McMahon is a multiple-medium artist, producer, technician, and sometimes journalist.  He is highly interested in the intersections of art, community, and technology, creative uses of new media and technology, and using art and technology to build community.  He is also an old-school hip-hop head that enjoys making beats, DJing, painting, and traveling.

Selected Exhibitions

            2008 – Triple2Seven Gallery, Oakland, CA

            2008 – Lemondrop Café, Oakland, CA

            2006 – Eclecticism, Oakland, CA

Special Projects and Commissions

            2009 – 49^th Annual Hearst Journalism Awards Technical Support

            2008 – 48^th Annual Hearst Journalism Awards Technical Support

            2008 – “Our Needs Are Not On Your Ballots” Poster Zine Co-Designer

            2007-08 – West Sonoma Radio Project Technical Advisor

            2007 – Bay Area Hackmeet Co-Organizer – http://www.hackmeet.org

            2007 – Host, “Forest Crunk”, Pirate Cat Radio, 87.9FM San Francisco – http://www.piratecatradio.com

            2007 – Audio/Visual Support for “Shelter: A Squatumentary” by Hannah E. Dobbz – 

        http://www.killnormal.com/shelter 

            2006 – Journalistic Coverage of Mexican Presidential Elections, Mexico

            2006 – World Social Forum Participant, Caracas, Venezuela

            2003 – Free Skool Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA

            2002 – CELLspace Intern, San Francisco, CA – http://www.cellspace.org

Grants and Awards

            2006 – Department Scholarship, Media Studies, New College of California

            2006 – “Dumpster Diving & Scrounging” - selected as a featured podcast on the Public Radio Exchange –                   http://www.prx.org/pieces/11081-dumpster-diving-scrounging

Audio Recordings/Productions

            2008 – “Making Color Photocopies of Heaven’s VIP Pass” – Spirit Inc. – http://www.sp1r1t1nc.com/node/152

            2006 – “Verano Mexicano: A Soundscape” – Master’s Thesis Project – http://www.sp1r1t1nc.com/node/152

Published Works

            2006-2007 – Faultlines – A project of the Bay Area Indymedia Collective - http://www.indybay.org/faultlines

            2006 – Co-Founder – The New College Clarion - New College of California’s Student-Run Newspaper

            2003 – Liminal Zine #1 – Self-Published

            2003 – Authors Anonymous – UC Santa Cruz Student Publication

            2003 – Chinquapin – UC Santa Cruz Student Publication

Education

            2007 – M.A. Media Studies, New College of California, San Francisco

            2003 – B.A. Community Studies, University of California at Santa Cruz

Affiliations

            Audio Engineers Society, Creative Commons, New College of California, Youth Radio

[revised 15 Nov 09]