about

Sean Ivens is a professional drummer based in Wiltshire, UK.

Sean began playing drums in 1998 at the age of 9 after an early diet of listening to some of the great rock drummers such as Iain Paice, John Bonham and Phil Collins. After his first drum lesson in the loft of his local music shop, he became totally obsessed with the instrument – an obsession that still continues to this day.

Over the years Sean's playing has been coloured by countless amazing drummers, some of his biggest influences being José Pasillas II (Incubus), Abe Cunningham (Deftones), Travis Barker (Blink 182), Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Nails, The Vandals) and Steve Judd (Karnivool).

Sean has toured all over the UK both with his band All Ears Avow and as a session drummer, playing venues such as O2 Academy Oxford, 2000 Trees Festival, Underground Festival, Nottingham Rock City, Bath Komedia, and sharing the stage with bands such as Mallory Knox, Decade, Slaves (US), Press to Meco and many more.

musical / industry experience

bands

Full-time drummer for UK Pop/Rock band 'All Ears Avow' (2013-Present)
Full-time drummer for UK function band 'Rogues' (2019-Present)
Former drummer for Alternative Rock band Mortdelamer (2008-2012)

high profile gigs & events

2000 Trees Festival, Cheltenham (2017, 2019)
O2 Academy, Oxford (2019)
Underground Festival, Gloucester Guildhall (2016, 2018)
Fat Lip Festival, Bristol (2017)
Wychwood Festival, Cheltenham (2014, 2015, 2016)
Mallory Knox @ Sin City, Swansea (2018) – main support
Mallory Knox @ The Frog & Fiddle, Cheltenham (2018) – support
Slaves (US) @ Hobo’s, Bridgend (2017) – main support
And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead @ Komedia, Bath (2019) - support

session work

Bob Bowles (live)
Talk in Code (live)
Para & Baila (live)
Boss Cloth (studio)
On Track (live)
Chloe Marie (studio)

recordings

Mortdelamer - All Recordings (2010 - 2012) - Drums
All Ears Avow - All Recordings (2013 - Present) - Drums
Chloe Marie - 'Whirlwind' EP - (2019) - Drums & Percussion

musicals / theatre

Drums/Percussion for ‘Beauty & the Beast’ (2014)
Drums/Percussion for ‘We Will Rock You’ (2016)
Drums/Percussion for 'Cinderella' (2016)
Drums/Percussion for ‘Fame’ (2017)

teaching

Private Drum Tutor @ Sean Ivens (2019 - Present)
Peripatetic Drum Tutor @ Swindon Music Cooperative (2019 - Present)
F.E. Course Coordinator / Drum Tutor @ The Academy of Music & Sound, Swindon (2017 - 2019)

Sean is an experienced recording drummer, playing on records spanning genres such as Rock, Pop, Fusion, Reggae and Americana.

'Skin & Bones', the 2018 EP by All Ears Avow received a 4K review in Kerrang! magazine and features Sean on drums.

Sean is available now for live and studio session work. If you would like to book Sean for your next project, please enquire via the contact page.