Freelance Writer: Sêan Reid

I am a Nottinghamshire-based freelance content writer, specialising in music, sport and copywriting.

Since 2008, I have written about a variety of rock, punk, metal, and hardcore bands from around the world for numerous publications.

During this time, I have overseen the day-to-day running of two websites; managing a team of writers and photographers, organising the development of original content, regularly worked with a variety of companies within the music industry and effectively used social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

In addition to writing about music, I have produced content for Steel Chair Wrestling Magazine and freelance content pieces on a variety of topics including gaming chairs, jet skis, mountain bike kickstands, lo-fi music production, Spotify playlist promotion, and more.

Away from writing, my interests include watching sporting events (football, pro wrestling, and ice hockey), maintaining my mental and physical well-being, and consuming books, films, TV shows and video games.

Further information about me can be found here.

Examples of my copywriting work can be viewed here.

I am available for album/EP reviews, festival previews, sport (football/soccer and pro wrestling) and copywriting commissions.

sean@seanreidportfolio.com

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“Sêan Reid has something special with Already Heard, which has been built and maintained by hard work, dedication, great management, strong writing and an impeccable reputation. As a PR company director, Sêan and AH are amongst the first music sites I/we go to with information on bands, tours and releases. If only there could be more like them both.“

“We’ve worked with Sêan for many years and his reliability and communication levels make it a pleasure to do so. His hunger and passion for music is clear and his work with Already Heard and their growth as a go-to site for the acts we represent reflects that.”

“Sêan has always been the most professional of people to work with and looks after a great team around him. I am always happy to put my artists in front of Sêan and the AH crew to be interviewed. It is always a pleasure!”

“I’ve worked with Sêan for a number of years and he’s always been on the ball in terms of covering all the best new music and having his finger on the pulse. He’s always organised in setting up interviews and reviews and reliable in providing content.”

“During my time working in music, which now stretches over a decade, I have only met a select few individuals who were as driven, gifted, or altogether passionate about promoting music as Sêan Reid. His dedication through the written word, not to mention digital market, is far beyond anything being showcased by his peers within the industry today. I have witnessed rise from the bottom to top not once, but twice, and I am confident should he ever find himself on hard times again he will once more find a way to better the situation. He’s a true one of a kind soul, and anyone looking to better their standing within the music business would be lucky to have him on their team.”

“Since we started Wall of Sound PR in 2012, Sêan has been a constant ally for us and our roster in the fast-paced world of online journalism. Professional, highly motivated and dedicated, he genuinely cares about the quality of his output and is always keen to formulate interesting new angles and ideas to promote our clients, whilst retaining a professional integrity and critical opinion of the highest degree. He is a genuine pleasure to work with and someone whose approval we hold in very high regard when pitching new music – he is a trusted colleague and we have no reservations fully endorsing him.”

“Sêan is an absolute pleasure to work with: he’s passionate, honest and responsive, whilst working extremely hard to ensure that he covers our roster in a wide variety of ways. Having also worked with Sêan on a journalistic level he is a very organised Editor with a genuine love for music, which is reflected by the success and great reputation of Already Heard.”

“I’ve worked with Sêan consistently for nearly two years in my role as PR and his as an online music journalist. Over those two years, Sêan has become a valuable asset - professional, hard-working, courteous and receptive to discussion and new ideas. In this time I’ve watched his site, Already Heard, grow from strength to strength, which now occupies a key space in supporting up-and-coming alternative musicians and bands.”

“We’ve been working with Sêan and Already Heard for a number of years now and he’s probably one of the most passionate writers/editors around. The support and exposure he has given to so many of our artists has helped them reach new audiences and build their fanbase. Somehow Sêan manages to keep the site up to date with regular quality content as well as pretty much always taking the time to reply to emails and pitches. Maybe he just doesn’t sleep. Maybe he’s cloned himself. Either way he gets the job done!”

"I worked with Sêan at Already Heard and was my primary port of call as a writer on the site. I found him to be a committed, dedicated editor with a passion for what he does and gave valuable feedback on my submitted work. Both approachable and professional, I would gladly work with him in the future."

“Sêan has always been a pleasure to work with, and is just very aware when it comes to discovering talented new bands. He has contributed reviews along with a news feature to Stencil Mag over the years, and he has constantly been able to deliver with the high level approach to his writing that he has established.”

“Sêan’s passion has forever been within music, playing a pivotal role in assisting bands seeking to reach a larger target audience. Sêan has provided that. By finding new talent and promoting their growth through a website that he founded, his hard work, editorial skills, commitment and overall love for his work that makes him into an ideal asset for any team.”

“Sêan is great to work with. As an editor, he’s well organised and always makes sure everything is on top of when deadlines are approaching. He’s also been honest and isn’t afraid to critique a review if it’s too vague, which I’ve done a couple of times before.”

“Sêan has helped me develop my writing to a more professional level over the last few months. His knowledge and experience has been invaluable to this development.”

“Sêan is always welcoming and helpful every time I’ve been in touch with him for something music related. Forever a motivated and passionate journalist and someone who never fails to re-establish my belief in the industry and music scene of the UK. Legend!”

“Sêan is always a joy to work with. He is thoroughly supportive of the music community, is honest, thoughtful and hardworking. Personally, he has endlessly encouraged my video series ‘Such Great Heights’ by sharing it with his rightfully-dedicated followers and I look forward to supporting each other for years to come.”

“Sêan is not only a passionate and driven writer, but is dependable, thoroughly knowledgable and consistently goes above and beyond the call of duty. His passion and enthusiasm towards our projects and clients make Sean one of our first ports of call.”

“Sêan is extremely approachable which is a rarity nowadays. I have the highest regard for Sêan when it comes to music and the music community. I wouldn’t hesitate to ask Sêan his opinion and know he would be honest and forthcoming with his response.

I think Sêan and Already Heard are essentials in the music community and also a great source for finding music and music news. Sêan is professional and personable and it is always a pleasure knowing he is around especially when we have our random questions we occasionally throw his way. A true champion of all things music… and wrestling.”

“Working with Sêan is great: he is supportive, helpful and hard-working. I fully believe he has the work ethic, skills and talent to go far in whatever career path he chooses.”

"I've long admired/supported Sean's work over the years (using his website and articles as a source of information/enjoyment both as a music fan and a music business owner) & so I was delighted to develop a strong working relationship with him.

Sean has always acted with integrity (providing valuable insight, judgment, support and value - not being afraid to give honest and constructive feedback when necessary), been reliable (way more reliable than me, when I ought to be the one motivated to get the article 'right') and produced quality content with complete professionalism."

Sêan is an incredibly nurturing editor who has helped me improve my writing over the last few years. He has given me further confidence in tone, introducing me to new artists from rigorous contributing efforts each week, and always manages to provide constructive feedback for each piece I have submitted for Already Heard.

Sêan has worked on content writing projects for us at MarketAxis.

We've found his work to be of high quality and he contributes great value with his research and writing.

It's a pleasure to work with him, as he's efficient and cooperative.

If we have previously worked together, you can submit your own testimonial here.

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