Sean Bw Parker

Sean is a writer, musician, teacher and creative arts professional, relocated to Chichester in August 2014 after ten years living and working in Istanbul. He was born in Exeter in 1975, and holds an MA and Bachelors in Fine Art from the University for the Creative Arts in Surrey, specialising in abstract painting, video art and cultural theory. Parker currently writes for the Multicultural Guide (Turkey), Louder Than War, Quite Fancy That, Strike magazine, NYCTURK, and The Speaker, on music, politics and culture. In the past he and his work have appeared in Time Out Istanbul, Cosmopolitan, USA Today, Uncut.co.uk and NME.com amongst many others. In 2013 he gave a TED Talk at Istanbul's Kadir Has University, titled 'Stammering and Creativity' - which can be watched on YouTube - and in the same year gave a talk titled 'Turkiye, the UK and Body Language' at the Navisalvia conference at Istanbul University. Sean has released 3 original albums, one with experimental artist Ettuspadix, an EP and 3 compilations (mostly released on his own Seraglio Point Productions label), made over 150 stage performances with six groups and solo, and appeared on European radio and Turkish TV a number of times. He presented a number of Istanbul ‘Pen Pal’ reports on Bethan Elfyn’s show on Amazing Radio, and is also UK booking agent for Istanbul-based Major Music and Entertainment, bringing Turkish acts to play in Britain, and music promoter at Muchos Nachos bar/venue in Chichester. In September 2014, his factual/fictional book 'Salt in the Milk - Ten Years in Istanbul' was published by Kindle worldwide.