April 19, 2024 by PGrant - 0 comments

Sean Satin RIP (1972-2024)

September 16, 1972 – April 19, 2024

Sean Ryan Satin, 51, of New York City, passed away on April 19, 2024. Born in Brooklyn on September 16, 1972, he was the beloved husband of Amerie Vega-Satin and son of Scott Satin.

Sean was preceded in death by his mother, Diane (Freeman) Satin. He was also the proud father to Tarrega, his beautiful puppy son who he adored. Sean was a music teacher and classical guitarist by profession. He attended Sheepshead Bay High School and pursued his higher education at Manhattan School of Music for his undergraduate studies and Columbia University for his graduate studies.

He dedicated his life to sharing his passion for music with others and was a caring music teacher at places such as (but not limited to), Greenwich House Music School, the Mozartina Conservatory,Tarrytown Music Hall Academy and the Horace Mann School. Sean’s students loved him immensely and his impact as a mentor to countless classical guitar students will forever be etched in his legacy.

Sean’s passion was playing the classical guitar. He was part of the contemporary music organization, Composers Concordance, whose concerts he premiered numerous solo and chamber compositions as well as co-produced events with the organization. He also produced his own solo classical guitar recitals at Greenwich House, Spectrum NYC, Turtle Bay Music School and other venues. Growing up as a metal head in the 80’s in Brooklyn, he performed on electric guitar in a duo with his childhood friend Gene Pritsker, in ensembles with Tilted Axes: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars, and other musicians and groups. Sean had a sensitive musical sensibility, and a natural understanding of art and aesthetics that shone brightly in his playing and interpretations of older musical masterpieces and greatly added to brand new compositions that he premiered.

For over the last 20 years, Sean traded the heat and hustle of New York City for the woods of Porter, Maine, and taught music at Maine Teen Camp during the summer months. Teaching guitar theory or mentoring a band of beginner musicians amid the towering pine trees and beside clear lakes saw Sean at his happiest. It was at camp he was able to express his wonderful sense of humor and playful side. Whether putting on full KISS face paint to play with a staff band, dressing up as a Rolling Stone to serve as a judge for camper talent shows, or grabbing the tongs and manning a grill to cook steak for 200 people, Sean made an unforgettable contribution to this community. During his summers at camp, Sean worked, taught, and played music with thousands of staff and campers from all around the world, and called all of them friends.

Sean met his wife Amerie in 2013 and it was love at first sight. He immediately swooned Amerie with his disarming sense of humor and by serenading her with his classical guitar. They shared their first kiss on Butler Lawn at Columbia University. The rest is history. They had their fabulous Jersey Shore wedding on November 13th, 2022 and were looking forward to a lifetime together with their little puppy, Tarrega and endless lobster dinners. We all know Sean loved lobster.

Sean will be dearly missed by his family, friends, and all those whose lives he touched across the globe.

May Sean Ryan Satin rest in peace. We know he’s rockin’ at heaven’s gate.

November 18, 2020 by AFremont - 0 comments

A Tilt for Our Time performers and participants

Meet the Tilted Axes: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars performers and participants for “A Tilt for Our Time” on 12/20 in NYC…

FIRST ROW: Angela Babin, John Halo, Paul de Konkoly Thege, Geoff Gersh, Gene Ardor

SECOND ROW: Sean Satin, Patrick Grant, Jaxie Binder, Steve Bloom, Anthony Mullin

THIRD ROW: Chad Ossman, Alex Durante, Jeremy Nesse, Jason Napier, Dave Fabris

FOURTH ROW: John Ferrari, Kevin Pfeiffer, Tamika Gorski, Dan Cooper, Jon Clancy

Sunday, December 20, 12 noon to 3pm EST: Tilted Axes: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars performs ‘A Tilt for Our Time‘, a new music procession and socially distanced public action through Lower Manhattan. Post-rock composer Patrick Grant will lead the group in a “tilt” from Greenwich Village to the East Village and back again with a ceremonial stop at the Astor Place Cube (The Alamo). Tilted Axes will present a program of new pieces created for the event along with classics from their catalog. Procession route and performance details TBA. ‘A Tilt for Our Time’ is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC). Tilted Axes is powered by VOX Amps USA. Rehearsal space support by Alchemical Studios. This event is part of Make Music Winter NYC and is produced by Peppergreen Media.

More iNFO at http://tiltedaxes.com/tiltedaxes.html

January 1, 2019 by jedibunny - 0 comments

A Very Moving Symphony with Strings and Bells

Originally printed in THE VILLAGER – December, 2018

Angela Babin and other members of the “Tilted Axes” performance group jammed on electric guitars on “Cold Moon Consort” in Sasaki Garden at N.Y.U.’s Washington Square Village, between Bleecker and W. Third Sts. and Mercer St. and LaGuardia Place, before making their way to “The Cube” at Astor Place. Photos by Bob Krasner (L to R: Sean Satin, Angela Babin, Chad Ossman)

BY BOB KRASNER | If you feel the need to simplify composer Patrick Grant’s long-running “Tilted Axes” project, you could call it a marching band for electric guitars. But given the complexity of the compositions and the dedication of the musicians, that description falls way short.

The latest performance of Grant’s “Music for Mobile Electric Guitars” was realized by 24 musicians, including Grant, on the winter solstice, in the Sasaki Garden at Washington Square Village, “The Alamo” at Astor Place a.k.a. “The Cube” and the streets between.

Tilted Axes: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars – Cold Moon Consort (Patrick Grant center with, L to R, Chad Ossman, Michael Fisher, Sam Weisberg, Sean Satin, Dan Cooper, Howie Kenty).

The event was commissioned by Faculty Housing Happenings at New York University — where Grant is a professor — as part of “Make Music New York.” The confab featured music evenly divided between older pieces, structured improvisations and premieres written specifically for Friday night.

Getting ready to move out from Sasaki Garden. (L to R: John Halo, Howie Kenty, Dylan Sparrow)

One of the new pieces, “Tiltinnabulation,” was written to include another Make Music group, “Bell By Bell.” According to Tom Peyton, the leader of that multigenerational group of bell ringers, they were notified that their path might cross with “Tilted Axes” and they were given the choice of avoiding each other or playing together.

“Tilted Axes” performers playing their “axes” (blues lingo for guitars) while crossing Broadway on their way to “The Alamo” at Astor Place. (L to R: Gene Ardor, John Lovaas, Aileen Bunch, Jason Napier, Angela Babin)

Happily, they chose to do two numbers together at “The Cube” and the result was a perfect combo of chiming guitars and bells. Guitarist Angela Babin, a “Tilted Axes” veteran, called the collaboration “fabulous!”

“It was like a ‘West Side Story’ gang meet-up, with music and camaraderie and solstice celebration love,” she said.

Composer Patrick Grant at “The Alamo” with his “Tilted Axes” performance group.

Carrying an electric guitar and an amp through the streets while playing somewhat complex music is a daunting task, but the participants found it more than worthwhile.

“The universal joy of the people we encountered on our parade route caused me to transcend the discomfort I felt at not being fully in command of the music, the weight on my back and shoulders,” David Demnitz said.

Tilted Axes: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars – Cold Moon Consort (front row seated L to R: Howie Kenty, Sarah Metivier Schadt, Jocelyn Gonzales, Jason Napier, Chad Ossman, Harry Scott, Sean Satin; middle row seated L to R: Sky Matthews, John Lovaas, Leslie Stevens, Patrick Grant, Robert Morton, Gene Ardor, Kevin Pfeiffer; back row standing L to R: Caitlin Cawley, Dan Cooper, Aileen Bunch, Sam Weisberg, Dylan Sparrow, Michael Fisher, John Halo, Angela Babin, David Demnitz, Reinaldo Perez, Jeremy Nesse, Jon Clancy)

Sam Weisberg voiced a similar sentiment, noting, “It’s a rush like no other. It was so worth the chronic right-shoulder pain!”

Grant made it through the balmy evening with a case of laryngitis that forced him to hoarsely whisper directions to bassist Sarah Metivier Schadt, who amply conveyed his instructions to the crew.

“Tilted Axes cuts musical pathways through the urban landscape, turning neighborhoods into their own sonic narratives. Since its inception, Grant has produced a number of Tilted Axes processions in various cities upon three continents.”

“There are many unforeseen elements that we could never have predicted,” Grant reflected. “We’re thinking on our feet, we’re performing live, we’re adjusting to the public in real time. Being there, mobile, right up against the public, brings out musical choices that we’d never come up with in rehearsal. There’s nothing like it.”

Onlookers concurred.

“The public went nuts, in a good way!” Grant enthused. “We couldn’t be happier.”

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