A Multifaceted Creative: The Profile of an Independent Singer-Songwriter, Maker, Developer, Designer, and Teacher
How one person combines music, technology, and education to create unique and inspiring projects.
Some people have difficulty choosing a career path or just one creative outlet. They have multiple passions and talents that they want to pursue and share with the world. One such person is Seana Wood, an independent singer-songwriter, a maker and developer, a designer, and a teacher of technology. Seana is not satisfied with sticking to one genre or one medium. She likes to experiment, collaborate, and learn new skills. Seana combines her diverse interests and abilities to create original and innovative projects that showcase her multifaceted creativity.
Music
Seana has been writing and performing either secretly and openly since the age of 6. She has a slightly extroverted personality and often restores her energy by engaging in music and art in solitude. She plays guitar, and ukulele, and sings in a variety of styles, from folk to country to rock to jazz. She dabbles in other instruments and electronic music. She writes her own songs, drawing inspiration from her personal experiences, her observations of the world, and her imagination. She records and produces her own music, using various software and hardware tools to create interesting tracks. She also performs live, either solo or with other musicians, at local venues like open mics. She also uploads videos of her songs on her YouTube channel, which has a few subscribers.
Technology
Seana is not only a user of technology, but also a maker and developer. She enjoys tinkering with electronics, sensors, and microcontrollers, and creating interactive and playful projects that combine music, sound, light, and movement. In the past, she used platforms like Arduino to build prototypes and experiments that explore the possibilities of physical computing and human interaction. Seana started programming in VB, action scripting and HTML. She also coded in languages like C++, JavaScript, and Processing, and developed web and mobile applications that integrate music, data, graphics, 360 video, and photography. Some of her projects include a 360 interactive video and virtual reality.
Design
Seana is also a designer, who applies her aesthetic and functional sensibilities to her projects. She has a background in graphic design, and uses software like Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign to create logos, posters, flyers, and album covers for her music and other clients. She also has skills in web design and uses tools like HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap to create responsive and user-friendly websites and interfaces for her applications. She also dabbles in video editing, animation, and motion graphics, and uses software like Premiere, After Effects, and Vizrt, to create videos and visuals for her music and other projects. She has a portfolio of her design work on her website.
Education
Seana is not only a creator, but also a natural teacher. She believes that technology and music are for everyone and that anyone can learn and make their own projects with the right guidance and resources. She teaches on topics like TV motion graphics production, physical computing, AV/IT, web development, and creative coding, both online and offline. She enjoys mentoring and has mentored for First Robotics for 4H. She also creates tutorials, guides, and resources for her projects. She enjoys inspiring and empowering others to express their creativity and curiosity through technology and music.
Seana Wood is a multifaceted creative, who combines her passions and talents in music, technology, design, and education to create unique and inspiring projects. She is an independent singer-songwriter, a maker and developer, a designer, and a teacher, who constantly explores, experiments, and learns new skills. She showcases her work on various platforms and shares her knowledge and skills with others. She is a role model and an example of how one person can pursue multiple interests and careers, and still achieve excellence and satisfaction in each of them.