&friends
about the artist
&friends is the musical concept and brainchild of San Diego raised, Dubai based Sean Thomas. Drawing the breadth of his inspiration for these musical works from global cultures, Sean had a vision to create a project embodying tradition, culture and community – culminating in the coining of &friends.
From New York to Miami, Marrakech, Madrid, Mexico City, Egypt, London, Lebanon, Dubai, Tulum and beyond – &friends has delivered their message of community and connection to the stages of Coachella Music & Arts Festival, SXM Festival, and countless other venues around the world.
Garnering over 20 Million streams across their early…
More&friends is the musical concept and brainchild of San Diego raised, Dubai based Sean Thomas. Drawing the breadth of his inspiration for these musical works from global cultures, Sean had a vision to create a project embodying tradition, culture and community – culminating in the coining of &friends.
From New York to Miami, Marrakech, Madrid, Mexico City, Egypt, London, Lebanon, Dubai, Tulum and beyond – &friends has delivered their message of community and connection to the stages of Coachella Music & Arts Festival, SXM Festival, and countless other venues around the world.
Garnering over 20 Million streams across their early Spotify catalogue, &friends has already released on major marquee imprints, having had the project make its debut on record labels like Casablanca, Th3rd Brain, Armada, Tomorrowland Music, and MoBlack Records. This year has seen &friends officially remix superstar-level artists that include Sofi Tukker, Myke Towers, RY X and more – in addition to continuing to release their own original music via their in-house imprint Hidden Hands.
Since inception, &friends has received support by Pete Tong of BBC Radio 1, Black Coffee, Diplo, &ME, Rampa, Michael Bibi, Blond:ish, Sunnery James and Ryan Marciano, and many more. Also catching the eye of media tastemakers, he's made television appearances on LBC Lebanon and earned attention from the likes of Mixmag, DJ Mag North America, UPROXX, Beatportal, C-Heads, LA Weekly, NPR, Wonderland Magazine, Magnetic Magazine, When We Dip, Electronic Groove, EARMILK, and more.
Maintaining momentum in 2024, &friends continues to deliver a thoughtfully produced, artfully composed compilation of works. Through a holistic, multifaceted approach, the project is set to make its way to even more dance floors around the world to unite us all.