(1982-02-05) February 5, 1982 (age 42) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Hip hop, rock
Occupation(s)
Rapper, singer, speaker
Instrument(s)
Vocals, hand, drums
Years active
2005–present
Labels
Web Entertainment D-PAN Entertainment Kobalt Two Blown Speakers
Website
www.deafandloud.com
Musical artist
Sean Patrick Forbes (born February 5, 1982) is a deaf American hip hop recording artist and speaker.[2] His long-time producer and collaborator is Jake Bass, and together they have penned over 100 songs, many of which they perform live.
Sean is a co-founder of D-PAN, The Deaf Professional Arts Network, a nonprofit organization that has been making music accessible to the Deaf and hard of hearing community by creating American Sign Language interpretation music videos of popular songs.[3] D-PAN has created videos for John Mayer, Christina Aguilera, Eminem, White Stripes, Owl City, Carly Rae Jepsen, The Clark Sisters, Imagine Dragons, and more.
In 2012, Sean released a full-length CD/DVD album titled Perfect Imperfection and toured the world to promote the record.
On February 13, 2022, Forbes performed in the Super Bowl LVI halftime show in ASL.
^"BACKSTAGE". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
^"Sean Forbes Not Hard To Hear", "Ability magazine", February/March 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
^"Meet Your "Sign It ASL" Instructors". Sign It: American Sign Language Made Easy. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
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