High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sean Malone is an American musician who plays fretless bass guitar and Chapman Stick. Malone also plays piano, keyboards, and guitar. He was born in Delran, New Jersey and currently plays for Gordian Knot and was a member of Cynic. Malone has played as a session member for groups ranging from Brazilian jazz to English pop. He was the bassist for Florida technical metal unit Cynic during their Focus period. Malone has continued as a studio bassist since leaving the band, performing on over fifty records to date. He has also authored three books, "Music Theory for Bassists," "Dictionary Of Bass Grooves," and "A Portrait of Jaco: The Solos Collection" (a book of transcriptions of Jaco Pastorius bass solos) for the Hal Leonard Corporation.