Early life and training
Sebastian '''Seb'' Schneider (who took his mother's maiden name) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from a German descendant mother and a Basque descendant father. He grew up in the Palermo neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. At the age of six, his grandmother Florencia gave him his first guitar, an acoustic nylon guitar. He began his musical studies at Carlos Guastavino Conservatory, where he studied classical music, tango and Argentine folklore.
Career
(2004 - 2006) Canción Para Nadie
Seb recorded his first studio album, Canción Para Nadie, with Ascheri as producer. It was released by HyA Records in 2005, and its five-minute single "Haciendo Fuego" aired on radio, particularly in the Buenos Aires province. He promoted the album through several area concerts and his first radio interviews. After several personal conflicts which include the passing of his mother, he stopped performing and focused on writing material for a second album.
(2006 - 2009) Una Vida Más - First international tour
His second album, Una Vida Más, was released in early 2007 by Avarecords and was also published by Warner/Chappell Music. It had more of a pop sound than the more guitar-driven, rock sound of the first one. The album's single, "Dame", received considerable airplay and was used in television advertising. Seb's popularity also grew on the Internet, notably on MySpace social network. A video for "Dame" aired on CM music channel and internationally in other TV channels around Latin America. In late 2008, he made a promotional tour of several Latin American countries and conducted numerous TV, radio and press interviews. Guitarristas magazine noted that this album raised Schneider to international attention.
(2009 - 2010) Me voy a escapar... (Part I)
Between August and October 2009, Seb wrote over 50 songs, selecting 14 for a two-part concept album. He released the first 6 tracks as an EP titled Me voy a escapar... (Parte I) in December 2009. This album was first performed at Teatro Liberarte in Buenos Aires, Seb's first major venue in Argentina. Then he went on performing a number of shows and tours before returning to the studio in early 2010.
(2010 - 2013) ... Y ser diferente (Part II)
In June, he released the second installment, ...Y ser diferente (Parte II), consisting of 8 tracks including his first English-language recordings. The release concert was held on August 28 at Luna Park, one of the biggest indoor venues in Buenos Aires.
(2013 - 2015) Something strange happened here - First Argentina Tour
From 2013 on Seb starts working on a new album. Meanwhile he embarks on his first tour in 2014 in Argentina, visiting several cities in Chaco Province. This tour is declared as a Cultural Interest by the Chamber of Deputies of the Chaco Province. In 2015 he releases No lo esperamos/Something strange happened here, the aforementioned album with fourteen original songs both in Spanish and English and a cover, Michael Jackson's Billie Jean. The release concert was held at Hard Rock Café Buenos Aires.
(2015 - 2018) Second international tour and "Hippie SIN Obra Social"
Having performed his new album in several venues around Buenos Aires, Seb embarks on his second international tour headlining "Enerpol Fest" in Bolivia. He performs in Bolivia and three argentinian provinces: Jujuy, Salta and Chaco, producing a documentary about the tour called "Hippie SIN Obra Social" (Hippie WITHOUT Health Insurance), a pun on a popular meme in Argentina at the time. Back from the tour, Seb keeps performing around Buenos Aires and by the end of 2017 starts working on his next album.
(2018 - Current) Pornovolar
During the period between December 2017 - May 2018 Seb produces a new album titled Pornovolar. It consists in fourteen revisited songs from his early work except No lo esperamos/Something strange happened here. The album is released by the label TripleRRR and the release concert is held at Fusion Bar in Buenos Aires.
