LETS BEGIN, START AT SQUARE ONE…
Nightmares & Daydreams is a musical collective directed by multi-instrumentalist Sean Byas, and accompanied by fellow musicians; Tommy Anderson, Raoul Aguilera, Angel Aguilera, and Jeremiah Baumgarten.
The self titled album ‘Nightmares And Daydreams’ is based off a series of vivid dreams about natural disasters, and focuses on introspection, guilt, doubt, and self-realization. The album is comprised of music written, produced, and improvised by N&D between the years 2009-2016, and was recorded, mixed, and mastered by N&D between the years 2014-2020. All production was performed at The Farmhouse SSF, CA. and Seans parents house in Pacifica, CA.
*tracks 1,3, & 11 feature sounds recorded in Northern CA at the Klamath River.
*track 6 & 11 are improv recordings by Sean Byas & Raoul Aguilera
*backing vocals on track 10 by Robin Byas
*Additional production credits to Mark Nelson.
*album art & cover photo based off a painting by Alan Curtis,
*Additional art by Eric Balison
*design and layout by Sean Byas
We would like to thank our family and friends for thier support over the years, and to everyone who had there hands in the pie, this is for you.
wait til you see what i’ve got comin…
Nightmares & Daydreams first music video released March 6 2021
Square One features Tommy Anderson on bass and Raoul Aguilera on drums with Sean Byas on guitars and vocals. playing their respective parts in the video.
Shot entirely by the N&D crew. It was directed by Eric Balison, and N&D. Shot and edited by Eric Balison. We filmed in Half moon bay, Pacifica, SSF and Brisbane CA.
5 full days of filming, many days of scouting, storyboards & of course hours of editing.
N&D’s Square One film crew: Eric Balison Sean Byas Tommy Anderson Raoul Aguilera Kevin Payne Alex Franklin Andy Franklin
video was inspired by my dreams, and “the Drawing of the Three” by Stephen King.