Sean Murphy's Stories from The Vault

If your love of album-art and epic rock images equals your love of music, you already know Sean Murphy, you just don't know it yet. He’s the guy behind some of the most iconic Rock shots over the past twenty-five years. Weezer, Green Day, Kid Rock, A Perfect Circle, Beastie Boys, Dr. Dre, and Blink 182 to name a few. Through his stories about the mayhem and craziness of each photoshoot, we learn that Sean Murphy may be even more insane than any of them.

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E25 02/09/2022

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E25 You can take the boy out of Fort Walton Beach, but you can't take Fort Walton Beach out of the boy. 2 of Sean's BFF's Alan "Lil Al" Helmuth and Dan "The Man" Rimes sharing some crazy stories in this episode of Stories from the Vault. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/22071572

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E24 12/16/2021

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E24 Welcome to the world of Legend, Timothy, and Heath. They are a trio of young dudes, doing cool creative things... and creativity is where it's at. When Sean met them he was moved by the fact that each of them held their own special unique creative power. They are either a team of superheroes, or a team of bandits - time shall be the judge. It makes for some fun conversation, and we hope that time does pave the right path to success. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/21502211

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E23 12/05/2021

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E23 Jessica Heit and Neve Cunnane are a lovely pair of talented musicians. The duo is currently based in Nashville, but have been hanging around the Murphy Compound quite a bit while they've been in the area for a month-long gig at McGuire's in Pensacola. Sean had a series of photoshoots with the girls, and we had a super time going to hear them play the night before this podcast episode was recorded. Listen up for a good dose of laughter and creative inspiration. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/21379811

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E22 11/19/2021

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E22 Episode 22 of Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault features conversation with artist & friend Bradley Copeland. Bradley is one of Sean's favorite artists and photo subjects. We learn about her iconic lip paintings, and talk about creative paths to success! Check out her amazing art at bradleycopelandstudio.com /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/21216929

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E21 11/05/2021

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E21 Bryce Paul is the guest on Episode 21 of Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault. A man of many talents and interests, Bryce shares stories from his journey - a start as a touring musician at 17 years old, to landing in Nashville where he joined country outlaw musician Tim Montana, and now known best as the bass player with Swedish Melo-death metal band, In Flames. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/21067763

Sean Murphy's Stories From the Vault E20 10/15/2021

Sean Murphy's Stories From the Vault E20 Artist Harley van Hyning is the guest on Episode 20 of Stories from the Vault with photographer Sean Murphy. Sean and Harley both have a love for the water and a passion for the creative endeavors in their lives. We learn a lot about Harley's unique gyotaku art and have a special conversation between friends, filled with love, stories about surfing, fishing... and poo. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/20821685

Sean Murphy's Stories From the Vault E19 10/04/2021

Sean Murphy's Stories From the Vault E19 Episode 19 features like-minded creatives, Scott & Michelle Montgomery, while they were in town from New York City. Michelle & Sean both grew up here in Fort Walton Beach. She found success as a product photographer and now works alongside her husband Scott, who keeps the wheels rolling strong as a photographer in the commercial/advertising world. With similar experiences, Sean and Scott geek out about lighting, lenses, & more, comparing experiences on their unique paths to creative success. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/20703551

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E18 09/23/2021

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E18 "Lil Al" visits the vault for his 2nd SFTV podcast appearance. Alan came in with so many good questions on his first visit that we had to have him back for more, and he didn't let us down. Knowing Sean for most of his life, yet traveling very different paths, Alan's thought-provoking questions provide us with interesting Murphy stories and inspiring conversation. The friendships where you can pick up right where you left off are the best... Life is short, make sure to keep the good ones in your pocket. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/20570408

Sean Murphy's Stories From the Vault E17 09/13/2021

Sean Murphy's Stories From the Vault E17 Sailor Harrison is a young creative guy. At 14 years old, he is the youngest SFTV guest so far. Sailor is the son of Sean's good friends, Jerry and Teri Harrison, owners of the Sail Away Tattoo shop in Fort Walton Beach. Sean loves to talk with all kinds of creative people and has been inspired by watching this young man as he grows up. Sailor tells us about his passion for cooking and we get a little insight into this younger generation. Hopefully, all the kids have a positive attitude like he does! /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/20449397

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E16 08/17/2021

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E16 During Sean's 3-week road trip to California for Bote, he had some time to reminisce with one of his best friends, Travis Shinn. Working together and sharing all kinds of experiences over the past 20 years or so - both being highly respected in their field, these guys have a million stories to tell. Between their crazy stories, they share a lot of valuable advice about the long road to creative success as a photographer. Videographer (& road trip copilot) Tyler Trant joins the guys in the conversation. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/20164265

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E15 08/06/2021

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E15 Sean reconnects with one of his favorite friends, Angelina Butera, for Episode 15 of Stories from the Vault... while the two were in Oklahoma working on a shoot for Choctaw Casinos. Angie is a celebrity makeup artist and has worked with Sean for many years. This trip down memory lane is quite an adventure. Listen and learn from the best of the best. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/20060654

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E14 07/22/2021

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E14 After a full day of shooting in the studio, the photographer and his subject sit down for a chat in the vault. Skylar Capri is a lovely young musician, a very creative singer / songwriter with an exciting road ahead. Sean and Skylar had fun getting crafty in the studio, and their conversation uncovers interesting ways that different kinds of artists explore the creative process. Check out Skylar Capri's awesome music and videos online and look out for the upcoming feature in Emerald Coast Magazine. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/19891562

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E13 07/07/2021

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E13 Sean sits down with his 3 sons - Ozzy is 21 and the twins, Milo and Tripp are 20, so they are what some would identify as Irish triplets. They are each little chunks of Sean in their own unique way. With such a unique guy to have as a dad, we hear some fun stories of crazy things that happened when they were little kids growing up in the Murphy compound, and how things that some people would think are super cool are just another regular day. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/19728110

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E12 06/25/2021

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E12 On Episode 12 of Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault, Maxine Orange is back for more conversation with Sean. We hear stories about G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE. Sean tells his story about taking one of the last photos of James Brown, and mentions others he's shot (with a camera!) who are no longer with us... and that one time he almost killed Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath on a boat. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/19608890

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E11 06/18/2021

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E11 One of Sean's oldest pals, Alan Helmuth, sits down for a sesh in the vault. These two grew up surfing on acid in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Sean and Al reminisce with some crazy old stories about stealing surf racks and competing against Kelly Slater. Al brings some pretty cool questions to the table - one about if you can be taught to be a photographer vs being a natural talent... inspired by a question Steve Harvey asked Jerry Seinfeld about if you can be taught to be a comedian vs natural talent. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/19528637

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E10 05/28/2021

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E10 Episode 10 features conversation with Sean's friend, artist Kelly Sullivan. They worked together in 1995 at a restaurant in San Francisco's Phoenix Hotel, Miss Pearl's Jam House. Any band that came to San Francisco at the time, stayed at that hotel, ate and partied at the restaurant. Many great stories were born in that place, and it was a big turning point for Sean's career as a photographer. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/19278476

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E9 05/06/2021

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E9 Sean's guest on Episode 9 is Thomas Ramsey, a former Bote co-worker. The conversation gets a little wacky as Thomas gets Sean cranked up sharing stories about the club kid days from NYC's Limelight with characters like Superstar DJ Keoki and James Saint James. Sean and Ahmet Zappa coming up with situations for photoshoots with Gary Coleman and... the one and only Andy Dick. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/18994040

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E8 04/29/2021

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E8 In Episode 8, Sean and his wife Raphye chat about many things... like her laundry list of Sean's stories, going postal & blowing up Las Vegas with Maynard from Tool, and Raphye embarasses Sean by professing her love for Tool on their trip to Maynard's winery. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/18914312

Sean Murphy's Stories From The Vault E7 04/20/2021

Sean Murphy's Stories From The Vault E7 Episode 7 features guest Connor Cajigal, who asks Sean about bands he wished he shot, and they uncover stories about a Beastie Boys / Rage Against the Machine debacle, hot rods, beer, Miami Vice, and Portland. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/18797660

Sean Murphy's Stories From the Vault E6 04/08/2021

Sean Murphy's Stories From the Vault E6 Sean's guest on Episode 6 is Gracie Luberto, a rad young lady with a big future ahead of her. She asks questions that uncover some super interesting stories about working with Christina Aguilera, Green Day, Hanson, Linkin Park, Shia LeBouf, Jake Gyllenhal, and Tom Arnold. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/18654533

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E5 04/02/2021

Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault E5 The "president" of Marketing at Murphy Photo Inc, Maxine Orange (that's me!), sits down for her first podcast episode with Sean. We hear some interesting behind-the-scenes stories about the creative process and working with Weezer for 20 years. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/18584150

SEAN MURPHY's Stories From the Vault E4 - PJ Harvey did it... Lenscaps are for Pussies... Picked up my wife at a photoshoot. 03/25/2021

SEAN MURPHY's Stories From the Vault E4 - PJ Harvey did it... Lenscaps are for Pussies... Picked up my wife at a photoshoot. Sean sits down with his studio assistant, John, and his old lady for some fun conversation about his life as a music & celeb photographer. He recalls memories of shooting (and crushing on) the amazing PJ Harvey, how he met Raphye on a shoot, some others he wished he could shoot, with some other crazy adventures and pearls of wisdom sprinkled on top. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/18470720

Sean Murphy's Stories from The Vault Epsisode 2 Woofy Ramone 02/24/2020

Sean Murphy's Stories from The Vault Epsisode 2 Woofy Ramone Sean and the crew sit down with legendary DJ Woofy Ramone to talk Rock Stars, Drugs, strippers, the parallels of Photography and radio, Weezer, Social Media, what makes a hot drummer, analog vs digital, Inifitny, the iconic Slayer photo, sobriety and Dadding with the Foo Fighters and Ministry. Just hold on and don’t let your boss hear you listening. /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/13275158

Sean Murphy's Stories from The Vault Epsisode 1 02/13/2020

Sean Murphy's Stories from The Vault Epsisode 1 Sean and the producer sit down and dive into Sean's come up, moving around the country, how photography chose him, Los Angeles, and Tenacious D!! /episode/index/show/seanmurphystoriesfromthevault/id/13117310

Sean Murphy's Stories from The Vault

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