About The Teachers

Hailing from the United States and based in Hong Kong, director and SeanyMac Studios founder, Sean Oliver, has been a professional performer for over 35 years. His career has seen him perform on such shows as 天天向上, 我是歌手, China Talk and 中国 达人秀.

For the past 15 years, Sean has cultivated a career as a voice teacher and in 2017 opened SeanyMac Studios where he shares his expertise of advanced vocal technique and stage performance. Since opening SeanyMac, Sean has been coaching some of the biggest stars in Asia including Sandy Lam, Sammy Cheng, A-Mei, Fiona Sit, AGA and many more.

Michael grew up in a musical family and has been performing since he was a child. Originally from Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, Michael has performed in over 50 countries on five continents. He has also appeared on multiple TV shows and viral videos with international recording artists, Metro Vocal Group.

Michael uses his professional experience to teach singers of all ages. His unique voice can be also be heard on the airwaves as a radio host for RTHK Radio 3. He is a sought after music producer in Hong Kong as well, recording for many pop stars in Greater China. In addition, Michael spends time with various schools and universities doing workshops on vocal percussion.

Irwin is a graduate of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Since 2012, he has been an active vocalist and coach for Hong Kong’s Singfest, a platform connecting young vocalists to performance and educational programs.  In 2017, he continued higher education in Germany with renowned coach and vocalist Scott Weir. As well as SeanyMac Studios, Irwin has been a leading vocal coach in Pop music for many secondary schools in Hong Kong.

Vienna graduated from Berklee College of Music with a double degree in vocal performance and songwriting. She specializes in both teaching and performing Pop, R&B, and Jazz. Audiences have seen her performances in Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong City Hall, and the AsiaWorld-Expo. It is Vienna’s goal that all her students find their voice as they grow in music.

Pop/RnB singer and songwriter MAIA started singing professionally at the age of 7 and later graduated from AMDA Los Angeles with a BFA in Musical Theatre. She was a featured artists in viral video #HAM4BEY, which caught the attention of Billboard, TIME, CNN, Playbill and many more. While in LA, she performed with Grammy award winner Delious Kennedy and was a member of hit Broadway shows Avenue Q and Nine.

Back in Hong Kong, she performs live as well as writes, produces and releases original material. MAIA was also selected to participate in music projects such as “埋班作樂III” “搶耳音樂廠牌計劃” “落地開歌3 — 灣仔” and “面對面” led by award-winning lyricist Chow Yiu Fai. Her work can be seen in her songwriting, arranging and recording background vocals for local artists including Chairmane Fong, Gigi Cheung and Lai Ying.

She is excited to bring her expertise to SeanyMac Studios and hopes her students find excitement, passion and fun in learning how to become an amazing singer.

Kathy graduated from the XingHai Conservatory of Music in China. Since the age of 16, she has performed on numerous stages in Greater China. While studying, Kathy was chosen to represent China in an international Pop Competition and won the event. Since that time, she has developed a career of coaching students in Pop, Musical Theatre and Rock music.

Kendy is a live singer and graduate of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. While there, she specialized in jazz, stage performance and voice acting. Kendy has performed on several stages as the lead singer in her band “8pm”. Kendy’s teaching focuses on stage presence and vocal technique in Western Pop, Jazz, and Cantopop.