Sean O'Hagan

Sean O'Hagan
O'Hagan performing in 2011
Background information
Born	1960/1961 (age 56–57)
Genres	Avant-pop, experimental pop
Instruments	Vocals, synthesizers, guitar
Years active	1980–present
Associated acts	The High Llamas, Stereolab, Tim Gane, Turn On, Microdisney

Sean O'Hagan (born 1960 or 1961) is an Irish multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and arranger who leads the avant-pop band the High Llamas, which he founded in 1992. He is also known for being one half of the duo Microdisney and for his work with the English-French band Stereolab.

O'Hagan is, alongside Cathal Coughlan, a founding member of Irish indie band Microdisney; the band initially formed in Cork but was based in London from 1982 until their split in 1988. He released the solo album High Llamas in 1990, using that as the name for the band he subsequently formed. The High Llamas released a number of albums, showing influences from the Beach Boys, Ennio Morricone, Antonio Carlos Jobim and avant-garde electronica. He has also collaborated extensively with Stereolab, playing in the band until 1994 and appearing as a guest musician on later releases.

In the mid 1990s, Brian Wilson was struggling to organize a comeback album with the Beach Boys and collaborator Andy Paley. After the group's Bruce Johnston heard Hawaii (1996), an unsuccessful attempt was made to coordinate a collaboration between O'Hagan and Wilson. According to O'Hagan, he attended one meeting with Wilson and two with the Beach Boys, but the "two separate camps" couldn't be reconciled.

In 1996 he collaborated with Tim Gane as Turn On, releasing an album of the same name on Drag City Records. They also worked together on the soundtrack to the film La Vie d'Artiste.