Professional Drummer
"When I'm playing drums I'm complete; becoming one with the music..."
BIO...
Grammy-nominated drummer, Oscar Seaton Jr., displayed his talent for drums at the age of 4 when he began playing on his Mom’s pots and pans growing up in Chicago. His craft was further developed in the church prompting the realization that “being a drummer was not a choice for me, it was my God given talent; it’s a part of me. When I’m playing, I’m complete; becoming one with the music”.
Oscar eventually earned the nickname “SEATPOCKET” due to his impeccable timing. While Oscar’s illustrious career includes working with music legends such as Ramsey Lewis, Lionel Richie, Grover Washington Jr., David Sanborn, Joe Sample, Yolanda Adams, Kirk Whalum, Brian Culberson, Boz Scaggs, George Benson, Lee Ritenour, and Terence Blanchard in addition to countless others. He has also amassed notoriety for his contribution to television performances and movie soundtracks. A highlight of Oscar’s prolific work is the 2015 studio recording of the socially conscious, Breathless, with Terence Blanchard and The E-Collective, where musical expressions were used to address the gun violence and tensions in America, thus earning a Grammy nomination for this powerful quintet.
Movie/Television Credits...
Lionel Richie at Glastonbury (movie: drums), 2019
Blackkklansman (movie: drums), 2018 *Academy Award Original Score Nominee, Grammy-winner
The Early Show (tv series: drums), 2009
Lionel Richie Live: His Greatest Hits & More (documentary: drums), 2008
Great Performances (movie: drums), 2008
Talk to Me (movie: drums), 2007
Inside Man (movie: drums), 2006
Music Credits...
· Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective & The Turtle Island Quartet, Absence (Drums, *Grammy Nomination, 2022)
· Lionel Richie, Hello from Las Vegas
· Terence Blanchard, Blackkklansman Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Drums)
· Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective, Breathless (Drums, *Grammy Nomination, 2015)
· Terence Blanchard, Live feat. The E-Collective (Drums)
· Will Downing, Euphoria (Drums)
· Aleks Sever, Danger Girl (Drums)
· Chris Standring, Electric Wonderland (Drums)
· Michael Lington, Pure (Drums)
· Lee Ritenour, Rhythm Sessions (Drums)
· Oil Silk, All We Need (Drums)
· Brian Simpson, South Beach (Drums)
· Gregg Karukas, GK (Drums)
· Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, Out of the Wilderness (Drums)
· Euge Groove, Sunday Morning (Drums)
· Lionel Richie, Live (Drums)
· Jessy J, Tequila Moon (Drums)
· Oli Silk, The Limit's the Sky (Drums)
· Michael Manson, Up Front (Drums)
· Dianne Reeves, When You Know (Drums)
· Lionel Richie, Live in Paris (Drums)
· Dharma Buds, New World Jazz Order (Drums)
· J. Thompson, Inside World (Drums)
· Michael Manson, Just Feelin' It (Drums)
· Eric Darius, Just Getting Started (Drums)
· Lee Ritenour, Smoke 'N' Mirrors (Drums)
· Lackawanna Blues (Soundtrack) (Drums)
· Lee Ritenour, Overtime (Drums)
· Dwayne Smith, Stories
· Dwayne Smith, This Is Me
· Lionel Richie, Encore (Drums)
· Dan Siegel, Inside Out (Drums)
· Lionel Richie, Just for You (Drums)
· Don Grusin, The Hang (Drums)
· Brazzaville, Welcome to…Brazzaville (Drums)
· Darius Brooks, Your Will [Chordant] (Drums)
· Brian Culbertson, Come on Up (Drums)
· Chris Standring, Groovalicious (Drums)
· David Garfield, Retro Jazz Quintet (Drums)
· Percy Bady, The Percy Bady Experience (Drums)
· Dino Soldo, Thread (Drums)
· Brazzaville, Rouge on Pockmarked Cheeks (Drums)
· Michael Manson, The Bottom Line (Drums)
· Brian Culbertson, Nice & Slow (Drums)
· Steve Cole, Between Us (Drums)
· Jeff Jarvis, Morning Drive (Drums)
· Brian Culbertson, Somethin' Bout Love (Drums)
· Darius Brooks, Your Will [Journey] (Drums)
· Public Announcement, All Work, No Play (Drums)
· Sharie Marie, Essence of Love (Drums)
· Ramsay Lewis, Priceless Jazz (Drums)
· Steve Cole, Stay Awhile (Drums)
· Glenn Kaiser, You Made a Difference in Me (Drums)
· Ramsay Lewis, Dance of the Soul (Drums)
· Brian Culbertson, Secrets (Drums)
· Ramsay Lewis, Between the Keys (Drums)
· Michael Ross, Last Love Letter (Drums)
· Abe Cook & Renewed Spirit, Renewed Spirit (Drums)
· Yolanda Adams, Yolanda Live in Washington (Drums)
· Bill Boris, Hold Back (Drums)
· Yolanda Adams, Save the World (Drums)
· Chicago Mass Choir, Call Him Up (Drums)
· Walt Whitman & the Soul Children of Chicago, This Is the Day (Drums)
· Kaylene Peoples, My Man (Drums)
· George Benson, Guitar Man (Drums)
· Brian Culbertson, XII (Drums)
· Brian Culbertson, Bringing Back the Funk (Drums)
· Michael Manson, Up Front (Drums)
· Brian Culbertson, A Soulful Christmas (Drums)
· Larry Howard, Bright Side of The Blues (Drums)
· Mansfield, Howard, Kaiser, Into the Night (Drums)
· Carmen Stokes, Sexy Feelin' (Drums)
· Lionel Richie, Still (Live) (Drums)
· Larisa Dolina, Hollywood Mood (Drums)
· Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, Out of The Wilderness (Drums)
· Dorian Holley, Independent Film (Drums)
· Dorian Holley, Not on Label (Drums)
· James Day, Natural Day (Drums)
· Melvin Lee Davis, Inner City News (Drums)
· Allen Hinds, Monkeys and Slides (Drums)
· David Garfield, Retro Jazz Quintet (Drums)
"I never compromise the groove..."
