Changes

Beavan began his career as a musician and engineer in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, playing bass and singing in various local bands. While working as an engineer at The Right Track Studio in downtown Cleveland, Beavan met [[Trent Reznor]] who worked as house programmer. Reznor played keyboards in several local bands that Sean Beavan mixed and the the two played together in the band [[Cool Down Daddy]], which Beavan sang in, and which also featured future NIN live member [[Nick Rushe]].[https://cplorg.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/api/singleitem/image/p16014coll5/38961/default.jpg] Sean Beavan was then also asked to mix the demos of what was to become ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' and went on to mix NIN's sound during their live concert tours for many years, eventually becoming an unofficial member of the live band (even singing live backup vocals from his place at the mixing console).

Trent After doing some studio work for Humble Pie, Beavan joined them as the bassist in summer 1989 and continued touring with them through 1990. During that period, Beavan also began mixing NIN's live sound during their concert tours, and became an unofficial member of the live band (even singing live backup vocals from the front of house mixing console). Reznor invited Sean Beavan to work on ''The Downward Spiral'' as well as mix several songs on [[Nothing Records]] artist [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]'s debut record ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''. After contributing to several NIN remix releases, Sean Beavan mixed and co-produced Marilyn Manson's ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]'' with Reznor. In 1996, after 8 years, Sean Beavan left the NIN camp to mix front of house for the "Antichrist Superstar" world tour, and work with various other bands.