"[3] At the age of 17, Rowe discovered Otis Redding and his song "Open The Door", which inspired him to begin singing.

[3][5] The first complete song that he wrote was called "Turtle," which was inspired by his friend and singer-songwriter Jeanne French.

In 2006, Rowe studied for a year at Hawk Circle Wilderness Education in Cherry Valley, NY, and completed a 24-day solo survival quest after his training.

[6] Since 2009, Rowe has contributed as a blogger to the Albany Times Union on topics concerning nature, wildlife and his music career.

[1] Soon after, Sean signed with ANTI- Records, which re-released Magic on February 22, 2011,[11] and released The Salesman and the Shark on August 28, 2012.

Both the 2021 TV Series Coyote (S01E03) and the movie The Accountant with actor Ben Affleck (2016) features Sean Rowe's song "To Leave Something Behind".