Where craft meets emotion with Sean Bertram

Sean Bertram is a Canadian singer/songwriter, guitar prodigy, multi-instrumentalist, and audio engineer. He graduated at the top of his class from Humber College’s prestigious 4-year music program, has won numerous awards including Best Song in North America from the Intercontinental Music Awards for his song “Against My Will”, and has garnered millions of streams on his music across the globe. Sean has released three full-length studio albums, an EP, and a handful of singles, including “The Muffin Song” which has nearly 5 million streams on Spotify and a massive fanbase worldwide. Now living in the south of England, he tackles the British music scene and celebrates the release of his brand new album Everything Again which was released on August 23, 2025.

Sean shared his song I Don’t Know Why I Miss You. Download the lyrics to follow along.

We talked about:

• Including a John Mayer-inspired guitar solo in your song
• Using a Dominant II chord to add a lot of tension
• Starting a song with the vocals to keep the attention on the lyric
• Mapping the natural tempo of your song into your final recording
• How to know when your song is done