Sean Hurwitz

Sean Hurwitz (birth name Shachar Hurwitz, ) is an American musician known as the guitarist of Smash Mouth (2011–2012, 2012–2016, 2019–present) and Enrique Iglesias. He is also a producer, singer, and songwriter based in Los Angeles, United States.

Early life

Hurwitz was born in 1979 in Israel to American parents Ira and Dr. Judy Lieman-Hurwitz. He began playing the piano at age 7, and took interest in playing the guitar after seeing the instrument being played in the film Back To The Future. Hurwitz claims that, at the time, he was inspired by Israeli artists such as Gidi Gov and Mashina, as well as British artists such as Eric Clapton and Pink Floyd. His parents bought him his first guitar soon afterwards.

Over the ensuing years, Hurwitz continued to teach himself guitar, while learning how to produce live shows. By age 21, he was audio engineer and stage tech in Israel. At age 23, after a terrorist attack in Israel affected him personally, he moved to Los Angeles to be a professional musician.