Sean Weber-Small
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Television executive Producer Writer Director |
| Employer | AGENC |
| Known for | Music-related television programming for CMT (MTV Networks) |
Notable work | HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes |
| Title | Partner and President |
| Parent(s) | Elizabeth Weber (mother) Jon Small (father) |
| Relatives | Billy Joel (stepfather) |
| Awards | Academy of Country Music Award nominee (2003) |
Sean Weber‑Small is an American television executive, producer, writer, and director. He is known for creating, producing, and directing music-related television programming for MTV Networks’ Country Music Television (CMT). He has produced more than 30 television programs and was nominated for an Academy of Country Music Award in 2003.
In 2025, he appeared in the HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes, where he discusses growing up as the stepson of Billy Joel before the musician achieved international fame.
He currently serves as partner and president of AGENC, an experiential marketing firm in the United States.
Early life
Sean Weber‑Small is the son of music manager Elizabeth Weber and film, television producer Jon Small. In the 1970s, his mother married singer-songwriter Billy Joel. Weber‑Small spent most of his first 16 years living with them, which is later recounted in the HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes.
Grateful Dead touring
Between 1985 and 1991, Weber‑Small worked as a live recording engineer (or “taper”) on numerous Grateful Dead performances. He is credited in the metadata of archived recordings for using professional analog-to-digital recording equipment, including modified Sony PCM‑F1 units and Schoeps microphones. His recordings are preserved in the Live Music Archive on archive.org, contributing to documentation of the band's touring history.
Career
Weber‑Small began working in television production in the late 1990s, serving as producer, director, and executive producer on a wide range of television and film projects. He produced and wrote the independent film Block 57 (2016), and now leads AGENC as President and Partner.
Public recognition
In 2025, Weber‑Small appeared in Billy Joel: And So It Goes, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released on HBO/Max. In the documentary, he reflects on his upbringing as Billy Joel's stepson and its influence on Joel's early career.
He is currently developing several media projects rooted in his experiences in the music and entertainment fields.
Complete filmography
Film
- Van Morrison: The Concert (1990, video) – associate director
- Free Enterprise (1998) – second assistant camera
- Elvis: That’s the Way It Is (2001, special edition) – associate editor
- Still Life (2001, short) – producer
- Block 57 (2016) – producer, writer
- “Billy Joel: And So It Goes” (2025) – self
Television
- CMT Making the Video: Rascal Flatts – Feels Like Today (2004) – director, executive producer, writer
- CMT Total Access: Rascal Flatts (2004) – executive producer, writer
- CMT Total Access: Alison Krauss & Union Station (2005) – director, executive producer, writer
- CMT Total Access: Dierks Bentley (2005) – writer
- CMT Homecoming: Brooks & Dunn Live at Cain’s Ballroom (2005) – executive producer
- CMT Homecoming: Trisha Yearwood (2005) – executive producer
- CMT Homecoming: Toby Keith (2005) – executive producer, writer
- CMT Greatest Moments: Reba McEntire (2006) – executive producer
- CMT Greatest Moments: Alabama (2006) – executive producer
- CMT Greatest Moments: Kenny Chesney (2006) – executive producer
- CMT Greatest Moments: Toby Keith (2006) – executive producer
- CMT Total Access: Miss America (2006) – executive producer
- CMT Total Release: Reba McEntire (2004) – executive producer
- CMT Total Release: Sara Evans (2004) – executive producer, producer
- CMT Total Release: Montgomery Gentry (2003) – additional editor, producer, writer
- CMT Total Release: Most Wanted Live Tour (2003) – executive producer, producer
- CMT Total Release: Kenny Chesney (2002) – producer, writer
- CMT Total Release: Toby Keith (2002) – producer, writer
- CMT Making the Video: Reba McEntire – Somebody (2004) – executive producer, producer
- CMT Making the Video: Hank Williams Jr. – Why Can’t We All Get a Long Neck? (2004) – executive producer, producer
- CMT Making the Video: Jimmy Buffett & Martina McBride – Trip Around the Sun (2004) – executive producer
- CMT Total Access: Big & Rich (2004) – executive producer, writer
- CMT's Greatest Tour Buses (2004) – director, executive producer
- CMT: 40 Sexiest Music Videos (2008) – executive producer
- Brooks & Dunn Live at Cain’s Ballroom (2005) – executive producer
Selected Grateful Dead recording credits
- March 22, 1987 – Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
- March 23, 1987 – Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
- March 24, 1987 – Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
- May 3, 1987 – Frost Amphitheatre, Palo Alto, CA
- July 7, 1987 – Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke, VA
- July 8, 1987 – Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke, VA
- November 8, 1987 – Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA
- March 16, 1988 – Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA
- March 26, 1988 – Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
- April 22, 1988 – Irvine Meadows, Irvine, CA
- July 15, 1988 – Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
- July 17, 1988 – Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
- February 5, 1989 – Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA
- February 10, 1989 – Great Western Forum, Inglewood, CA
- February 11, 1989 – Great Western Forum, Inglewood, CA
- June 8, 1990 – Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA
- June 9, 1990 – Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA
- June 10, 1990 – Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA
- September 14, 1990 – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
References
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