Sean Donnelly is an award-winning musician/composer currently residing in Dunedin under the Mozart Fellowship at Otago University.

Sean Donnelly has released eight albums under the nom-de-plume SJD since 1998, with many nominated for bNets, Aotearoa Music Awards, the Taite Prize and the APRA Silver Scroll - some winning too! While primarily a solo project SJD has had a long history of collaborating with James Duncan, Sandy Mill, and Chris 'O Connor.

For more information check out the muzic.net.nz Profile for SJD

Southern Lights debuted in the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums on 12 July 2004. It has been in the Top 40 Albums for three weeks with a highest position of #31. There are five albums by SJD in the Top 40 Albums.