Seth Ford-Young has been performing since 1989. From age 16 to 20 he played in the Washington D.C. area at clubs like The Bayou, D.C. Space, and the Safari Club. In 1993 Seth moved to Santa Cruz, California to study Jazz and Classical music at Cabrillo College. There Seth studied Jazz theory, performance and arranging under  Ray Brown. He also studied "Classical" theory, musicianship, vocal technique and composition. Soon Seth started working as a tutor to other students of theory and arranging , and as an accompanist to various ensembles. Seth also began to work professionally as a Jazz bassist and developed relationships with artists, like Smith, Sasha, and Gail Dobson.

In 1997 Seth moved to San Francisco to study music at San Francisco State University with Jeff Chambers, Shinji Eshima, Eddie Marshall, Wayne Wallace, and Ronald Caltibiano. There Seth delved into many subjects including Composition, Orchestration, 20th century techniques, and Jazz and Classical bass. During his time at SFSU Seth found himself performing more and more, becoming a regular in the city's Jazz scene, while also performing at school in the University Chamber Orchestra (principal), Big Band, and small chamber groups and Jazz combos. This busy schedule led to Seth leaving SFSU to pursue a quickly growing career in music. Since 1998 Seth has been a full-time musician, performing several times a week as well as teaching bass, voice, and theory. Seth has also worked as a session player and has written scores for independent films. He has even performed, engineered and produced music for a line of musical teddy bears. Today Seth is focused on growing as a bassist, vocalist, and composer, while performing in the Bay area, and touring the west coast and south western states.

Some artists Seth has performed  with:
Tom Waits, Jelly Roll, Smith, Gail, and Sasha Dobson, Mark Growden's Electric Pinata, Tim Hesla Big Band, Graham Connah, Marcus Shelby Quartet ( subbing for Marcus), Connie Champagne, Bishop Norman Williams, Hal Stein, Ben Goldberg, Myles Boisen, Morris Acevedo, Lucky Seven, D.J. Quest, B.J. Pappa, Tropical Caliente, Matt Clark, Donald "Duck" Bailey, Denise Perrier, Tommy Thomsen, John Schott, Spencer Day and more too numerous to mention.

Some venues where Seth has performed:
Bimbo's 365 club, The Great American Music Hall, The Top of the Mark, The Starlight Room, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Monterry Jazz Festival, Big Sur Jazz Festival, Bruno's, Enrico's, The Fairmont Hotel, The Claremont Hotel, The Redwood Room at the Clift Hotel, The Palace of the Legion of Honor, S.F. MOMA, The Rose Pistola, Bubble Lounge, The Derby (L.A.), Bottom of the Hill, The Justice League, Storyville, The Boom Boom Room, The Cocoanut Grove, Bacar, Cafe Du Nord, the Tangiers (LA), The Plush Room, Mecca, The Vavavoom Room, and many others.