Mike Shepherd (music producer)
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Mike "Sheppy" Shepherd, born 1977, is a music producer and head engineer of Lakewind Sound. He was born and raised in Cape Breton Island
, Nova Scotia
, Canada
. He graduated from the Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology
(OIART) in 1998.
Shepherd started working at the studio soon after graduation. In 1999 Shepherd was made the studio's head engineer http://www.oiart.org/alumni/interviews.html. The following year Lakewind Sound won the East Coast Music Awards "Studio of the Year" award http://www.ecma.ca and the studio later won six more consecutive awards. The studio also won five MIANS "Studio of the Year" awards. Shepherd has been nominated in engineer/technician categories of the ECMAs, Music Nova Scotia and its predecessor MIANS. He received the "Engineer of the Year" award from Music Nova Scotia http://www.musicnovascotia.ca in 2005 and 2006. His clients have included Damhnait Doyle, MIR, and Nick Van Eede (Cutting Crew frontman). Shepherd owns his own graphic design company Blazed Media Designs and has designed many album covers and artists' websites. As well as engineering he has produced
recordings.
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....
, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada
Canada
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. He graduated from the Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology
Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology
The Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology is a private career college in London, Ontario, Canada. The institute trains audio engineers for a variety of careers in music production, recording arts, audio engineering, sound recording and related fields. Founded in 1983 by engineer and...
(OIART) in 1998.
Shepherd started working at the studio soon after graduation. In 1999 Shepherd was made the studio's head engineer http://www.oiart.org/alumni/interviews.html. The following year Lakewind Sound won the East Coast Music Awards "Studio of the Year" award http://www.ecma.ca and the studio later won six more consecutive awards. The studio also won five MIANS "Studio of the Year" awards. Shepherd has been nominated in engineer/technician categories of the ECMAs, Music Nova Scotia and its predecessor MIANS. He received the "Engineer of the Year" award from Music Nova Scotia http://www.musicnovascotia.ca in 2005 and 2006. His clients have included Damhnait Doyle, MIR, and Nick Van Eede (Cutting Crew frontman). Shepherd owns his own graphic design company Blazed Media Designs and has designed many album covers and artists' websites. As well as engineering he has produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
recordings.
Engineering Credits (partial list)
- Andrew Doyle - Andrew Doyle 1999
- Blues Merchants (The) - Blues Merchants 2001
- Men of the Deeps - Their Lights Will Shine 2004
- Eric Angus Whyte - Always Home (2004)
- John Gracie - Thinkin’ ‘Bout Midnight
- 4/4 The Lord - Makin’ Waves 2001
- Buddy MacDonald - We Remember You Well 2000
- Jason MacDonald - The Day & Leave My Mark 2006
- McCarrel Sisters (The)- The McCarrel Sisters 2003
- Stephanie Hardy - Brand New Skin 2006
- Aselin Debison - Look What You Started
- Kiearn & Fiona MacGillivray - Fare Thee Well Love
- Jennifer Roland -
- Timothy Chaisson - Even 2006
- Chrissy Crowley - Chrissy Crowley - 2006