Shelby Lock is an audio engineer, pianist, composer, and the owner of the Santa Cruz, CA studio Silver Moon Sound. Shelby specializes in recording and mixing classical, folk, singer-songwriter, and other genres of acoustic-based music for artists from around the globe.
A three-time finalist in The American Prize in Composition, Shelby composes music that uplifts, inspires, and transports listeners to another time and place. She has performed her piano compositions at the Kennedy Center and was the Grand Prize Winner of the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2016 Composition Competition with her piece "Out of Ashes."
Shelby earned dual bachelor’s degrees from Belmont University in Audio Engineering Technology (B.S.) and Music Composition (B.M.) summa cum laude, with additional graduate studies in Music Composition at the Chicago College of Performing Arts. She enjoys combining her technical and musical expertise to bring her mixing clients' projects to life.
As a music professional who happens to be a woman with a disability, Shelby is passionate about making the music industry more inclusive, starting with her own studio. She designed Silver Moon Sound to be fully wheelchair-accessible as well as accessible to clients with immune system disabilities through hospital-grade air filtration and ventilation.
Shelby has been Founding Chair of the Audio Engineering Society’s DEI Accessibility Subcommittee since 2023. She also serves as a Governor on the Recording Academy Chicago Chapter Board and as a member of the Chicago Producers & Engineers Wing Committee.
Shelby has given lectures and spoken on panels for organizations such as The Recording Academy, The Audio Engineering Society, RAMPD, The Kennedy Center, Belmont University, Neuroimmune Foundation, The Alex Manfull Fund, and The Virginia State Legislature.
Professional Memberships
ASCAP
- Chair, Accessibilty Subcommittee of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
- Member, Editorial Subcommittee of DEI Committee
Chicago Engineering and Recording Society (EARS)
Nashville Composer Collective
Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society
Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society
Recording Academy (Voting Member)
- Governor, Chicago Chapter Board
- Member, Chicago P&E Wing Committee
Recording Artists & Music Professionals with Disabilities (RAMPD)
- Member, Partnerships Committee
Sound Girls
Women's Audio Mission