Shelby Lock is an audio engineer, pianist, composer, and the owner of the Santa Cruz, CA recording studio Silver Moon Sound...
Shelby's engineering credits include: mastering for GRAMMY® winner Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic), mastering for GRAMMY® winner Bash Killa, and mastering for two-time GRAMMY® nominee Eric Alexandrakis; mixing and mastering for American Idol alum Jess Lamb, mixing and mastering for internationally acclaimed soprano Michelle Areyzaga, and over two hundred fifty other credits.
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 performed her piano compositions at the John F. Kennedy Center in 2022 and was the Grand Prize Winner of the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2016 Composition Competition with her piece "Out of Ashes."
As a pianist, Shelby has played on recordings by USA Today Woman of the Year Lachi, Lebanese operatic pop sensation Andrew Andraos, Namibia’s world-touring vocal group Vmsix, Cincinnati R&B star Jess Lamb, and countless other independent artists. She released her debut solo piano album Airborne in 2013, and her second full-length album is slated to release in March of 2027.
Shelby earned dual bachelor’s degrees in Audio Engineering Technology (B.S.) and Music Composition (B.M.) from Belmont University in 2017 and pursued an M.M. in Music Composition at the Chicago College of Performing Arts. Shelby enjoys combining her technical and musical expertise to bring her audio engineering clients' projects to life.
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 Recording Academy Chicago Producers & Engineers Wing Committee.
Shelby has given lectures and spoken on panels for organizations such as The Recording Academy P&E Wing, The John F. Kennedy Center, The Audio Engineering Society, RAMPD, Belmont University, Neuroimmune Foundation, The Alex Manfull Fund, and The Virginia State Legislature.
Professional Memberships
The Recording Academy / GRAMMYs® (Voting Member)
- Governor, Chicago Chapter Board
- Member, Chicago P&E Wing Committee
ASCAP
- Committee Member, San Francisco Section
- Founder & Co-Chair, Accessibility Subcommittee of International DEI Comittee
- Member, Editorial Subcommittee of DEI Committee
Folk Alliance International
Nashville Composer Collective
RAMPD (Recording Artists & Music Professionals with Disabilities)
Sound Girls
Women's Audio Mission
Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society
Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society
Bio, Homepage, and Pianist photos credit: Molly Noori