Audio Engineering

As a Nashville-bred engineer and producer, I specialize in creating authentic, acoustic recordings. As a classical pianist and composer myself, I can approach projects with both an artist's and an engineer's ear.

Having the ear of a classical musician allows me to pick up on musical nuances and subtleties beyond the typical technicalities involved with being an engineer. As an award-winning composer, I have extensive knowledge of a variety of instruments and know how good music is supposed to sound—and with my years of engineering experience, I know how to achieve that sound in a recording. As a producer, I love to combine my musical and technical expertise to bring all aspects of an artist’s vision to life through my company Silver Moon Sound (formerly River Rock Records).

In 2025, I will open my Santa Cruz recording studio Silver Moon Sound. With over a hundred credits to my name, my mixing and mastering services are already in-demand for artists from multiple states and countries. Since 2019, I've also been a frequent collaborater with Chicago-based classical recording companies Atlas Arts Media and Peckham Media Productions. I am a Voting Member of the GRAMMYs® / Recording Academy, and I've been working and learning in studios since I was thirteen years old. I hold a B.S. in Audio Engineering Technology and a B.M. in Music Composition with Highest Honors from Belmont University in Nashville, TN—one of the world's leading audio engineering programs.


Selected Discography

Mixed & Mastered by Shelby Lock

Recorded by Matt Peckham

Produced by Aaron Gottl


Recording, Mixing, & Mastering

Mixing


50/50

Ostrega Uhl Project

Mixing & Mastering

Nerdy Music for Nerds 

Trio Menagerie

Mixed & Mastered by Shelby


Singles


Learn Audio from Me

In addition to being a working audio engineer, I also enjoy teaching musicians both private lessons and group workshops in audio engineering and production. Whether you've never mixed a song in your life or have already self-produced your own album, you can save yourself years of trial and error by learning engineering skills directly from a pro. Lesson and workshop topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Best practices and time-saving hacks for home recording projects
  • How, when, and why to use EQ, compression, panning, and plugins
  • Streamlining your workflow in Logic X, Pro Tools, or other DAWs
  • How to make edits without them being obvious
  • Audio processing, sampling, and editing as creative tools
  • The what, why, and how of automation in mixing and production
  • Advanced signal flow concepts to take your productions to the next level

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