Mike Shepherd (music producer)
| Mike Shepherd | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Sheppy |
| Born |
1977 (age 40–41) Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, audio engineer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
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 . The following year Lakewind Sound won the East Coast Music Awards "Studio of the Year" award 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 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.
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
- Ciaran & Fiona MacGillivray - Fare Thee Well Love
- Jennifer Roland -
- Timothy Chaisson - Even 2006
- Chrissy Crowley - Chrissy Crowley - 2006
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