Shawn
writes
music
for
television.
Right
now
he
is
the
composer
for
Haven
on
the
SyFy
Channel,
Todd
And
The
Book
Of
Pure
Evil
on
the
Space
Channel,
as
well
as
some
pretty
cool
documentaries.
Occasionally
he
writes
music
for
commercials
and
has
been
commissioned
to
write
concert
music.
He's
a
graduate
of
the
Berklee
College
Of
Music
in
Boston
and
has
studied
at
the
New
England
Conservatory
of
Music.
He
attended
Berklee
on
scholarship,
majored
in
Film
Scoring
and
is
a
recipient
of
the
Doug
Timm
Professional
Writing
Division
Award.
He
is
comfortable
writing
in
many
styles
and
has
a
diverse
musical
vocabulary.
He
is
also
known
for
his
work
in
the
world
of
recorded
music
as
a
prolific
record
producer
and
engineer
although
working
on
albums
has
taken
a
backseat
to
his
work
in
TV
after
many
years
of
passionately
doing
both.
He
was
a
working
professional
trumpet
player.
He's
a
pretty
good
piano
player,
a
decent
conductor
and
has
been
seen
holding
a
guitar
now
and
then.
He
worked
as
a
music
editor
for
years
on
a
lot
of
great
shows
with
some
fantastic
composers.
Growing
up,
performing
music
was
front
and
center
in
a
family
of
musicians.
Performing
happily
transitioned
into
a
career
behind
the
scenes
focusing
on
composition,
commercial
arranging
and
music
production.
Alongside
an
extensive
list
of
television
scoring
and
music
editorial
credits
is
a
pretty
long
list
of
album
credits.
As
a
producer,
engineer,
songwriter
or
performer
Shawn
has
worked
on
over
200
albums
earning
him
a
Grammy
nomination,
5
Juno
awards,
22
Juno
nominations,
plus
2
WCMAs
and
12
WCMA
nominations.
As
a
composer
he
has
received
2
Gemini
and
4
Leo
award
nominations.
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