Shawn holds a BA in music from the Berklee College Of Music in Boston. He attended Berklee on scholarship, majored in Film Scoring and is a recipient of the Doug Timm Professional Writing Division Award. His time in Boston also included study at The New England Conservatory Of Music. A proficient trumpet and piano player, he is comfortable in many styles and has a diverse musical vocabulary.

Music has been front and center throughout his life growing up in a family full of musicians with a father and sister both professionals. Teen years were spent playing keyboards in rock bands and trumpet in local/national youth orchestras and concert/stage bands. After college, a life of performing was happily exchanged for a career behind the scenes focusing on composition, commercial arranging and music production.

He has extensive experience in music editorial, recording and arranging. These skills combined with exceptional compositional versatility bring depth and strength to his scores musically and sonically. He has received 4 Leo award nominations and a Gemini award nomination in recognition of his scoring work. Alongside an extensive list of film and television scoring and music editorial credits, is an impressive list of close to 200 album credits.

He is active as a producer/engineer/songwriter and performer, working on several recording projects a year including the recording and mixing of Bill Frisell’s album “History, Mystery,” nominated for a 2009 Grammy. He has received 5 Juno awards, 22 Juno nominations, 12 WCMA nominations and a win for Producer Of The Year, in recognition of his album work.

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NARAS CARAS BMI