About Shelby Lock

Shelby Lock is a pianist, composer, and audio engineer on a mission to break boundaries. Owner of the Santa Cruz, CA studio Silver Moon Sound, Shelby specializes in mixing classical, jazz, folk, singer-songwriter, and other genres of acoustic music. A Voting Member of the Recording Academy / GRAMMYs® Producers and Engineers Wing with over 250 mixing credits to her name, Shelby earned dual bachelor’s degrees in Audio Engineering Technology (B.S.) and Music Composition (B.M.) from Belmont University in 2017, with additional graduate studies in Music Composition at the Chicago College of Performing Arts. As a composer, Shelby writes music that uplifts, inspires, and transports listeners to another time and place. She has performed her piano compositions at the Kennedy Center and is a three-time Finalist for the American Prize in Composition. She enjoys combining her technical and musical expertise to bring her mixing clients' projects to life. Shelby is passionate about making the music industry more inclusive and raising awareness for neuroimmune conditions, starting with her own studio. She designed Silver Moon Sound to be fully wheelchair-accessible as well as accessible to clients with immune system disabilities by prioritizing clean air and ventilation. In 2024, she was elected to a Governor's seat on the Recording Academy Chicago Chapter Board. She is Founding Chair of the Audio Engineering Society’s Accessibility Subcommittee, and she serves on the Partnerships Committee of Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities (RAMPD). Shelby is also a founding member of the Neuroimmune Foundation's Community Advisory Board, which advocates for patients with encephalitis, PANS/PANDAS, ME/CFS, and related conditions. Shelby’s goal in life is to use her music, her expertise, and her experiences to be a force of change, hope, and positivity in the world.

Work experience

  • River Rock Records
  • 2021-2024
  • Founder and Lead Engineer
  • Atlas Arts Media
  • 2019-2021
  • Lead Engineer
  • Chicago College of Performing Arts
  • 2018-2019
  • Graduate Composition Assistant
  • Silver Moon Sound
  • 2024-present
  • Founder and Lead Engineer

Shelby's Skills

Engineering
  • Mastering Engineer
  • Mix Engineer
  • Post Production
  • Programmer
  • Recording Engineer
Live
  • Artist
Musician
  • Artist
  • Instrumentalist
  • Performer
  • Studio Musician
Producing
  • Mixer
  • Producer
Studio
  • Studio Designer
  • Studio Manager

Shelby's Genres

  • Blues
  • Classical
  • Country
  • Experimental
  • Folk
  • Indie Rock
  • Jazz
  • Latin
  • Pop
  • Psychedelic
  • R&B
  • Standards
  • World

Shelby's Experience

I primarily do remote work as a session pianist and mix and mastering engineer. My specialty for mixing and mastering is acoustic music.