About Shelby Lock

Shelby Lock is an audio engineer, producer, pianist, composer, and the owner of the Santa Cruz, CA recording studio Silver Moon Sound. Her clients include GRAMMY winners and nominees, distinguished classical soloists, and independent artists from the Bay Area and beyond.

Shelby's engineering credits include: mastering for GRAMMY® winner Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic), mastering for GRAMMY® winner Bash Killa, and mastering for two-time GRAMMY® nominee Eric Alexandrakis; mixing and mastering for American Idol alum Jess Lamb, mixing and mastering for internationally acclaimed soprano Michelle Areyzaga, and over two hundred fifty other credits.

A three-time finalist in The American Prize in Composition, Shelby composes music that uplifts, inspires, and transports listeners to another time and place. She performed her piano compositions at the John F. Kennedy Center in 2022 and was the Grand Prize Winner of the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2016 Composition Competition with her piece "Out of Ashes."

As a pianist, Shelby has played on recordings by USA Today Woman of the Year Lachi, Lebanese operatic pop sensation Andrew Andraos, Namibia’s world-touring vocal group Vmsix, Cincinnati R&B star Jess Lamb, and countless other independent artists. She released her debut solo piano album Airborne in 2013. In August 2026, she will appear as soloist on an upcoming release with the 5x Latin GRAMMY®-winning Venezuela Strings Recording Ensemble.

Shelby earned dual bachelor’s degrees in Audio Engineering Technology (B.S.) and Music Composition (B.M.) from Belmont University in 2017 and pursued an M.M. in Music Composition at the Chicago College of Performing Arts. She currently serves as a Governor on the Recording Academy Chicago Chapter Board and as a member of the Recording Academy Chicago Producers & Engineers Wing Committee.

Recognition and Awards

Professional Memberships

• Audio Engineering Society (AES) Member
• PRO: ASCAP
• Recording Academy (GRAMMYs) Voting/Professional Member