Shane Stephenson

Shane Stephenson is a music producer, songwriter, and audio engineer. Based out of the Vancouver area in British Columbia, Shane grew up playing within a musical environment that allowed for heavy collaboration and an atmosphere of camaraderie. Having begun on piano at the age of eight, he developed a love for keyboards and synthesizers and an eclectic array of genres. This broad sensibility and leaning towards electronic production has led him to both creating original art as well as producing and finalizing the work of other artists. With a love of both performing and producing, he has been building his own repertoire while helping others to grow their work as well. For Shane music allows a means of escape, meditation, and contemplation, and through his work he hopes to allow others the same safe space for growth. He is working on growing his ever-expanding catalogue and creating an immersive musical experience that will go beyond the traditional confines of a stage show in order to allow for a more genuine connection with his audience. A multifaceted musician, he has performed and collaborated with a dozen local acts, most notably Vancouver’s own indie-rock band Derrival.  A co-founder of the band, Shane has joined them in becoming finalist of the 2014 Peak Performance Project and winners of the inaugural 2015 Allain Slaight Juno Master Class, all while having the secrets of the music business demystified by top tier industry professionals.  He also produced their debut self-titled record, which reached over a million streams across Spotify and Youtube with singles “Ice Cream” and “Ghosts of Our Past”.  Their songs have also been featured on tv shows All American and Degrassi, as well as several commercials across North America. In 2020, Shane teamed up with breakthrough artist Xana to help her finish her first set of singles. Her first single “Goddess,” produced by Shane, has reached 4 million streams on spotify in just over a year. Shane is also devoted student of the sonic world: He has studied keyboards, bass, and voice during his adolescent life; graduated from the Harbourside Institute of Technology’s audio engineering and music production program in 2014; and was mentored by Ryan Worsley during his time at Echoplant Sound in 2016, assisting on renowned Canadian musicians’ albums (Dear Rouge, K-OS), developing the tools of the trade. As a mix engineer and producer he works to hone in on the balance of a fresh but commercially strong sound when working with artists.  He is also well known for his work with the international organization Sofar Sounds producing live, on location, performance style music videos to their 600,000 subscriber fanbase on youtube.