Mike Shepherd

Who is Mike Shepherd?

Mike "Sheppy" Shepherd, born 1977, is a music producer and head engineer of Lakewind Sound. He was born and raised in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. He graduated from the Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology in 1998.

Shepherd started working at the studio soon after graduation. In 1999 Shepherd was made the studio's head engineer. The following year Lakewind Sound won the East Coast Music Awards "Studio of the Year" award and the studio later won six more consecutive awards. The studio also won five MIANS "Studio of the Year" awards. Shepherd has been nominated in engineer/technician categories of the ECMAs, Music Nova Scotia and its predecessor MIANS. He received the "Engineer of the Year" award from Music Nova Scotia in 2005 and 2006. His clients have included Damhnait Doyle, MIR, and Nick Van Eede. Shepherd owns his own graphic design company Blazed Media Designs and has designed many album covers and artists' websites. As well as engineering he has produced recordings.