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Career Biography: Jonathan Shaw (July 2018)
Concise Jonathan Shaw is a professional record producer, musician, sound engineer, author and lecturer who works with a multitude of independent artists and record labels. His music score for the movie Thirst was nominated as a finalist at the LA CineFest and his book "The South African Music Business" was published for a third edition in 2017. He has been lecturing at Wits University since 2003. Visit www.shawmusicstudios.co.za
In Brief Jonathan G Shaw is a professional record producer and sound engineer, who works with a multitude of independent artists and record labels. He began his career in a band around 1993 and has studied guitar, bass, piano, vocals and orchestral arrangement. In 2001 he began Shaw Music Studios out of Fairland, Johannesburg, of which several artists he has worked with have received SAMA nominations. Shaw was recently nominated as a finalist for Best Score for the movie "Thirst" at the Los Angeles CineFest in June 2017. The studio became a division of Ibilion Music, his consulting, marketing and education firm for the music industry, in 2006. Mr Shaw has written an acclaimed music industries textbook entitled "The South African Music Business", now in in 3rd Edition released in July 2017 and also lectures at various academic institutions, including Wits University, on music business and presented at over 30 music business workshops including Standard Bank's Joy of Jazz's 'Geleza Kleva and Learn'. Ibilion Music has consulted for industry firms and associations as well as government both provincially, nationally and internationally within the SADC region. Mr Shaw has been a speaker locally and abroad at various music conferences in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Holland. He is also pursuing a personal side-line as a recording artist.
Jonathan G. Shaw as Engineer and Producer Jonathan G Shaw started as an engineer in 1998 when he recorded demos for Myriad, his band at the time. One of their demos, which was recorded and produced in his bedroom, received fair airplay on radio. This means that he has 19 years' experience in recording to date and has built up his business, Shaw Music Studios, since 2001 while constantly learning and improving year-on-year. Working from limited resources and continually pushing the boundaries of equipment and software, Jonathan has managed to become a highly sought after engineer and producer of rock, hip hop, classical, jazz, gospel and dance. Catering for South African music demands versatility, something many of his clientele have commented on in his day-to-day duties. Jonathan has studied and played guitar, vocals and keyboards and has developed an all-round talent for many instruments. He personally enjoys arranging symphonic music for pop productions and orchestra - having scored his first movie in 2017. This music talent has helped in developing his production skills and cater to the demands of local and international labels and artists with which he works.
Jonathan G Shaw has worked on well over a thousand recordings ranging from voice overs, drum multi-miking, stereo acoustic recordings to detailed multi-instrument mixes. He has completed 25 full-length albums as either producer, mixing engineer and/or mastering engineer along with hundreds of singles and EPs for artists. He is also a seasoned voice over artist having completed several hundred pages of educational script for Trainity for online courses used around the world. Jonathan's work has received several award nominations for its artistic value such as Last Days Fam's "The Streets EP" (mastered by Jonathan G. Shaw) - Winner: Best New Group (Hype Awards, 2009), "Eternal Effect" (mastered by Jonathan G. Shaw) - South African Music Award (SAMA) nominee for 'Best Rap Album' 2013, Rob Rodell's "A Cappella Christmas" (engineered by Jonathan Shaw) - South African Music Award (SAMA) nominee for 'Best Traditional African A Capella Gospel Album' 2011, as well as Blaque Nubon's "Watchman" (mixed by Jonathan Shaw) - nominee for SABC Crown Gospel Award 'Best Rap' 2015. Jonathan G Shaw was recently nominated as a finalist for Best Score for the movie "Thirst", directed by Kevin Singh and produced by Devon Sing, at the Los Angeles CineFest in June 2017.
The Chrysalis Project, a compilation of what Jonathan considers some of his best undiscovered work, was put out by his company Ibilion Music in March 2013. Tracks were updated and reworked with his latest techniques and technology, driving on the strength of the songs and uniqueness of the artists he has had the privilege of working with. The Chrysalis Project showcases the depth of contemporary independent music in South Africa. Completely funded, in most cases, by the artists themselves, it represents only the beginning of Jonathan's music production career and potential. At the end of August 2017, Jonathan completed an 11 track "instrumental covers" album for the Milk Producers Organisation of South Africa, entitled "Music To Milk By".
Biography In high school, Jonathan George Shaw started a rock/metal band called Myriad which achieved moderate success and developed his intense interest in music between 1995 and 1999. After school, with the encouragement of his parents, he attended the University of the Witwatersrand in 2000 and obtained a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Marketing and Information Systems.
Following this, he enrolled at Inhouse Audio Training and graduated with a Certificate in Sound Engineering at the top of his class in 2003. He returned to Wits University and completed an Honours Degree in Marketing specialising in music business in 2004. His dissertation, "Marketing Popular Music with Branding: Double Jeopardy in the Music Industry", received a first mark. He has completed the Pro Tools 101 and 110 certification through the Academy of Sound Engineering, affiliated with Digidesign (Avid) Education and Training in 2007 and 2008.
During this study time Jonathan developed his recording studio, Shaw Music Studios, and amended its vision to focus on production and post-production services. He has completed numerous projects ranging from recording, mixing and mastering to full album production. He has been studying and practicing music for 18 years in vocals, guitar, bass, drums, piano and orchestration.
Jonathan began lecturing music business for the Inhouse Entertaintment Industry Training course in 2005 which is no longer in operation. During this time he also pioneered the short course "Management and Marketing for the Music Industry" for Wits Plus, the centre for part-time studies at the University of the Witwatersrand. He has lectured at the Academy of Sound Engineering at the SABC as well from 2007 to 2008. He has provided content to Soul Candi Institute of Music with his textbooks from 2005 to 2009. He has started the first "all-business" music college in Johannesburg with Rob Rodell and Wiida Hamman called The Music Business Academy in 2008 which he left in 2012 to accommodate his own vision within Ibilion Music. Shaw started Ibilion Music in 2006 which is a record label and music business consulting company. Ibilion Music provides business consulting, research, marketing strategy, business planning, press kits, website design, promotional packages, music business workshops and books to unsigned artists and record labels. He has consulted for the Eastern Cape Audi Video Centre and Provincial Government, Gauteng Department of Sports Arts, Culture and Recreation, the Small Enterprise Development Agency, Industrial Development Corporation and Department of Trade and Industry, as well as the National Association of Broadcasters. He consulted for PwC in September 2017 for the South African Music Rights Organisation on collective management (royalty collection organisations). Current clientele include record labels, publishers, artists, new media companies and a variety of other music industry role-players. Ibilion Music currently provides knowledge services to the industry and runs workshops annually.
Jonathan currently lectures on music business topics at the Wits School of the Arts Bachelor of Music Degree and from 2004 to 2016 for Wits Plus, the Centre for Part Time Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand; and has spoken at the Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition in South Africa and other workshops held both nationally and internationally in Namibia, Botswana and Holland.
Mr Shaw has published a major textbook on the South African music industry called "The South African Music Business", now in its 3rd edition, through ada enup cc as well as a series of four introductory books called "The Beginner's Guides to the South African Music Industry". Jonathan contributes to magazine columns, notably for BPM Magazine between 2003 and 2012.
Jonathan is completing his Masters of Arts degree in Arts and Culture Policy Management by dissertation, his topic of interest being 'music discovery'.
Concise Jonathan Shaw is a professional record producer, musician, sound engineer, author and lecturer who works with a multitude of independent artists and record labels. His music score for the movie Thirst was nominated as a finalist at the LA CineFest and his book "The South African Music Business" was published for a third edition in 2017. He has been lecturing at Wits University since 2003. Visit www.shawmusicstudios.co.za
In Brief Jonathan G Shaw is a professional record producer and sound engineer, who works with a multitude of independent artists and record labels. He began his career in a band around 1993 and has studied guitar, bass, piano, vocals and orchestral arrangement. In 2001 he began Shaw Music Studios out of Fairland, Johannesburg, of which several artists he has worked with have received SAMA nominations. Shaw was recently nominated as a finalist for Best Score for the movie "Thirst" at the Los Angeles CineFest in June 2017. The studio became a division of Ibilion Music, his consulting, marketing and education firm for the music industry, in 2006. Mr Shaw has written an acclaimed music industries textbook entitled "The South African Music Business", now in in 3rd Edition released in July 2017 and also lectures at various academic institutions, including Wits University, on music business and presented at over 30 music business workshops including Standard Bank's Joy of Jazz's 'Geleza Kleva and Learn'. Ibilion Music has consulted for industry firms and associations as well as government both provincially, nationally and internationally within the SADC region. Mr Shaw has been a speaker locally and abroad at various music conferences in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Holland. He is also pursuing a personal side-line as a recording artist.
Jonathan G. Shaw as Engineer and Producer Jonathan G Shaw started as an engineer in 1998 when he recorded demos for Myriad, his band at the time. One of their demos, which was recorded and produced in his bedroom, received fair airplay on radio. This means that he has 19 years' experience in recording to date and has built up his business, Shaw Music Studios, since 2001 while constantly learning and improving year-on-year. Working from limited resources and continually pushing the boundaries of equipment and software, Jonathan has managed to become a highly sought after engineer and producer of rock, hip hop, classical, jazz, gospel and dance. Catering for South African music demands versatility, something many of his clientele have commented on in his day-to-day duties. Jonathan has studied and played guitar, vocals and keyboards and has developed an all-round talent for many instruments. He personally enjoys arranging symphonic music for pop productions and orchestra - having scored his first movie in 2017. This music talent has helped in developing his production skills and cater to the demands of local and international labels and artists with which he works.
Jonathan G Shaw has worked on well over a thousand recordings ranging from voice overs, drum multi-miking, stereo acoustic recordings to detailed multi-instrument mixes. He has completed 25 full-length albums as either producer, mixing engineer and/or mastering engineer along with hundreds of singles and EPs for artists. He is also a seasoned voice over artist having completed several hundred pages of educational script for Trainity for online courses used around the world. Jonathan's work has received several award nominations for its artistic value such as Last Days Fam's "The Streets EP" (mastered by Jonathan G. Shaw) - Winner: Best New Group (Hype Awards, 2009), "Eternal Effect" (mastered by Jonathan G. Shaw) - South African Music Award (SAMA) nominee for 'Best Rap Album' 2013, Rob Rodell's "A Cappella Christmas" (engineered by Jonathan Shaw) - South African Music Award (SAMA) nominee for 'Best Traditional African A Capella Gospel Album' 2011, as well as Blaque Nubon's "Watchman" (mixed by Jonathan Shaw) - nominee for SABC Crown Gospel Award 'Best Rap' 2015. Jonathan G Shaw was recently nominated as a finalist for Best Score for the movie "Thirst", directed by Kevin Singh and produced by Devon Sing, at the Los Angeles CineFest in June 2017.
The Chrysalis Project, a compilation of what Jonathan considers some of his best undiscovered work, was put out by his company Ibilion Music in March 2013. Tracks were updated and reworked with his latest techniques and technology, driving on the strength of the songs and uniqueness of the artists he has had the privilege of working with. The Chrysalis Project showcases the depth of contemporary independent music in South Africa. Completely funded, in most cases, by the artists themselves, it represents only the beginning of Jonathan's music production career and potential. At the end of August 2017, Jonathan completed an 11 track "instrumental covers" album for the Milk Producers Organisation of South Africa, entitled "Music To Milk By".
Biography In high school, Jonathan George Shaw started a rock/metal band called Myriad which achieved moderate success and developed his intense interest in music between 1995 and 1999. After school, with the encouragement of his parents, he attended the University of the Witwatersrand in 2000 and obtained a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Marketing and Information Systems.
Following this, he enrolled at Inhouse Audio Training and graduated with a Certificate in Sound Engineering at the top of his class in 2003. He returned to Wits University and completed an Honours Degree in Marketing specialising in music business in 2004. His dissertation, "Marketing Popular Music with Branding: Double Jeopardy in the Music Industry", received a first mark. He has completed the Pro Tools 101 and 110 certification through the Academy of Sound Engineering, affiliated with Digidesign (Avid) Education and Training in 2007 and 2008.
During this study time Jonathan developed his recording studio, Shaw Music Studios, and amended its vision to focus on production and post-production services. He has completed numerous projects ranging from recording, mixing and mastering to full album production. He has been studying and practicing music for 18 years in vocals, guitar, bass, drums, piano and orchestration.
Jonathan began lecturing music business for the Inhouse Entertaintment Industry Training course in 2005 which is no longer in operation. During this time he also pioneered the short course "Management and Marketing for the Music Industry" for Wits Plus, the centre for part-time studies at the University of the Witwatersrand. He has lectured at the Academy of Sound Engineering at the SABC as well from 2007 to 2008. He has provided content to Soul Candi Institute of Music with his textbooks from 2005 to 2009. He has started the first "all-business" music college in Johannesburg with Rob Rodell and Wiida Hamman called The Music Business Academy in 2008 which he left in 2012 to accommodate his own vision within Ibilion Music. Shaw started Ibilion Music in 2006 which is a record label and music business consulting company. Ibilion Music provides business consulting, research, marketing strategy, business planning, press kits, website design, promotional packages, music business workshops and books to unsigned artists and record labels. He has consulted for the Eastern Cape Audi Video Centre and Provincial Government, Gauteng Department of Sports Arts, Culture and Recreation, the Small Enterprise Development Agency, Industrial Development Corporation and Department of Trade and Industry, as well as the National Association of Broadcasters. He consulted for PwC in September 2017 for the South African Music Rights Organisation on collective management (royalty collection organisations). Current clientele include record labels, publishers, artists, new media companies and a variety of other music industry role-players. Ibilion Music currently provides knowledge services to the industry and runs workshops annually.
Jonathan currently lectures on music business topics at the Wits School of the Arts Bachelor of Music Degree and from 2004 to 2016 for Wits Plus, the Centre for Part Time Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand; and has spoken at the Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition in South Africa and other workshops held both nationally and internationally in Namibia, Botswana and Holland.
Mr Shaw has published a major textbook on the South African music industry called "The South African Music Business", now in its 3rd edition, through ada enup cc as well as a series of four introductory books called "The Beginner's Guides to the South African Music Industry". Jonathan contributes to magazine columns, notably for BPM Magazine between 2003 and 2012.
Jonathan is completing his Masters of Arts degree in Arts and Culture Policy Management by dissertation, his topic of interest being 'music discovery'.