Shelly Yakus
Shelly Yakus | |
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| Born | Sheldon Gershon Yakus November 1945 (age 78) |
| Occupation | Music engineer |
| Relatives | Milton Yakus (father) |
Sheldon Gershon "Shelly" Yakus (born November 1945) is an American music engineer and mixer.[1] Formerly chief engineer and vice president of A&M Records,[2] he was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. Yakus is referenced at the end of one of Tom Petty's songs "What're You Doin' In My Life?"[3][4] As of 2014, Yakus was chief engineer of AfterMaster Audio Labs and Recording Studios, a recording firm he co-founded with Larry Ryckman, who is its CEO. Yakus is also vice president of Studio One Media, Inc.
Biography
Yakus has engineered recordings for many performers, including
Family
Yakus is the son of songwriter Milton Yakus, known for composing "Old Cape Cod". Milton, with his brother, Herbert, owned Ace Recording Studios in Boston where Shelly worked in the 1960s before moving on to A & R Recording in New York.
References
- TapeOp, September 2002
- ^ "Era Ends at A&M as Yakus Moves On," by Paul Verna, Billboard, January 28, 1995
- ISSN 0361-0004
- OCLC 8034627
External links
- www.shellyyakus.info
- Shelly Yakus discography at Discogs
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