:: Bio ::

in the beginning
It all started with an ice cream bucket and a tin pan. Shane remembers the day his brother brought home his first pair of drum sticks from the music store. He was only seven and had no set of drums, but he didn’t let that stop him. He made a set from scratch with several ice cream buckets and his mom’s tin pans. A short time later, his sister’s boyfriend gave him his first set of drums and Shane immediately went to work honing the craft that would become the backbone of his creative destiny. Shane’s love for music didn’t stop with the drums. By the time he was 16, he had
mastered the guitar, piano, bass, and even the mandolin. He grew up in the rural Alabama countryside learning strong values and the benefits of hard work. In the spring of 1999, Shane's education in business marketing, combined with his natural talent for producing and writing became the cornerstone for the launch his own pop label, Playroom Records. His vision was to touch the hearts, minds, and emotions of listening audiences worldwide through the power of music entertainment. You can find out more about the company's past, present, and future by visiting the label's official site here. In 2005, Playroom launched a publishing company - Playroom Galaxy Music Group, and most recently an artist development division - Playroom Factory. Discover more about Playroom by visiting the corporate site Playroomuniverse.com.

past success
Shane’s initial recording and live performances began in 1998, when he along with several childhood friends formed the band Third Door. With an 8 track recorder, Shane self produced the band’s debut CD in his tiny apartment. One of the first songs written by Shane took Third Door to New York where the band had the opportunity to play in New York’s infamous Apollo Theater alongside such names as Eve, Sisqo, Jessica Simpson, and Nick Lachey. The song was called "Little Crazy" and caught the attention of Teen People Magazine and Warner Brothers Records. The band was eventually voted by readers as the best unsigned band of 2000. Although bestowed with success things didn't seem to come quick enough for the young band and the group ended up parting ways. Shane, however, continued creating music and despite working a 50-hour a week job managed to use all his spare time to sharpen his natural talent for recording and mixing. A few years later, Shane released his debut CD All Over Now, Girl in the Red EP, and Gingerbread House, which received airplay on over 100 college radio stations throughout the U.S. The EP went on to chart in the top 30 at many different cities nationwide. Shane won first place in the VH-1 Song of the Year Songwriting Contest with two seperate songs, "Holding On" in the Adult Contemporary Category, and "Deep Inside Of Me" in the Contemporary Christian Category, while his songs "Being Here With You" received runner up, and "Heaven In You" honorable mention.

the future
Shane is now focusing all of his attention on writing and producing for other artists. Shane recently finished up producing and writing for pop artist Kelly Cagle. Kelly's debut album 'New Day', is now available at Playroomstore.com. You can find most all of Shane's music (past and present) available exclusively at Playroomstore.com. In addition, Shane is currently composing and directing for The Playroom Chamber Orchestra. Stay tuned!