Shane Ward has been producing and engineering records for Sunshine Records and Platinum Gold Studios for the past 11 years.

He has won 5 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards for his work producing and engineering. He has also been nominated for Juno awards, and Aboriginal Peoples Choice Awards, for albums that he took part in.

Shane graduated from Mid Ocean School of Media Arts at the top of his class.
http://midoceanschool.ca/

Awards & Recognition

Nominated for numerous Aboriginal Peoples Choice Awards & Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards.

Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards

Best Fiddle Album – Clint Dutiume – Fiddle Extravaganza
Best Fiddle Album – Darren Lavallee – Back Road Fiddling
Best Instrumental Album – Sprit of The Nations
Best Pow Wow Album Traditional – Whitefish Bay – Annishinaabe Meenigoziwin
Best Pow Wow Contemporary – Brown Eagle

Highlights

Recording the live radio play version of the “Strike Musical” at the Burton Cummings Theatre.
http://strikemusical.com

Wildcard Judge at Urban Star Contest 2010 http://urbanstarcontest.com/

Live sound for 100 year anniversary of the Burton Cummings Theatre, including working with Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings.

Radio

Produced 12seven’s first album “Focused” – Singles aired on HOT103 and Q94 FM.

Produced Jason Petric - “I Don’t Know The Why” which peaked at #4 on 92.9 Kick FM, and was placed 62nd in the top songs of 2009.

Co-Produced Rayne Delaronde’s First Album “Rayne” In 2004, which spawned the No.1, hit song “A Little On The Wild Side” on NCI-FM radio and was on the charts for an outstanding 10-1/2 months.

Kevin Melquist – “Captivated” – Reached #4 on Streetzfm

NCI FM - I have produced all of the Sunshine Records Artists music that has ended up on NCI FM’s Charts from Sunshine Records in the last 11 years, including Ernest Monias, Lawrence Martin, Darren Lavallee, Clint Dutiuame, Etc

Canada’s Polka Network – I currently co-produce this radio program that airs on CKJS 810 AM every Saturday at 6 pm (CST) and online at ckjs.com and 247polkaheaven.com

Client List In No Particular Order

Lawrence Martin
Strike Musical
Darren Lavallee
W.T. Goodspirit
Jared Sowan
Rezmyth
LIGAS
Shane Patterson
CKDM Radio
Plains Ojibway
Ernest Monias
12Seven
Burnt Project 1
Bonafide
Young Kidd
Dauphin Countryfest
Da Skelpa Squad
One Blue Door
No Reason
C.T.S
K-Tel Records
Morgan Yeroschak
Interlake Polka Kings
Ukrainian Oldtimers
Buddy Gouchie
Don Amero
Romi Mayes
Scott Nolan
Nathan
Clint Dutiaume
Sakoieta WIdrick
Brown Eagle
Ray CoCo Stevenson
Ruebin Bugler
Walking Wolf
Sunshine Records
Chantelle Enns
The Aficionados
Imagine
Todd Burnell
Vinyl Tongues
Don Constant
George Anderson
Winston Wuttunee
Gerry McIvor