Shep Goodman
Shep Goodman is an American record producer and songwriter. He got his start in the music industry, by fronting the Elektra Records signed rock-act, Coward. After the disbandment of the band, he started the music production company Sheppard Music Inc with Kenny Gioia. They were known as "Shep & Kenny", and began writing and producing for various artists. One of the first break thru songs Shep and Kenny produced was the pop radio production of the Lee Ann Womack hit "I Hope You Dance". They then went on to write/produce for many pop and rock artists including Mandy Moore, LFO, Hall & Oates, Ingrid Michaelson, and many others.
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Genres | POP, Alternative, Rock |
Instruments | Guitar, Bass, Vocals |
Years active | 2011-present |
Goodman held the position of Vice President of A&R at Universal Motown Records from 2007 until 2011. He is currently co-owner of Dirty Canvas Productions, which is a full scale music production company focused on artist development. The first artist signed to Dirty Canvas was Brooklyn based alternative rock band American Authors, whose song "Best Day of My Life" (co-written and produced by Goodman) went on to be one of the biggest global hits of 2014, achieving multi-platinum status in multiple countries.
Artists Goodman has worked with
- American Authors
- Young Rising Sons
- Micky James
- Cosmos & Creature
- Kim Sozzi aka Sozzi
- Rob Thomas
- 888 - Mngt
- Lee Ann Womack
- MisterWives
- Ingrid Michaelson
- Brick + Mortar
- The Unlikely Candidates
- The Karma Killers
- Four Year Strong
- He Is We
- Mandy Moore
- Head Automatica
- LFO
- Bayside
- Get Scared
- Tina Parol
- Forever the Sickest Kids
- Blue October
- Red Car Wire
- Templeton Pek
- Her Bright Skies
- Lions Lions
- Lydia
- Cute Is What We Aim For
- Hall & Oates
- Straylight Run
- Kim Sozzi
- Aaron Carter
- From Autumn To Ashes
- The Never Ever
- Drake Bell
- Jordan Knight
- Punchline
- Brooke Hogan
- Willa Ford
- Paulina Rubio
- The Distance
- Westland (band)
- Echo Screen