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Shelly Yakus
1945 (80) • Acting
Shelly Yakus
Sheldon Gershon "Shelly" Yakus (born November 1945) is an American music engineer and mixer. Formerly chief engineer and vice president of A&M Records, 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?" 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.
Known For
Classic Albums
77%
Self
1997
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts
67%
Sound Recordist
2021
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts
67%
Sound Recordist
2021
Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
63%
Self
2010
Classic Albums
77%
Self
1997