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.
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Milton Yakus
American songwriter
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
American rock band
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Bones Howe
American record producer
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Tom Petty
American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor
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Bob Ludwig
American audio engineer
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Bill Schwartau
American audio engineer
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Phil Ramone
American recording engineer, record producer and violinist
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Traveling Wilburys
English–American musical group
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Roy Cicala
American record producer, engineer, songwriter and musician
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Bill Bottrell
American record producer, songwriter, musician
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Simon & Garfunkel
American music duo
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Tom Dowd
American recording engineer and producer
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J.I. Allison
American rock drummer
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Stephen Marcussen
audio engineer
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Norman Petty
American musician and record producer, talent manager
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John Agnello
American producer, recording engineer, and composer
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Bob Clearmountain
American record producer
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Buddy Holly
American singer-songwriter
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Chet Atkins
American guitarist and record producer
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Al Schmitt
American recording engineer and record producer
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Roy Orbison
American singer-songwriter
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Glyn Johns
English musician, recording engineer and record producer
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Nicky Hopkins
English session musician; pianist and organist
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Bill Price
English record producer and audio engineer
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Steven Stanley
Jamaican record producer
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Arif Mardin
Turkish-American songwriter & record producer
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Jan Hammer
Czech-born American musician, composer and record producer
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Bruce Swedien
American audio engineer
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Geoff Emerick
English recording engineer
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Clive Davis
American record producer and music executive
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Jeff Lynne
British rock musician; songwriter, singer, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist