Shawn Pody Music

Shawn grew up in Ruston, Louisiana, and learned to sing and play music at at early age with his family Gospel group.  After earning a business degree from LA Tech University, Shawn and his wife Kelly moved to Nashville in 1991.

Since then, he has shared the stage with numerous  musical acts, including Grammy award winner Jerry Reed, ACM winners Trace Adkins and Rodney Atkins, Sonya Isaacs,  Country Music Hall of Fame member Randy Owen of Alabama, just to name a few. Shawn has also performed as a solo act and with his band  at such places as Gaylord Opryland Hotel, General Jackson Showboat,  and International music festivals.

“It was a privilege to be able to see over 15 countries while traveling and making music. I got to experience so many great adventures, like landing/being shot off  an aircraft carrier, riding the Silk Road to Samarkand, and eating an authentic Japanese meal (sans shoes of course) with the great Charlie Daniels. But eventually, I got the urge to be a little closer  to home and started working on helping other artists get their music recorded in the Studio.”

At his Nashville studio, The Podyum, Shawn has been active producing and recording projects in a variety of genre’s, including multiple award winning Gospel and country albums.  Shawn’s background in family Gospel harmony helped him to develop a keen ear and ability for vocal arrangements. It’s an ability that he is often called upon to use in studio’s all over Nashville. As a producer, he has quite a knack for getting the best out of a singer or group.

“Last year, I did so many different types of records. From Progressive Rock to Shape note Gospel music and even some children’s songs. The variety of genre’s definitely keeps things interesting.”

He released two CD’s of his own this past year, Walk in the Light  and Front Porch Hymns.  In addition to concerts, revivals and worship events worldwide, Shawn serves as a member of the worship team at  Abundant Life Church in Mt Juliet, Tn.

Shawn and Kelly now reside in Lebanon, TN, with their four children, Kyrie’, Carrie Grace, Madelyn, and Grant.

Contact Shawn: ThePodyum@yahoo.com

615-337-1610

Hello all and welcome to The Podyum Recording Studio.

If you are looking for a Producer who will try and cram you into a preset mold of musical ideas, then you’ve come to the wrong place. When working with artists and songwriters, we first try to listen and obtain a clear picture for your expectations. The reason is simple. If you leave The Podyum with a song or project that gets you extremely excited, then three things are going happen.

1. You are gonna come back.

2. You are gonna tell all of your  friends.

3. You are gonna have something that you will enjoy for a lifetime.

There aren’t many things like the satisfaction of seeing someone’s musical vision come to life. That’s why it’s so important to really listen to each client so that we can consistently hit the proverbial nail on the head.

Some days that means that means tracking a live band with some on Nashville’s finest session players. Other days it’s helping a writer finish writing a song and overdubbing a variety of instruments, one man band style, to come up with a polished song without the expense of paying a lot of musicians.

From guitar/vocal demos to complete custom full length projects, I hope you will discover one of the best kept secrets in Music City USA. Check out the testimonials page and samples page to hear a few of the successful projects done recently at  The Podyum.

Contact Shawn:ThePodyum@yahoo.com

615-337-1610

Samples

Awards/Partial Discography

Ok, so I don’t want to be that guy who is always dropping names and such, but inevitably, people always ask “so who have you worked with?”  I guess you are the company you keep to some extent,  so I’ll just throw out a few names.

Performed Live on stage with:

• Jerry Reed, Trace Adkins,  Rodney Atkins
• Randy Owen (Alabama), Sonya Isaacs, Paul Thorn
• Ronda Vincent, Becky Hobbs, Darryl Worley
• The Coasters, The Shirelles, Ken Mellons,  Tim Watson,  Marty Brown
• Dove award winning songwriter-Kenna West
  
• 4 time ICM Female Vocalist of the Year- Mary James
• High Valley, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association…These performances included many National Television and Radio appearances on shows such as The Grand Ole Opry,  CMT Live,  Fox and Friends Morning Show, and the critically acclaimed  PBS series Soundstage.

Worked in the Studio with:

• Rodney Atkins, Jerry Reed, Paul Thorn, Trace Adkins, Point of Grace
• High Valley– including GMA Canada Country Album of the Year (Broken Borders) and Song of The Year  (Back to You) 2007
• The Hunter Brothers– including GMA Canada Southern Gospel Album of the Year (It Takes Faith)  2009
• Brenda Best–Nashville Indy Music Awards Country Album of the Year (Facebook Friend) 2011
• # 1 songwriter Mark Petersen
• Top 10 ICM artist J. P. Mayton
• Top 10 Billboard country artist Becky Hobbs

I have also recorded/produced projects for humorist Kacey Jones, The Austin Brothers, Cody Ray Slaughter (Elvis impersonator), and a host of other independent artists and writers making great music. From kids albums and national radio ads, to playing live for the TN Governors Inauguration or the Tennessee Titan’s Home games, it’s always exciting to see what is next on the horizon. Will it include you my friend? Let me know if I can help.

615-337-1610

ThePodyum@yahoo.com