YGM Showcase Judge – Mason ShirleyMason Shirley is the founder of Sound Machine Studio and co-owner of NOVUM Records.

He grew up immersed in music. As a child he attended his dad’s band practices and shows, and experimented with basic recording equipment. While in high school, Mason built a make shift recording studio in his parents’ garage and recorded music every day after school. He developed a deep interest in the recording process and continued to develop his music production skills into college.In 2011, Mason established Sound Machine Studio. As a multi-instrumentalist and composer, Mason is able to bring unique value to the recording process. Highlights of his career include production credits on eight number one hits on the Texas radio charts, recording/mixing/producing 85 albums to date, designing and building a state of the art recording studio, and co-founding NOVUM Records, an independent Christian record company, with his business partner Will Hickl.