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Austin Shawn | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Texas |
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, producer, mixing/mastering engineer |
Years active | 2011-Present |
Member of | The Core Entertainment Warner Chappell Music |
Website | www |
Austin Shawn is an American songwriter and producer as well as mixing and mastering engineer. He is known for his work with country musician Bailey Zimmerman, including the singles "Fall in Love", "Rock and a Hard Place", and "Religiously", all of which peaked at No.1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. His writing and production credits earned him 11 consecutive weeks on Billboard's Hot 100 Producer chart and in 2022 he joined The Core Entertainment's writer-producer management division.
Shawn grew up in the Forth Worth, Texas area and began playing guitar at an early age. [1] He began songwriting and also began producing and remixing music he had learned off YouTube. At the age of nineteen, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a career in music. [1]
While in Nashville, Shawn began songwriting and producing music for local independent music artists. He was then contacted to help produce music for upcoming country musician Bailey Zimmerman. [1]
Shawn worked with Zimmerman on the 2022 single "Fall in Love." [2] He wrote, mixed and produced the song which peaked at No.1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. [3] he also produced Zimmerman's single "Rock and a Hard Place" and his debut album Religiously. The Album. which peaked at No.3 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. He had previously produced Leave the Light On , Zimmerman's debut EP in 2022. [3]
Shawn also collaborated with country musician Chase Matthew on the certified platinum single "County Line" [4] as well as producing more than half of Matthew's discography. In 2023, Shawn was No.1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Producer chart for 11 consecutive weeks. [5] He also spent 48 consecutive weeks on Billboard's Country Producer chart. [6] In 2023, he joined the writer-producer management division of The Core Entertainment. [7]
Year | Artist | Song | Role |
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2024 | Bailey Zimmerman | "New to Country" | Produced, mixed, mastered [8] |
Bailey Zimmerman | "Hell or High Water" | Co-writer, producer, mixed and mastered [9] | |
Bailey Zimmerman | "Holy Smokes" | Co-writer, producer, mixed and mastered [10] | |
LECADE | "Bed We Made" | Co-writer, producer [11] | |
2023 | Restless Road | "You Don't Have to Love Me" | Co-writer [12] |
Jonas Brothers | "Strong Enough" (featuring Bailey Zimmerman) | vocal production, engineer | |
YoungBoy Never Broke Again | "Won't Back Down" (featuring Dermot Kennedy and Baily Zimmerman) | vocal producer, engineer [13] | |
Colin Stough | "Til' the Day one Does" | Co-wrote, produced, mixed, mastered | |
Chase Matthew | "The Way I Am" | produced, mixed, mastered | |
Bailey Zimmerman | "Fixin to Break" | Co-wrote, produced, mixed, mastered | |
LECADE | "Next Town Over" | produced [14] | |
2022 | Bailey Zimmerman | "Get to Gettin' Gone" | produced, mixed, mastered |
Bailey Zimmerman | "Where It Ends" | produced, mixed, mastered [1] | |
Bailey Zimmerman | "Rock and a Hard Place" | produced, mixed, mastered [1] | |
Bailey Zimmerman | "Fall in Love" | Co-wrote, produced, mixed, mastered [1] | |
After Midtown | "Party in My Hometown" | produced, mixed, mastered | |
After Midtown | "Down Like That" | produced, mixed, mastered | |
Chase Matthew | "Love You Again" | Co-wrote, produced, mixed, mastered | |
Chase Matthew | "Born For This" | Co-wrote, produced, mixed, mastered | |
2021 | Bailey Zimmerman | "Change" | Co-wrote, produced, mixed, mastered |
Bailey Zimmerman | "Small Town Crazy" | produced, mixed, mastered [1] | |
Chase Matthew | "County Line" | produced, mixed, mastered | |
Rachel Wiggins | "Never Really Over" | produced, mixed, mastered | |
Rachel Wiggins | "Daddy's Girl" | produced, mixed, mastered | |
2020 | Rachel Wiggins | "Used To It" | produced, mixed, mastered |
After Midtown | "Boys Like Us" | produced, mixed, mastered |
Year | Artist | Song | Role |
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2023 | Chase Matthew | Come Get Your Memory | Co-wrote, produced, mixed, mastered |
Bailey Zimmerman | Religiously. The Album. | Co-wrote, produced, mixed, mastered | |
Colin Stough | Promiseland EP | Co-wrote, produced, mixed, mastered | |
2022 | Chase Matthew | Born for This | Co-wrote, produced, mixed, mastered |
Bailey Zimmerman | Leave the Light On | Co-wrote, produced, mixed, mastered | |
2021 | After Midtown | Don't Give Away the Ending (EP) | produced, mixed, mastered [15] |
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