Biographie
Shawn has had a multi-faceted career as a composer in a variety of genres. As a songwriter, producer, performer and engineer, Shawn has written over 36,000 pieces of music; earning him more than 300 credits on TV series, films, video games and records. Clement has been nominated for, as well as won many awards over the years. A notable piece of work: Quantum Quest (performed by the San Francisco Philharmonic and recorded at Skywalker Ranch), was nominated for Hollywood Music in Media Awards' Best Score. It also won a Global Music Award. Shawn has worked for every major studio, television network and cable network.
In 2011 Clement was commissioned by The Wounded Warriors' Project to write the orchestral piece entitled The Warrior's Hymn for The Tribute for Wounded Warriors. It was premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC by a 106-member orchestra with 247-member choir fronted by the legendary Jon Anderson of Yes.
That same piece was later recorded with Robin Zander of Cheap Trick, produced by Jack Douglas (John Lennon, Aerosmith, The Who, Cheap Trick, George Harrison, Alice Cooper, etc.). Mixing was done by Warren Huart (The Frey, Aerosmith, Korn, Ace Frehley) and mastering by Bob Ludwig (Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Nine Inch Nails, etc.).
The record release of Warrior's Hymn and another Jazz/fusion record called Raw Fungus (which also featured an All-Star lineup) both received multiple award nominations and wins.
One of Clement's latest projects has been a recording of various works he has written over the last 2 years. This project also features an impressive lineup, including the late Keith Emerson (Emerson Lake & Palmer), Vinnie Colaiuta (Frank Zappa, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Jeff Beck, Chick Corea, Faith Hill, Megadeath), Ike Willis (Frank Zappa), Don Adey (Moody Blues), Geoff Downs (Yes, Asia), Tony Franklin (The Firm with Jimmy Page, Kenny Wayne Shepperd, White Snake, Quiet Riot), Chaka Khan, and many more.
In addition to working as a composer, Shawn also ran his own successful production company housed inside Paramount Pictures developing and producing feature films and television shows. A personal highlight, while at Paramount, was when Ray Bradbury personally asked him not only to score the only documentary Ray approved about his life, but also to co-produce, along with Joe Mantegna. Unfortunately, Ray passed away before the film was completed. A panel was held at Comic Con with Joe and Edward James Olmos among others - a befitting place as Ray was one of the co-creators of Comic con.
As a side note, Clement has instructed a multitude of people in diverse environments. He has conducted music theory and composition seminars at UMass Lowell, instructed for the Musician's Institute, professionally taught guitar techniques for 7 years, and spearheaded many masterclasses and panels around the world for NAMM, ASCAP, BMI, CCC, GDC, Berklee College of Music and Comic Con. These master classes and panels encompassed many aspects of the business including composition techniques, publishing, contractual issues, copyright issues, artist rights and career trajectory theories. This experience has kept him on the vanguard of leading industry companies giving him even more insight into modern technology and music.
Most recently, Shawn completed a project with Jack Douglas for The Special Olympics.
