About

Mary Shaw is a composer and producer specializing in sports hip-hop and emotional underscore for reality TV. Her production music credits include CBS Sports, The NFL Today, NCAA March Madness, Fox, The NFL Network, and The Food Network.

Mary has also written custom music and sound design for clients including the ASPCA, GLAD and Fidelity Investments.

TL;DR

Mary started out as an independent singer-songwriter back in the 80's. After hitting the road in 1987, she sold a few thousand albums, performed solo shows at hundreds of college campuses, and won a few songwriting contests, including The American Lung Association Clean Air Songwriting Competition judged by Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary. She was also a semi-finalist at the Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk competition.

Mary retired from touring after seven years on the road to start a family, followed by a 25-year career in corporate web design. In 2020 she resumed writing and recording music from her home studio.