Shane Adams, President of Artist Accelerator, is a Nashville resident and Las Vegas native. He is an award-winning songwriter, producer, and author of The Singer-Songwriter’s Guide to Recordings in the Home Studio. Shane’s artists have 100s of thousands of listens on streaming services.

Shane attended Berklee College of Music and became a founding instructor at Berklee Online. He is now an Associate Professor mentoring master degree candidates at Berklee NYC. Shane is also a founding songwriting and music production instructor and course developer for Interlochen Online.

Shane has two GRAMMY nominations as a Music Educator; he received the Tennessee Songwriters Association's highest honor: THE HALLMAN AWARD; and has held a myriad of record label and music publishing positions. In 2013, Shane was named the Music Industry Professional of the Year by Chowan University.

Shane has also received the Country Music Hall of Fame's TOP TEN HITMAKER AWARD for co-developing the Taylor Swift Education Center's Words & Music program and Songwriting 101 program which has taught over 200,000 kids to write and record music.

Shane is an internationally recognized songwriting expert, a mentor for 100s of aspiring and professional writers, and is a frequent guest on many music-oriented podcasts. His Quick Songwriting Tips on YouTube have over 500,000 views.