Shaw was born in London, England, and raised in
Bellevue, Ontario, Canada. He spent three years earning a classical music education at the
Juilliard Music School in New York. Upon returning to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he met
Emily Haines, and the two began dating and making music immediately. In 1997, Haines was featured in Shaw's debut album
Life on the Clock, and the two formed the band
Metric in 1998. Shaw's early efforts to make sure that Haines remained friends with her former high school friend
Kevin Drew helped the evolution of Broken Social Scene. Shaw produced the debut album of the
Montreal band
The Lovely Feathers (who toured with Metric in 2005). He was the owner of Giant Studios in Toronto from 2006, formerly with
Sebastien Grainger, member of
Death from Above 1979, until he sold it to Gus Van Go, a producer known for his work with Metric and the Stills in 2023. In 2010, he was nominated along with bandmate Emily Haines for the
Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year. In 2013, he won the
Juno Award for Producer of the Year for the songs "
Youth Without Youth" and "Breathing Underwater" from Metric's album
Synthetica. Shaw performed with Broken Social Scene on
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert March 30, 2017. == References ==