Shelly Yakus

Sheldon Gershon "Shelly" Yakus (born November 1945) is an American audio engineer and mixer.

Yakus has engineered recordings for many performers, including John Lennon, the Ramones, U2, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Van Morrison, Alice Cooper, the Band, Blue Öyster Cult, Dire Straits, Amy Grant, Don Henley, Madonna, Stevie Nicks, The Pointer Sisters, Raspberries, Lou Reed, Bob Seger, Patti Smith, Suzanne Vega, Warren Zevon, Cutting Crew, Star Radio, Elliott Murphy and Joan Armatrading. He acted as assistant engineer (1967–1969) for recordings by Dionne Warwick, Peter, Paul & Mary, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Count Basie & His Orchestra, and Frank Sinatra.

Career Yakus engineered the Ain't Got No Time album for The Hamilton Face Band which was released in 1970.

Yakus worked at the Record Plant on Johnny Winter's John Dawson Winter III album that was released in November 1974.

Yakus did the mixing for U2's Under a Blood Red Sky album that was released in 1983.

Family Yakus is the son of songwriter Milton Yakus, known for composing "Old Cape Cod". Milton, with his brother, Herbert, owned Ace Recording Studios in Boston where Shelly worked in the 1960s before moving on to A & R Recording in New York.