Shane grew up in Griffin, Ga. listening to everything from The Eagles to Vince Gill to Prince. After picking up the guitar at 12 years old, he decided to learn the styles of all of the music he was raised on including bands like Radiohead and Pearl Jam that he was into at the time. It has definitely shown as he has been a hired gun for over a decade. He has gigged with Christian, country, bluegrass, jazz, and blues groups including fellow CAST artists Jerry Walker, Matt McDaniel, and Justin Dale. His main influences are Mike Campbell, Duane Allman, David Gilmour, and Prince.