Larry Ryckman’s Legendary Cofounder Shelly Yakus

Monday, January 23, 2017

Larry Ryckman’s Legendary Cofounder Shelly Yakus

Award-winning audio and technology entrepreneur Larry Ryckman is the CEO of AfterMaster Audio Labs, headquartered in Hollywood, California. Larry Ryckman cofounded the company with legendary audio engineer Shelly Yakus, who serves as the company’s chief engineer.

Shelly Yakus’ exposure to recording came at a very early age – his father and uncle co-owned Ace Recording in Boston. He moved to New York in the mid-1960s and gained more recording experience. Yakus went on to co-design, equip, and operate A&M Records’ industry-leading music-recording studios in Los Angeles. He previously served as vice president of Record Plant and also was vice president of engineering at QSound Labs, Inc.

Yakus has mixed and engineered recordings for some of the music industry’s best-known artists, including John Lennon, Tom Petty, Alice Cooper, Dire Straits, Meat Loaf, Amy Grant, Madonna, U2, B.B. King, Patti Smith, Peter Paul & Mary, Stevie Nicks, Cher, Aretha Franklin, and more. He was nominated to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999.

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About Larry Ryckman

An accomplished executive and entrepreneur, Larry Ryckman has served as chief executive officer of both American Artists, Inc. and QSound Audio Labs, Inc. He now serves as the president of AfterMaster Audio Labs in Hollywood. Over the course of his career, Larry Ryckman has worked with a number of best-selling musical artists, including Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Sting, Madonna, Pink Floyd, and Paula Abdul. Recently, he partnered with Justin Timberlake when he became a co-owner of AfterMaster. The team he has assembled at AfterMaster has produced more hit records than any other audio company.

Larry Ryckman is also the founder of MyStudio, an interactive recording experience that has become one of the best methods for finding new talent. Seeking to give back to the community, Mr. Ryckman recently served as executive producer on a public service announcement entitled “Walk this Way” that was created on behalf of an organization for foster children called the Felix Organization. The video featured more than 25 celebrities and a performance by Aerosmith.