Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. John Philip Shenale (John Philip Shenale; 1951) is a Canadian composer, arranger, musician and producer based in Los Angeles. He has contributed his talents to over forty Gold and Platinum albums, and over thirty Top 40 singles. His work has also been associated with twenty-one Grammy Award nominations. Shenale was born in Canada in 1951. His family relocated to the United States in the late-1950's. His earliest memories of music consist of hearing his father, an avid lover of classical music, play the violin, cello and mandolin in their home during his childhood. After attending a Latin High Mass at the age of five, he recalls being drawn to the piano in an attempt to recreate the music he had heard during the ceremony. The experience awakened his passion for the art and he soon found himself improvising his own music. It wasn't until the age of twelve,however, that he began formal piano lessons.