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 produced the debut album of the Montreal band The Lovely Feathers (who toured with Metric in 2005).

[4] 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.

[7][8] Shaw performed with Broken Social Scene on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert March 30, 2017.