College of Charleston alumnus Jay Shepard ’04 was an economics major with a passion for music (and a music minor) and this month, his passion paid off. The Florence, S.C., native released his debut album, Harsh Mistress, on July 3, 2012 (internationally on July 10 through iTunes Europe) with a preview track featured on Grammy.com. Shepard worked with prominent producer, Matty Amendola, and 825 Records. [Read the whole story]