Shadley is a French Horn player based in Wellington, Since 2015 Shadley has been Principal Horn of Orchestra Wellington. His orchestral and professional work includes the National Youth Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, and since 2019 has been on contract as Sub-Principal Horn with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
In 2022 be became Musical Director of Kāpiti Youth Orchestra. Under Shadley’s guidance, the orchestra has flourished and their performances have gone from strength to strength.
Shadley has a Bachelor of Music and a post grad diploma from Victoria University of Wellington. His teachers include Gregory Hill, Edward Allen and Samuel Jacobs. As well as performing around New Zealand, he has performed in South Africa, Australia and Tonga.