shekoski, along with beau burchell, anthony green, and zach kennedy, is a founding member of the post-hardcore band saosin, having been with the group since their 2003 extended play "translating the name". in february 2015, quinn allman, the lead guitarist for post-hardcore band the used, began a year-long hiatus from performing with the group, and shekoski was selected to fill in for him. the used bassist jeph howard cited their friendship with the entirety of saosin and shekoski specifically as the reasons he was selected. in november 2015, the used announced that allman would be permanently leaving the band, and that shekoski would be replacing him as an official member.