Shun Lopez is a musician, percussionist, and drummer. He was raised in Tokyo, Japan. Shun began his musical journey at the age of 4 with keyboard lessons. He showed an early interest in drums and began taking lessons at the age of 6. His classical percussion journey started at the age of 12 when he moved to the United States and joined the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College Program for percussion and piano. Shun has joined the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra since 2018 until the end of high school, and has experience touring in Europe.

To pursue his interest in jazz fusion, Shun began taking lessons from the well-known and accomplished master drummer and educator Tommy Igoe, starting at the age of 12 and continuing throughout his high school years. After graduating from high school, he continued his musical education at NYU, studying a wide range of percussion instruments and genres with multiple mentors, including Jonathan Haas, James Saporito, Eriko Daimo, Sean Statser, Javier Diaz, and Josh Samuels.

Currently, Shun is focusing on studying under the guidance of Mark Sherman, James Saporito, and Sean Statser.