ShyBoy is an American vocalist, songwriter, music producer, and DJ. He is the music composer for the
Emmy
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-nominated documentary series ''
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror'' (
Shudder
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* ''Shudder'' (album), a 2008 album by American band Bayside
*Shudder (streaming service)
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/
AMC
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) from executive producer
Bryan Fuller
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. ShyBoy was named Best Solo Artist in the 10th Annual ''LA Weekly'' Best of L.A. Readers' Choice Awards and has performed throughout North America and in Europe, sharing the stage with artists such as
Flo Rida
Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), better known by his stage name Flo Rida (, ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 breakout single " Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital dow ...
,
Meiko, and
Amanda Palmer
Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer (born April 30, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and performance artist who is the lead vocalist, pianist, and lyricist of the duo The Dresden Dolls. She performs as a solo artist and was also a ...
. ShyBoy's music has been featured in ''
RuPaul's Drag Race'', ''
Dynasty
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'', ''
America's Next Top Model'', the Capcom video game ''
Devil May Cry 4
is a 2008 action-adventure game developed and published by Capcom. It was released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows platforms. It is the fourth installment in the ''Devil May Cry'' series and is written by Bingo Morihashi a ...
'', and the trailer for the 2018 film ''
Halloween
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''. An array of writers and artists have collaborated with ShyBoy, including: Emmy Award-winning performer
RuPaul
RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960; stylized as RuPaul) is an American drag queen, television personality, actor, musician, and model. Best known for producing, hosting, and judging the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' ...
; hip-hop artist
SlimKid3
Trevant Hardson (born October 5, 1970), best known by his stage name Slimkid3 (Slim Kid Tre; sometimes stylized as SlimKid3), is an American rapper from Los Angeles. He is a founding member of The Pharcyde.
Career
Tre Hardson began his career ...
(
The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde (currently known as The Far Side) is an American alternative hip hop group, formed in 1989, from South Central Los Angeles. The original four members of the group are Imani (Emandu Wilcox), Slimkid3 (Trevant Hardson), Bootie Brown ...
); Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter
Wendy Waldman; Saturn Award-winning writer
Bryan Fuller
Bryan Fuller (born July 27, 1969) is an American television writer and producer who has created a number of television series, including ''Dead Like Me'', ''Wonderfalls'', ''Pushing Daisies'', '' Hannibal'', and '' American Gods.'' Fuller worked a ...
; DJ and record producer
Darude; and Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award-winning songwriter
Allee Willis. ShyBoy and gold-selling record producer Mark Nubar co-founded the band
Hypnogaja
Hypnogaja (pronounced hip-nō-gä-zhä) is an American rock band founded by vocalist Jason Arnold (known professionally as ShyBoy) and keyboardist Mark Nubar in 2000.
Numerous TV shows, games, and movies have featured Hypnogaja's music includi ...
and L.A.-based indie label The Spaceman Agency.
Career
Solo Work
ShyBoy debuted music from his first solo album ''Water on Mars'' during a headline performance at the Carmel Art and Film Festival. Released in October 2013 and produced by ShyBoy and Mark Nubar, the album features co-writes with songwriters such as Allee Willis,
Ivo Moring,
David Batteau, Wendy Waldman, and others. The songs "Bird in Flight" and "
Wouldn't It Be Good
"Wouldn't It Be Good" is a song by English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw, released on 20 January 1984 as the second single from his debut studio album, ''Human Racing'' (1984). The release was Kershaw's second single, and features the non-album t ...
" were released as singles, with videos directed by filmmaker Michael Bodie and produced by Loretta Ramos. Songs from the ''Water on Mars'' album landed several TV placements.
CNN
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featured "Bird in Flight" during a story about the 50th anniversary of the first spacewalk by
NASA
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NASA was established in 1958, succeeding t ...
astronauts and featured the title track on ''Newsroom,'' during a special segment on
NASA
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NASA was established in 1958, succeeding t ...
's definitive discovery of flowing water on Mars. The
HLN news series ''Raising America'' with
Kyra Phillips
Kyra Phillips (born August 8, 1968) is a correspondent for ABC News.
Early life and career
Phillips was born in Illinois, and grew up in the city of Jacksonville. In the fourth grade, she moved to San Diego, California, where her parents became ...
selected one of the album's tracks, "When I Close My Eyes," as the show's theme song.
''
HuffPost
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''
's review of ''Water on Mars'' described the album as one that "makes a bold, tuneful impression on today's indie-pop landscape" and that it "is one of the year's smartest, not-to-be-missed debuts." The ''
Monterey County Weekly
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'' described ShyBoy's music as "a cross-pollination of
RJD2,
DJ Shadow
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Biography Early years (1989–1995)
DJ Sha ...
and ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' – Arnold's understated vocals quickly erupt into full-blown soulful crooning that's irresistible for eardrums." Kevin Bronson's ''Buzzbands LA'' noted ShyBoy's sound as "wonderfully dramatic," and described his music as a cross between
Nick Drake
Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter known for his acoustic guitar-based songs. He did not find a wide audience during his lifetime, but his work gradually achieved wider notice and recognit ...
,
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens ( ; born July 1, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has released nine solo studio albums and multiple collaborative albums with other artists. Stevens has received Grammy and Academy Award nomi ...
, and
M83.
''Lost in Space'' - ShyBoy's second album - was released in 2014 and features material co-written with Emmy and Annie Award-nominated lyricist
Amy Powers, multi-platinum music producer Jeff Hoeppner, German electronic music composer/DJ
robot koch
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, Emmy Award-winning composer
Jim Dooley, television writer and producer Bryan Fuller (''
Pushing Daisies
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'', ''
American Gods
''American Gods'' (2001) is a fantasy novel by British author Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern mythology, all centering on the mysterious and taciturn Shadow.
The book was pub ...
'', ''
Hannibal
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''); and more. The collection contains a cover of the
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the " Queen of Disco", while her mus ...
song "
She Works Hard for the Money
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," featured on the Essential Records compilation ''Café de Paris, Vol. 10.''
In 2015, ShyBoy released numerous projects: ''Daisy Pusher'' EP (which included "Haven't Heard This Song in Forever," featured on the
ABC
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show ''
Super Fun Night
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'', starring
Rebel Wilson); a cover of
Sia
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's "
Elastic Heart
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" followed (recorded as a duet with
Kat Robichaud of
NBC's
''The Voice''); and the ''Zero Gravity'' EP (featuring a remix by
Matt Mcjunkins and
The Beta Machine).
ShyBoy and multi-platinum songwriter Allee Willis (
Earth, Wind & Fire's
"September," ''The Color Purple'' musical) teamed up with producers Jeff Hoeppner and Mark Nubar to create several singles in 2016 and 2017. The first of these releases - a cover of "
Neutron Dance
"Neutron Dance" is a song written by Allee Willis and Danny Sembello which was introduced by the Pointer Sisters on their 1983 album '' Break Out''. The song became a Top Ten hit in 1985, its success augmented by being prominently featured on the ...
" (the
Grammy Award
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-winning song by
The Pointer Sisters
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, written by Willis and
Danny Sembello
Daniel Sembello (January 15, 1963 – August 15, 2015) was an American songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist.
He produced recordings by artists including George Benson and Pebbles, and he had his compositions recorded by Chaka K ...
) - features an animated lyric video directed by Willis, who also illustrated the artwork for the single. ''HuffPost'' describes the remake as "an entirely new, indie-pop version of the classic single with ShyBoy’s understated tenor lilting over delicate, synth-driven grooves." Three more releases followed: the originals "Can't Stay With The Pay (Ain't No Little Fairy Gonna Pop Me A Five For That Tooth)" and "He and She;" and a cover version of another one of Willis' hits, the
Pet Shop Boys
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and
Dusty Springfield classic "
What Have I Done To Deserve This?."
ShyBoy's single "Backroom" was released in October 2018, followed by the ''Backroom (The Remixes)'' EP in June 2019. Produced and arranged by ShyBoy, Jeff Hoeppner, and Mark Nubar, "Backroom" was featured in the second season of ''
Dynasty
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'' on
The CW
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and described by
TheGATE.ca
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Launched in November 2000, The GATE is owned ...
as "timelessly fun" with vocals that are "slick, rich, and addictive." The "Backroom" official music video (directed by Michael Bodie) was premiered by
World of Wonder's
WOW Presents Plus, which described it as a "gritty masterpiece." In September 2020, "Backroom" was named as an Official Selection in the music video category of the 5th annual ''QueerX'' film festival (presented by
Lexus and
Revry
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). In December 2020, the
Hollywood Music In Media awards officially nominated ShyBoy's "Backroom" recording for a 2021 award in the Alternative music category.
Several releases featured ShyBoy in October 2020 and 2021, including "Superhero;" "1981" (the debut single by the group Warningfield); and "Silence," a
Beatport Electronica Top 10 collaboration with Berlin-based artist Purple Kaiser (of Kaiser Souzai), and "The Sky Is Falling."
ShyBoy released the album ''His Royal Shyness'' in October 2022. The LP - produced by Jeff Hoeppner, Jeeve, ShyBoy, and Mark Nubar - includes the songs "Backroom," "U Can Get It," "Bad Thoughts," and "Dildo Machine," all featured in the
Shudder
Shudder may refer to:
*Shivering
* ''Shudder'' (album), a 2008 album by American band Bayside
*Shudder (streaming service)
Shudder is an American over-the-top subscription video on demand service featuring horror, thriller and supernatural fic ...
original series ''Queer For Fear''.
Warningfield
ShyBoy is the lead vocalist and co-founding member of the collective Warningfield, a collaboration with film/TV composers Jim Guttridge & Sean Hosein (''
Beauty & the Beast
''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' (''The Young American and Marine T ...
'') and writer/producer Mark Nubar. The group is based in Los Angeles and Paris. Warningfield's sound has been described as a "hybrid of dramatic underscore woven together with conceptual pop songs." Their music was first featured in the trailer for the 2018 remake of ''Halloween'' (Blumhouse/Universal). Warningfield's debut single "1981" was released in October 2020. In a review of the song, ''Buzz Music'' wrote that ShyBoy's vocals "perfectly complement the surrounding airy and retro sci-fi-inspired production."
Hypnogaja
ShyBoy's music career began as the lead singer of the band
Hypnogaja
Hypnogaja (pronounced hip-nō-gä-zhä) is an American rock band founded by vocalist Jason Arnold (known professionally as ShyBoy) and keyboardist Mark Nubar in 2000.
Numerous TV shows, games, and movies have featured Hypnogaja's music includi ...
. He co-wrote and produced numerous recordings with the group, including the critically acclaimed LPs ''Below Sunset'' (described by the ''
Denver Post
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'' as music that "pushes boundaries"),
''Truth Decay'' (described by ''
Outburn
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Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zeala ...
'' magazine as "an expertly crafted album”), and ''Bridge to Nowhere'' (a European release by Sony Music Germany). Hypnogaja toured consistently throughout the United States and Canada, opening for artists such as
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* AD 311, a year of the Julian calendar, in the fourth century AD
* 311 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar
* 311 (band), an American band
** ''311'' (album), band 311's self-titled album
...
,
Linda Perry,
Shinedown, and
Saliva
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. The band appeared on the debut episode of ''Stripped Down Live'', hosted by
Tears For Fears
Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath, England, in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the new wav ...
'
Curt Smith
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. ShyBoy received the award for Best Male Vocalist at the 2nd Annual
Hollywood Music In Media Awards
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, for Hypnogaja's cover of the
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the " Queen of Disco", while her mus ...
song, "
On The Radio." Hypnogaja t-shirts and posters were featured in the pilot episode of the Bryan Fuller series, ''
Dead Like Me
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''. In February 2020, Hypnogaja released the single "Lovesick," the band's first release since the 2011 single "Dark Star" (featuring
SlimKid3
Trevant Hardson (born October 5, 1970), best known by his stage name Slimkid3 (Slim Kid Tre; sometimes stylized as SlimKid3), is an American rapper from Los Angeles. He is a founding member of The Pharcyde.
Career
Tre Hardson began his career ...
). In July 2022, the band released the single "Circle of Hate" via The Spaceman Agency label.
RuPaul Collaboration
The mashup concept album
The RuPaul Mixtape' marked the beginning of ShyBoy's collaboration with
RuPaul
RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960; stylized as RuPaul) is an American drag queen, television personality, actor, musician, and model. Best known for producing, hosting, and judging the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' ...
, including five singles for the Emmy Award-winning show ''
RuPaul's Drag Race'' (seasons
4,
5, and
6). The songs - "The Shade of It All," "Runway Girl," "Reading is Fundamental," "It's Not Personal (It's Drag)," and "Oh No She Better Don't" - were written by RuPaul, ShyBoy, and Mark Nubar, and released by
World of Wonder. ShyBoy created two mixes, entitled "Shade" and "Serve," for ''RuPaul's Drag Race''
's Draglympics challenges in episode 6 of season 11. In June 2021, ShyBoy release
''The RuPaul Mixtape Vol. II''
Music in Film, TV, and Games
ShyBoy composed tracks for several cycles of
Tyra Banks' ''America's Next Top Model'' and co-wrote songs for on-screen performances by characters in
HBO
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's ''
Six Feet Under'' and the
Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill Whedon (; born June 23, 1964) is an American filmmaker, composer, and comic book writer. He is the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions, co-founder of Bellwether Pictures, and is best known as the creator of several television series: ...
series
''Dollhouse'' (starring
Eliza Dushku). ShyBoy collaborated with composer
Tetsuya Shibata
is a Japanese video game music composer and sound director. He is credited for over twenty musical scores produced for Capcom's video game releases including the ''Monster Hunter'' and ''Devil May Cry'' series, as well those in the '' Darkstalk ...
on the end title for
Capcom
is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. It has created a number of List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil' ...
's multi-platinum video game ''
Devil May Cry 4
is a 2008 action-adventure game developed and published by Capcom. It was released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows platforms. It is the fourth installment in the ''Devil May Cry'' series and is written by Bingo Morihashi a ...
.'' The song, "Shall Never Surrender," was also released on a special soundtrack by
Sony Music Japan
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. Songs written and composed by ShyBoy have been featured in: ''
Scream 4'' (trailer);
''Roswell''; ''
Sex and the City''; ''
One Life to Live
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'';
Frank Beddor
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's
''Looking Glass Wars''; ''
Cold Creek Manor
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'' (starring
Sharon Stone);
''Valentine'' (starring
David Boreanaz); ''
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage''; and more.
ShyBoy and Mark Nubar composed the score for the
Emmy
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-nominated documentary series ''
Queer For Fear: The History Of Queer Horror'' (from executive producer
Bryan Fuller
Bryan Fuller (born July 27, 1969) is an American television writer and producer who has created a number of television series, including ''Dead Like Me'', ''Wonderfalls'', ''Pushing Daisies'', '' Hannibal'', and '' American Gods.'' Fuller worked a ...
) which debuted on
Shudder
Shudder may refer to:
*Shivering
* ''Shudder'' (album), a 2008 album by American band Bayside
*Shudder (streaming service)
Shudder is an American over-the-top subscription video on demand service featuring horror, thriller and supernatural fic ...
and
AMC
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Film and television
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* AMC Networks, an American entertainment company
** AMC (TV channel)
** AMC+, streaming service
** AMC Networks International, an entertainment company
*** AM ...
on September 30, 2022. ShyBoy's song "Backroom" serves as the main title for the show.
Producer and DJ
ShyBoy has produced remixes for numerous artists (including
RuPaul
RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960; stylized as RuPaul) is an American drag queen, television personality, actor, musician, and model. Best known for producing, hosting, and judging the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' ...
,
Whitney Houston
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,
Julia Fordham
Julia Fordham (born 10 August 1962) is a British singer-songwriter. Her professional career started in the early 1980s, under the name "Jules Fordham", as a backing singer for Mari Wilson and Kim Wilde, before signing a recording contract of h ...
, and
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the " Queen of Disco", while her mus ...
) and created several mashup dance parties, including ''MaDonna Summer'' (a tribute to
Madonna
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and
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the " Queen of Disco", while her mus ...
); ''Britney Houston'' (a tribute to
Britney Spears
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and
Whitney Houston
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); ''Rihyoncé'' (a tribute to
Rihanna
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and
Beyoncé
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); ''Gaga Lipa'' (a tribute to
Lady Gaga
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and
Dua Lipa
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); and ''Kylie Cyrus'' (a tribute to
Kylie Minogue
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and
Miley Cyrus
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). ShyBoy was the featured DJ at the official premiere party for the Broadway revival of ''
West Side Story
''West Side Story'' is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents.
Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid-1 ...
'' in New York City in 2020 and created a mashup mix and medley for
The B-52's
The B-52's, also styled as The B-52s, are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, p ...
2022 farewell concert tour.
Discography
Albums, EPs, Singles
* 2022: ''His Royal Shyness'' (LP)
* 2022: ''Bad Thoughts'' (Single)
* ''2022: Sex Doll'' (Single)
* 2022: ''Bedroom Secrets'' (Single)
* 2021: ''The Sky Is Falling'' (Single)
*2020: ''Superhero'' (Single)
* 2019: ''Lottery'' (Single)
*2019: ''U Can Get It'' (Single)
*2019: ''Backroom (The Remixes)'' (EP)
*2019: ''In The Air Tonight'' (Single)
*2018: ''Backroom'' (Single)
* 2017: ''What Have I Done to Deserve This? (feat.
Allee Willis)'' (Single)
* 2017: ''He and She'' (Single)
* 2017: ''Can't Stay with the Pay (Ain't No Little Fairy Gonna Pop Me a Five for That Tooth)'' (Single)
* 2016: ''Neutron Dance'' (Single)
*2015: ''The Murder Ballads'' (EP)
*2015: ''The Murder Mixtape''
*2015: ''Zero Gravity'' (EP)
*2015: ''Daisy Pusher'' (EP)
*2014: ''Lost in Space'' (LP)
*2014: ''The Interstellar Travel Companion Mixtape''
*2014: ''Lonely Disco'' (EP)
*2013: ''Water on Mars'' (LP)
*2013: ''Wouldn't It Be Good'' (Single)
*2012: ''Bird in Flight'' (Single)
Collaborations
* 2021: ''ShyBoy presents The RuPaul Mixtape Vol. II -'' RuPaul & ShyBoy
*2020: ''Silence'' (single) - Purple Kaiser feat. ShyBoy
*2020: ''1981'' (Single) - Warningfield
* 2020: ''Raggabot (Push the Button)'' (Single) - Ghost Cave feat. ShyBoy
* 2019: ''MaDonna Summer'' ''(10th Anniversary Platinum Edition)'' - Mixed by DJ ShyBoy
*2016: ''Where Does The Time Go? (ShyBoy Remix)'' -
Julia Fordham
Julia Fordham (born 10 August 1962) is a British singer-songwriter. Her professional career started in the early 1980s, under the name "Jules Fordham", as a backing singer for Mari Wilson and Kim Wilde, before signing a recording contract of h ...
*2014: ''Oh No She Better Don't'' (Single) -
RuPaul
RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960; stylized as RuPaul) is an American drag queen, television personality, actor, musician, and model. Best known for producing, hosting, and judging the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' ...
& DJ ShyBoy
*2014: ''Shock and Awe (ShyBoy Remix)'' •
Purple Crush
Purple Crush is an American dance music act consisting of married couple Isla Cheadle and Jared Selter. They met at The California Institute of the Arts, where they studied dance and music, respectively. Purple Crush was formed in Brooklyn, NY, w ...
,
Raja
''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested f ...
, Josh Peace
*2013: ''It's Not Personal (It's Drag)'' (Single) - RuPaul & DJ ShyBoy
*2013: ''Reading is Fundamental'' (Single) - RuPaul & DJ ShyBoy
*2013: ''Runway Girl'' (Single) - RuPaul & DJ ShyBoy
*2013: ''The Shade of It All'' (Single) - RuPaul & DJ ShyBoy
*2013: ''Headspin'' (Single) -
Eddie Amador
Eddie Amador (born 1967) is best known as an international house music producer, remixer and DJ. He penned the song "House Music" in 1997 and is an established icon in house music.
Biography
Amador's productions in 2011 included "Spirituality" ...
feat. ShyBoy
* 2012: ''The Beginning'' (DJ ShyBoy Remix) - RuPaul
*2012: ''ShyBoy presents The RuPaul Mixtape -'' RuPaul & ShyBoy
*2012: ''Welcome to the Future'' (single) - Kristina Sky and Randy Boyer feat. ShyBoy
*2009: ''MaDonna Summer'' - DJ ShyBoy & Freddy, King of Pants with DJ Nubar
*2008: ''Devil May Cry 4 ("Shall Never Surrender," "The Time Has Come")'' - ShyBoy,
Tetsuya Shibata
is a Japanese video game music composer and sound director. He is credited for over twenty musical scores produced for Capcom's video game releases including the ''Monster Hunter'' and ''Devil May Cry'' series, as well those in the '' Darkstalk ...
Hypnogaja
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Hypnogaja Discography
References
External links
ShyBoy Official Website
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Living people
American male singer-songwriters
American record producers
Year of birth missing (living people)