ShyBoy
ShyBoy’s latest release, His Royal Shyness (King Size Edition), dives deep into themes of intimacy, desire, and emotional tension through a cinematic pop lens. Released via Stockholm-based Snafu Records, the expanded LP features extended versions of every track from the original His Royal Shyness, alongside new songs and remixes.
Highlights include the fierce, otherworldly “Dildo Machine (After Hours Remix)” featuring RuPaul’s Drag Race icon Alaska Thunderf**k—a dark, late-night club burner built for the dance floor. “Green Lights and Red Flags (Tetramorph Remix)” shimmers with synthwave textures, sweeping strings, and irresistible after-hours energy. “Brand New Maybe” delivers a slow-burning confessional wrapped in lush electric piano and crisp 808s—minimalist in structure, emotionally rich in tone. The album closes with a stripped-down cover of Lana Del Rey’s “Norman f**king Rockwell,” a soul-baring interpretation that amplifies the haunting beauty of the original.
ShyBoy’s music has amassed millions of streams and appeared in major films, video games, and TV shows including RuPaul's Drag Race, Dynasty, America's Next Top Model, Devil May Cry 4, and Halloween. He has collaborated with Emmy-winning icon RuPaul, hip-hop legend SlimKid3 (The Pharcyde), EDM star Darude, Emmy-winning composer Jim Dooley (Pushing Daisies), and Grammy-winning, multiplatinum songwriter Allee Willis. ShyBoy also composed the score for Bryan Fuller’s Emmy-nominated documentary series Queer For Fear: The History of Queer Horror and has five new music tracks featured in Fuller’s forthcoming feature film Dust Bunny (starring Mads Mikkelsen and Sigourney Weaver), arriving in theaters worldwide on December 5 via Lionsgate.
Beyond his solo work, ShyBoy is the lead singer and co-founder of Hypnogaja, a critically acclaimed alternative rock band known for its cinematic storytelling and genre-blending sound. The band recently reunited to release the single “Escalate,” praised by journalist Larry Flick as “a layered, occasionally menacing single that threads the needle between goth rock gloom and industrial pop urgency.”
Named Best Solo Artist in LA Weekly’s 10th Annual Best of L.A. Awards, ShyBoy is also the co-founder of indie label The Spaceman Agency and the creator of iconic dance parties like MaDonna Summer, Rihyoncé, Gaga Lipa, Britney Houston, and Kylie xcx, with residencies in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Palm Springs, and beyond. He was the featured DJ at the official premiere party for the Broadway revival of West Side Story in New York City, created a mashup mix and medley for The B-52's 2022 farewell concert tour, and created mixes for several seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race. His remix credits include “Everybody Say Love (ShyBoy Remix)” for RuPaul and “Supernatural Love (ShyBoy Remix)” for Donna Summer.