about

Hailing from Woodbridge, Virginia, Shyheim Selvan Hinnant is a multi-disciplinary artist who puts the "tone" in bass-baritone. As a singer, songwriter, actor, and electric bass player, he has dedicated his life to creating art and inspiring others. He received a Master of Music degree from the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Before pursuing his master's, Shyheim earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Virginia Commonwealth University. He also earned a certificate of completion from the Conservatorio di Milano's Erasmus program.

Currently, he is pursuing a Master of Musical Arts degree from Yale University under the tutelage of mezzo-soprano Adriana Zabala. His favorite roles include Simone (Gianni Schicchi), Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro), and Colline (La bohème), to name a few.

As commercial model and actor, Shyheim has worked for various clients including UNO, Facebook (Meta), Away Travel, AllBirds, and Intel. In 2022, Shyheim starred in Christian Osagiede’s short film “Hunted,” which was a finalist in Dolby’s Finish the Script filmmaker competition.

He recently completed a residency with Des Moines Metro Opera as an apprentice artist, where he premiered the role of Clarence in Damien Geter's American Apollo and covered the role of First Nazarene in Strauss' Salome.

In his free time, he writes alternative R&B music under the alias of “shy lennox”. His smooth sound & creative work have been increasingly recognized & featured in AfroPunk, Lyrical Lemonade, the Commonwealth Times, Ink Magazine, RVA Magazine, & on various other online publications. Shyheim's debut single “afterblunts,” has gained over five million streams & over 50,000 monthly listeners.

Shyheim currently resides in New Haven, Connecticut where he sings as the bass/baritone section leader and soloist for The Congregational Church of New Canaan. He also teaches both virtual and in-person voice lessons and tutors music theory and mathematics.