Hailing from Woodbridge, Virginia, Shyheim Selvan Hinnant is a multi-disciplinary emerging artist known for his warm bass-baritone voice. As a singer, songwriter, actor, and electric bass player, he has dedicated his life to creating art and inspiring others. He holds a Master of Music degree from the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Before pursuing his master's, Shyheim received 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 El Capitán (Florencia en el Amazonas), Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro), and Colline (La bohème), to name a few.

This past summer, he 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. This upcoming summer, he will be attending the Glimmerglass Music Festival as a young artist, covering the role of Sire in the world premiere of Derek Bermel’s The House on Mango Street.

In his free time, he writes alternative R&B music under the alias 'shy lennox.' 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.