[3] ShyBoy's music has been featured in RuPaul's Drag Race, Dynasty, America's Next Top Model, the Capcom video game Devil May Cry 4, and the trailer for the 2018 film Halloween.

[6] 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.

[9] HuffPost'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.

"[10] The Monterey County Weekly described ShyBoy's music as "a cross-pollination of RJD2, DJ Shadow and 2001: A Space Odyssey – Arnold's understated vocals quickly erupt into full-blown soulful crooning that's irresistible for eardrums.

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.

Produced and arranged by ShyBoy, Jeff Hoeppner, and Mark Nubar, "Backroom" was featured in the second season of Dynasty on The CW[18] and described by TheGATE.ca as "timelessly fun" with vocals that are "slick, rich, and addictive.

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 original series Queer For Fear.

[24] 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) and writer/producer Mark Nubar.

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.

"[36] 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's Six Feet Under[37] and the Joss Whedon series Dollhouse[38] (starring Eliza Dushku).

ShyBoy was the featured DJ at the official premiere party for the Broadway revival of West Side Story in New York City in 2020[43] and created a mashup mix and medley for The B-52's 2022 farewell concert tour.