About Us

Shy Music, based in the beautiful city of Cape Town South Africa, was founded by Composer and Producer Alice Gillham in 2014. The company specialises in the creative development of all aspects of musical storytelling - including original composition, development of musical theatre, Brand development, studio production, artist recordings and specialist vocal production.

Some of our Current Projects


The Musical

Read about our SOLD OUT run in Cape Town 2023!

A story about a love so strong that it tore the night sky apart.


A New Musical

In Development

A gripping thriller/romance

Clarence Square is a New Musical, set in Toronto in 1904 amidst historical events, but based on an original story, that is being written and developed for both Theatre and Screen release.

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friends of ‘Calling Us Home’


The Album

In Production

Deeply embedded into the story of Calling Us Home, are some of the most topical conversations of our time.

We are exploring these conversations in studio, through a selection of Calling Us Home’s Songs with different artists, different voices and different viewpoints.