Shy Girls

{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}

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| image = Shy Girls nee Dan Vidmar, Press Photo, 2017.jpeg

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| birth_name = Daniel John Vidmar{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/888454242 |title=ALWAYS THE SAME |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=November 9, 2023}}

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| birth_place = State College, Pennsylvania

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| genre = Alternative R&B

| occupation = Singer-songwriter, record producer

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| years_active = 2012–present

| label = Keep Cool Records, Hit City U.S.A.

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| website = {{URL|http://shygirlsmusic.com/}}

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Daniel John Vidmar, best known by his stage name Shy Girls, is an American alternative R&B singer-songwriter and producer currently based in Los Angeles, CA. His debut EP, Timeshare, was released in 2013 to critical acclaim on the Internet.{{Cite web|title = Stream Shy Girls' Timeshare EP|url = http://www.thefader.com/2013/10/29/stream-shy-girls-timeshare-ep|website = The FADER|accessdate = June 16, 2015}}{{Cite web|title = Listen to Shy Girls' "Under Attack"| date=February 5, 2013 |url = https://www.vice.com/en/article/listen-to-shy-girls-under-attack/|access-date = June 16, 2015}}{{Cite web|title = Stream Shy Girls Timeshare EP – Stereogum| date=October 30, 2013 |url = http://www.stereogum.com/1546581/stream-shy-girls-timeshare-ep/mp3s/album-stream/|accessdate = June 16, 2015}}{{Cite news|title = Shy Girls (New band of the day No 1,618)|url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/15/shy-girls-new-band|website = the Guardian|accessdate = June 16, 2015|first = Paul|last = Lester| date=October 15, 2013 }} Throughout 2014, Shy Girls was hand-picked as US tour opener for Haim, Maxwell, and Little Dragon{{Cite web|title = Download Shy Girls' New Mixtape "4WZ"|url = http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2015/02/download-shy-girls-new-mixtape-4wz/|accessdate = June 16, 2015}} and performed at festivals like Lollapalooza{{Cite web|title = Shy Girls|url = http://www.lollapalooza.com/2014-artist/shy-girls/|accessdate = June 16, 2015|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150317033821/http://www.lollapalooza.com/2014-artist/shy-girls/|archivedate = March 17, 2015}} and MusicfestNW.{{Cite web|title = Shy Girls Set to Play MFNW|url = https://www.redbullsoundselect.com/posts/music-fest-nw-lineup|website = Red Bull Sound Select. Break Music.|accessdate = June 16, 2015}} Vidmar also was featured on "All We Need" by Odesza for their 2014 album, In Return.{{Cite web|title = In Return by ODESZA|url = https://music.apple.com/us/album/in-return/897564246|website = iTunes|access-date = June 16, 2015}} In 2015, he released a 13-track mixtape titled 4WZ which featured guest appearances by Tei Shi, Rome Fortune and Antwon.{{Cite web|title = Premiere: Stream Shy Girls' "4WZ" Mixtape f/ Junglepussy, Tei Shi, Antwon and Rome Fortune| website=Complex Networks |url = http://www.complex.com/music/2015/02/shy-girls-4wz-premiere|accessdate = June 16, 2015}} In 2019, Vidmar released his major-label debut album, Salt, on RCA Records.{{Cite web |title=Bird On The Wing by Shy Girls |url=https://genius.com/albums/Shy-girls/Bird-on-the-wing |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=Genius |language=en}}

As a producer and songwriter, Vidmar has worked with artists such as Jhené Aiko, Young Thug, Cashmere Cat, Kito, Cyril Hahn, and Yoke Lore.{{Cite web|title=Cashmere Cat - 9|url=https://www.discogs.com/Cashmere-Cat-9/release/10243977|access-date=2020-08-23|website=Discogs|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=T-Shyne - The Immaculate|url=https://www.discogs.com/T-Shyne-The-Immaculate/release/14722836|access-date=2020-08-23|website=Discogs|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Q&A: Kito Is Back With Cross-Genre & Highly Collaborative EP, HAANI / Ones To Watch|url=http://www.onestowatch.com/blog/qa-kito-is-back-with-cross-genre-highly|access-date=2020-08-23|website=Ones To Watch}}{{Citation|title=Listen to "Perfect Form" [ft. Shy Girls] by Cyril Hahn|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15655-cyril-hahn-perfect-form-ft-shy-girls/|language=en|access-date=2020-08-23}}{{Cite web|last=Howard|first=Lindsay|title=Yoke Lore & Shy Girls Link Up for Bubbly 'Beige' Remix|url=https://variancemagazine.com/sounds/8788-yoke-lore-beige-shy-girls-remix|access-date=2020-08-23|website=Variance Magazine|date=January 5, 2018 |language=en-gb}} Vidmar composed the music for the Netflix Original documentary, The Speed Cubers, in 2020.{{Cite web |title=Dan Vidmar {{!}} Composer, Sound Department |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11451541/ |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}