ABOUT
My name is Shyeheya (or just "shye" is fine!) and I'm a trans woman living in Melbourne, Australia. You likely know me for one of two creative outlets, my music or my puzzles.
I started producing my own music circa 2016 while I was finishing up school. It wouldn't be until two years later that I'd find my style of electronic/glitch/ambient soundscapes with fantasy themes.
My first album to be reviewed and platformed was Woolgatherer's Pond, and a year later I would release it's sister album, and most popular output yet, Obscura.
Eventually my interest in ambient music dwindled. I spent time on low stakes projects like the Monthly Mix series, and in the background I was developing skills in order to start a new alias.
Cylle is my project for EDM-inspired music, in 2026 I released my first album under this name, Terra Research Facility.
To this day music is the one thing I've kept creatively gravitating toward, and I have plenty of ideas for where I want to take things next!
Early during 2020 I stumbled my way upon the niche world of hand-crafted Sudoku (and later, other puzzles too). Something about the artistry really clicked with me, and I soon would become obsessed with puzzle setting.
Many of my works have been featured on Cracking the Cryptic as live blind solves, and the most popular of which have been my classic Sudoku's that feature novel advanced logic. And related, I've been known for my development of "Fireworks", an advanced pattern in which many different applications can arise. In late 2021 some people added some of these uses to their computer solvers, first Andrew Stuart and then YZF.
In the world of pencil puzzles (non-Sudoku) I'm probably most known for making a lot of Heyawake's, and for once being one of the setters for the daily GAPP's (Genuinely Approachable Pencil Puzzles) within the CTC fan discord server.
I'm never sure what new obsession I'll get down the line, but whatever it may be will likely end up as a new tab on this site! Thank you to everyone who has had any interest in my art whatsoever and/or has supported me emotionally or financially <3