Mr Shay is a beat-boxer, musician & poet from Leicester. Shay specialises in electronic music and live looping to create unique and improvised tracks. He developed his music career as a community music practitioner, working with various youth groups in the midlands, via The Underground Creatives. Over his ten year career, Shay has worked with organisations such as Leicester City Football Club, Curve Theatre and The Prince’s Trust. In 2025, Shay was titled Leicester’s first ever Poet Laureate.