ABOUT

Stephen Tian-You Ai is a pianist, toy pianist, and music theorist. He is currently a PhD candidate in Music Theory at Harvard University, where he is writing a dissertation entitled “Sounding the Anime Media Mix” that looks at the relationship between anime song (anison) and marketing systems. Secondary research interests include trans studies, 17th-century tuning and temperament, and music performance studies. As a pianist, Stephen has appeared in concert as a soloist with the Horizon Ensemble, the Harvard GSAS Student Center Orchestra, the Berkshire Symphony, the Los Angeles Bach Festival Orchestra and the San Diego Symphony, and has collaborated with the BlackBox Ensemble, the Harvard Glee Club, and the Cambridge Community Choir.