About

aivi is the artist moniker of Aivi Tran, a Vietnamese-American composer. They’re also a parent, piano teacher, and the founder of Infloresce Records.

They’re best known for their work with aivi & surasshu, the award-winning composition duo that scored the soundtrack for the animated series Steven Universe on Cartoon Network. aivi & surasshu also composed the series’ credits themes, “Love Like You” and “Being Human”, in close collaboration with Rebecca Sugar, who wrote the lyrics.

Aivi began composing at age 12, inspired by the music of Nintendo games and Yamaha keyboard demos. Their work is sincere and soft, embracing femininity, collaboration, and the communal cultural values they were raised with. A lifetime of navigating their hybrid cultural identity and their hybrid background in classical piano and computer music has resulted in their unique musical style, where unexpected sounds duet and intertwine.

In 2019, Aivi began a community movement to coin digital fusion—a genre and music scene with roots in online video game music communities, where composers blend many sounds and genres with the vernacular of early PC music.

In 2020, in addition to composing music for the video game Ikenfell, Aivi started the game’s sensitivity and accessibility team and worked as an editor.

From childhood to present day, they’ve had the privilege of learning about music from many teachers and peers from different countries. They received their Bachelor of Arts in Music with honors from UC Davis, where they studied composition with Professor Kurt Rohde.

Outside of music, Aivi is passionate about social justice, Studio Ghibli films, visiting the children’s section of the library, and taking their babies to the beach. They’re married to electronic musician surasshu and based in the San Francisco Bay Area.