Bio
Killian Grider (she/her, he/him) is a PhD student at the University of Michigan whose academic interests combine formal analyses of popular music alongside feminist and queer theory, particularly in the metagenre of EDM. Within this interfacing, queer subcultural music as well as the interrelation of social movements and trends in popular music appear quite often. Before Michigan, Killian earned a M.M. in Music Theory from New England Conservatory (’22) and a B.A. in Chemistry and Music from Skidmore College (’18). In past lives, Killian has worn many hats in the music industry, including professional singing, elementary school teaching, venue managing, and operating a private voice and music theory studio. Recent scholarly pursuits include “Sex, Money, and Power (Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk)” (2023) in DSCH Journal and “Queering the Dominant: Disco and the V-Chord’s Second Wave” masters lecture recital (2022).
