Stephen Anthony Malinowski is an American composer, pianist, educator, software engineer, and inventor.

[2][3] He visualizes music using a system of colored shapes, taking information from a MIDI file.

[4] He has collaborated with artists such as Vincent Lo, Alexander Peskanov, Björk, and the Del Sol Quartet.

[5] Malinowski studied music theory and composition with Thea Musgrave, Peter Fricker, Stanley Dale Krebs, and David Barton at the College of Creative Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he received a B.M.

As of October 14, 2024, his YouTube channel featuring his musical animations had received over 194 million views.