Stephanie Poetri

Wednesday, October 11, 8 p.m.

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Asian and Asian American Arts and Culture Program

In October 2022, the Fine Arts Center’s Asian and Asian American Arts and Culture Program partnered with the Los Angeles-based music company 88rising to present emerging pop star NIKI. That concert produced our first sellout crowd of the post-pandemic era in the Frederick C. Tillis Performance Hall. Best of all, NIKI turned in a fantastic performance that remains one of the highlights of an overall spectacular season.

We’re thrilled this season to continue our partnership with 88rising to bring another rising Indonesian pop star to the Tillis Performance Hall stage.

Stephanie Poetri’s music has a softness to it, an ethereal quality that comes through crystal clear in her stunning alto voice. But even if her vocals are a bit otherworldly, that’s where the manic pixie dream girl trope ends. Poetri’s sound is so much bigger than that pigeonholed lane of singer-songwriter.

It was tropical house of Kygo and the melodies of K-pop that cemented Poetri’s early interest in music while she was growing up in Indonesia. Poetri rose to stardom in 2019  on the strength of her self-released single, “I Love You 3000,” a worldwide hit with 425 million streams across various platforms, and more than 150 million views of the DIY video that Poetri and her sister made to accompany it.

2023 finds the 22-year-old Poetri living in L.A. signed to 88rising and incorporating edgier rock sounds into her music. A healthy dose of indie pop and indie rock is forever part of Poetri’s musical DNA. But while her style continues to evolve, Poetri’s mission is the same now as when she started recording: “There weren't a lot of female artists in that world back then, so I see myself wanting to fulfill that position, and make songs that have a little bit of edge. I want to put some more femininity into indie rock.”