Keyboardist and Composer Billy Jay Stein

April 10, 2026

Person playing piano in a music studio with headphones on.

Audeze Artist Profile

Billy Jay Stein

Billy Jay Stein, aka “Strange Cranium,” is a Grammy-winning keyboardist, composer, electronic music designer, and co-founder of Strike Audio, one of the largest independent production music libraries in the U.S. He produced and mixed Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and composed for The Radio City Rockettes NY Spectacular. His programming and performance credits include Bono, Elton John, Ray Charles and Jon Batiste. As an electronic music designer, he has worked on over 30 Broadway productions including MJ, Mean Girls, and The Great Gatsby. His music appears in Sex and the City, Real Housewives, and more. He has one of the largest collections of vintage synthesizers in the world.
 

About the Headphones

 
"My MM-500 have been a total game-changer, giving me the precision I need for detailed mixing and sound design. I recently used them on The Great Gatsby recording and on our Strike Audio album Exploring Mercury: Electronic Cinematic Score. They let me hear every layer with incredible clarity."
- Billy Jay Stein
Black headphones resting on a piano keyboard beside a Yamaha synthesizer.
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