Dr. Tia Harvey is a percussionist and educator. She is the Education Director and Lead Percussion Teacher at Accent Pontiac, a social change through music program for youth in Pontiac, MI. An experienced musician, educator, and arts administrator Dr. Tia, as her students call her, focuses on increasing the agency of young musicians through creation and collective composition therein empowering youth. Her pedagogical work specifically centers upon racial and gender based inequities in music and society. She is an advocate for the young musicians of Accent Pontiac across all levels of the organization and more broadly within her community as Chair of Pontiac Arts Commission.

Her performing career centers upon her band, Consuming Arts, a fempowered collaborative music ensemble from Southeast Michigan. Founded in 2016, Consuming Arts has taken many paths to get where it is now with a sound that is a blend of many genres emerging with an indie jam band aesthetic. Founding members Dr. Chelsea Koziatek (flute) and Dr. Tia Harvey (vibraphone/drums), are joined by bandmates Taylor Harvey (vocals/accessory percussion) and Ryan Anderson (bass) to curate sound experiences for audiences that defy simple categorization. Their music is about expressing a variety of human experiences.

She holds degrees (M.A., M.M., D.M.A.) from Michigan State University and the University of Central Florida (B.M.). Tia currently resides in Pontiac, Michigan, with her husband, Erik, and cats Mamoru and Ezra.