Akira Rabelais (born March 28, 1966) Los Angeles-based composer and author, was born in the spring on his mothers birthday and grew up on a racehorse ranch in South Texas. Studied at Bennington College and the California Institute of the Arts with Bill Dixon and Tom Erbe. He writes 'Argeïphontes Lyre' and has collaborated with various musicians including Stephan Mathieu, David Sylvian, Harold Budd and Björk. His music bridges classical romanticism and digital composition with a magic realist bent.