Aks(I)
- Composer
- Music Department
- Producer
Aks is a composer, producer and vocalist with credits spanning albums, film & TV, and video games. Trained by Oscar-winner AR Rahman, Aks creates music that blends electronic orchestration with soulful melody. He has composed music for over 200 original songs and is adjunct faculty in UCLA's Film Scoring program.
Aks has his musical roots in India growing up in a family of professional Indian classical artists in Maryland. Having trained in vocal music for over 15 years, as well as learning violin and mridangam, his Indian classical background heavily informed his composition style. This led to an opportunity for Aks to study with AR Rahman at the KM Music Conservatory in Chennai. After placing first in the class, Aks was invited to work in the studio alongside Rahman on the Bollywood films Raavan, Adaa, and Delhi 6. He also toured as a musician and vocalist across India on Rahman's live shows.
A graduate of UCLA's Film Scoring Program, Aks was awarded the prestigious BMI Jerry Goldsmith Film Scoring Scholarship during his time there. Soon thereafter, he established Eclipse Nirvana Studios in West LA where he writes for film & TV and video game projects.
In 2012, he formed his music and media company Eclipse Nirvana. With his wife and musical partner Lakshmi, Aks began producing albums and live shows of Electronic Bhakti Music. With 8 studio albums till date including The Bhakti Movement with Sony Music, Aks & Lakshmi perform shows featuring medieval Indian poetry across the US and abroad. Audiences describe their music as "healing", "meditative" and "transforming".
Aks has his musical roots in India growing up in a family of professional Indian classical artists in Maryland. Having trained in vocal music for over 15 years, as well as learning violin and mridangam, his Indian classical background heavily informed his composition style. This led to an opportunity for Aks to study with AR Rahman at the KM Music Conservatory in Chennai. After placing first in the class, Aks was invited to work in the studio alongside Rahman on the Bollywood films Raavan, Adaa, and Delhi 6. He also toured as a musician and vocalist across India on Rahman's live shows.
A graduate of UCLA's Film Scoring Program, Aks was awarded the prestigious BMI Jerry Goldsmith Film Scoring Scholarship during his time there. Soon thereafter, he established Eclipse Nirvana Studios in West LA where he writes for film & TV and video game projects.
In 2012, he formed his music and media company Eclipse Nirvana. With his wife and musical partner Lakshmi, Aks began producing albums and live shows of Electronic Bhakti Music. With 8 studio albums till date including The Bhakti Movement with Sony Music, Aks & Lakshmi perform shows featuring medieval Indian poetry across the US and abroad. Audiences describe their music as "healing", "meditative" and "transforming".
