Akiko is a composer, singer, and video artist who is native to Yokohama, Japan. Akiko obtained her B.A. in music from Mills College and M.A. in Experimental Music/Composition at Wesleyan University, and currently studies in the MEME program at Brown University for her PhD. Her principal instructors include Alvin Lucier, Anthony Braxton, Ronald Kuivila, Maggi Payne, Butch Rovan, and Todd Winkler.