Aks (Ashwin Subramanian) is an LA-based 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 Indian melodies. He has composed music for over 200 original songs and is adjunct faculty in UCLA’s Film Scoring program.
Aks produces albums and live shows of Electronic Bhakti Music with his wife and musical partner Lakshmi. In their concerts, EDM chants, bhajans and stotras interconnect with storytelling and visual media in a celebration of ecstatic devotion. In 2013, Aks & Lakshmi released “The Bhakti Movement”, a project that modernized traditional songs and was distributed worldwide by Sony Music. They have presented major concerts at spiritual organizations such as Chinmaya Mission, Vedanta Society, Brahmakumaris and Aurobindo Society. Audiences describe their music as “healing”, “meditative” and “transforming.”
