ILĀ* is a multifaceted artist, producer and creative director creating some of the most unique and acclaimed music to emerge from the UK in recent years.
Already a familiar face to many in the industry as co-founder and director of the legendary London Contemporary Voices choir, working with over 20 Grammy winning artists including Alt-J, Imogen Heap and U2 as well as two BBC Proms, the Harry Potter Play soundtrack and several iconic fashion shows for designers such as Burberry and Tommy Hilfiger. ILĀ is also a member of the Icelandic band Hrím with Cherif Hashizume and Õsp Eldjārn. In Feb 2022 ILĀ co-founded Trans Voices – the UK’s first ever professional trans+ choir, debuting in February 2022 with a specially commissioned music documentary on Guardian Films – featuring in Roundhouse’s Beyond and Between season alongside Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fashion Freak Show. In 2022, Trans Voices performed a special sound bath, responding and reacting to 2023 Turner Prize winner Jesse Darling’s Miserere at St James Piccadilly.
Following their acclaimed debut album Mesonoxian, ILĀ featured on legendary Björk/Madonna producer Guy Sigsworth’s debut Stet alongside Imogen Heap and Martin Grech. In 2020, ILĀ’s immersive short film Daffodil exploring AI, grief and consciousness was released on NOWNESS. They are currently collaborating with Ai-Da, the first ever humanoid robot performance artist for their second film. In 2021, ILĀ worked with young people from Kent Refugee Action Network to welcome War Horse creators’ refugee puppet Little Amal to the UK – garnering wide spread coverage and acclaim in all major UK newspapers. ILĀ is also a writer with award winning Arts and Literature charity Living Words, working with seldom heard voices from young LGBTQIA+ people to those experiencing a dementia.
From soundtracking the European Space Agency’s BEPI Colombo Mercury Mission to embarking on a 3 year research partnership with University of Sheffield about AI and Sonic Branding, the breadth of ILĀ’s work is utterly unique. Recent commissions include soundtracks for award winning animated VR film Kindred as well as a water ballet for Loomaland’s Robot Swans (Submerge Festival).
*ILĀ was formerly known as Anil Sebastian
