British artist, producer, and vocalist ILĀ* operates at the intersection of quantum computer music, AI, and human voice — crafting immersive sonic worlds that question identity and liberation.
Most recently, ILĀ served as guest curator and artist for the Barbican’s Transpose at the Pit, which brought together leading trans and non-binary artists for a four-night run of shows fusing club culture, performance art, and choral experimentation. This year’s edition of Transpose earned 5★ from Attitude, who described it as “a masterclass in sound design”. Further, ILĀ’s collaborative installation UN/BOUND, created with TRANS VOICES and MONOM for the Barbican exhibition Feel the Sound, received widespread critical acclaim — earning 5★ from the Financial Times, who described it as “the standout” of the show. The work continues on an international tour.
As co-founder and director of London Contemporary Voices, ILĀ has collaborated with over 20 Grammy-winning artists including Imogen Heap, Alt-J, and Sam Smith, as well as the orchestral collaboration Florence + The Machine & The Jules Buckley Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall — hailed by The Guardian as “one crescendo of ecstasy after another.”
ILĀ’s latest release Quantum Computer Music (2025) is a collection of tracks composed using quantum processes, DNA sequencing, and hybrid AI synthesis — pushing electronic composition into new physical and philosophical territories. ILĀ and TRANS VOICES also joined HAAi on her album HUMANiSE (2025) and the accompanying immersive live film at Drumsheds, performing alongside Jon Hopkins, Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip) and others. Further, ILĀ is featured on Stet (2019), the debut solo record by Guy Sigsworth (Björk, Madonna), alongside Imogen Heap and Martin Grech. An earlier highlight in ILĀ’s catalogue is their full-length record Mesonoxian (2016).
ILĀ has presented work and research at Harvard University, Oxford University, Technische Universität München, and the Berlin University of the Arts. Their audiovisual projects — including Daffodil (NOWNESS) and Murmur (with humanoid artist Ai-Da) — explore AI, grief, and consciousness through immersive sound design.
A member of Brian Eno’s Earth/Percent Music Committee, Senator on the Ivor Academy’s Future Sound Experience Council, and PhD supervisor in AI & Music at the University of Sheffield, ILĀ continues to redefine the intersection of sound, technology, and social change.
*ILĀ was formerly known as Anil Sebastian.