 He's sampled soundbites from Jordan Peterson, Alan Watts, Elon Musk, Fred Rogers, Anthony Bourdain, and others.In 2019, he released dozens of albums during a period of "hyper productivity" 

In October 2014 Akira relocated to Los Angeles, where he formed the party rap duo MIDNITEMEN with long time collaborator and nightclub organiser Wade Crescent, and began DJing every week in Hollywood nightspots like The Roosevelt Hotel, Blind Dragon, Hooray Henrys and Bootsy Bellows.The latter is co-owned by David Arquette, for whom Akira provided accent coaching for the actor's role in a stage production of Sherlock Holmes.