Andy Akiho, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Andy Akiho

American musician and composer of contemporary classical music

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1979

Place of Birth: Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Profession: composer, musician

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Andy Akiho (2 February 1979, Columbia, South Carolina) is an American musician and composer of contemporary classical music.
A virtuoso percussionist based in New York City, his primary performance instrument is steel pans.
He took interest in becoming a percussionist when his older sister introduced him to a drum set at the age of 9.
Akiho first tried his hand at the steel pan when he became an undergraduate at the University of South Carolina.
He began taking several trips to Trinidad after college to learn and play music.
From there, he started writing pieces of his own.