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Akira The Don turns to the net.(THE DIY ISSUE)

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Despite signing a six-album US deal with Interscope and working with such luminaries as Danny Saber and Nine Inch Nails engineer James Brown, Akira The Don (aka former journalist Adam Alphabet) says he owes his career to an independent will and a healthy website presence. Following his first EP on Something In Construction, he has released a series of free tracks and mixes on his website--his last video for the track Living In The Future was watched by over 250,000 visitors in a week.

Akira: "Without DIY I would be nothing. Or rather I would be something that wasn't making any records. It's the glory of the modern age. You can ...

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