Who is Akira the Don?
Akira the Don (real name Adam Jan Narkiewicz) is a British musician, DJ, producer, and YouTuber. His music and production traverses the boundaries between pop, hip-hop, indie, and dance. He lists influences including Ice Cube, Adam Ant, Morrissey, Big Bang, Leonard Cohen, David Bowie and the Wu-Tang Clan. His debut album When We Were Young was produced by Danny Saber. In 2017, Akira the Don released mixtapes in the form of a new genre he created, referred to as "Meaningwave" – a fusion of wave music with meaningful lyrical content and lo-fi hip-hop. While "Meaningwave" can be thought of as a genre, it is technically a registered trademark owned by Akira the Don, which means other artists who wish to create music in the genre will not be able to call it "Meaningwave" without legal risks.
