Born in Seoul, South Korea, and raised in the cultural mixing pot of Los Angeles, Ahko’s love for music and the arts bloomed at a young age. After experimenting with various instruments and artistic expressions as a child, he picked up the guitar at the age of 14, longing to perform and compose music in the spirit that shaped his childhood. In his early twenties, Ahko brought his artistry overseas, performing regularly in Tokyo’s vibrant live music scene—a period that deeply enriched his musical voice and broadened his artistic worldview.

Today, Ahko’s music is inspired by the sounds of jazz-fusion, film scores, and a colorful palette of experimental flavors while remaining humbly rooted in his video game and film-inspired background.

Following extensive live and studio appearances, Ahko branched out into music education—dedicating a decade of his early adult life to teaching as a music instructor within local academia. With a desire to color his playing with the world’s vastly varied hues and sounds, he later sought out an education as diverse as his upbringing at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. There, he studied guitar performance with Norman Zocher and Tim Miller, composition with Joe Carrier and Dr. Anne H. Goldberg-Baldwin, and music production with Simone Scazzocchio.

After completing his undergraduate studies at Berklee College of Music, Ahko pursued his graduate studies at the college’s international campus in Valencia, Spain, where he studied contemporary guitar performance under Ivan Cebrián and jazz improvisation with Latin Grammy nominee Perico Sambeat. He is also a proud mentee of Colombian jazz luminary Juan Diego Chandra Dhas.

Ahko’s career has brought him to stages and scenes around the world. Today, he continues to push the boundaries of his artistry as an active performer, composer, arranger, and educator for himself and his collaborators.