Akira Tsuchiya 土屋暁, Tsuchiya Akira?) is a Japanese game music composer, game designer, director and producer who is known as one of the main members of the Gust Sound Team and the creator of the Ar tonelico and Surge Concerto series. He joined Gust Ltd. in 1998 as a composer after he finished his college studies. He currently resides in Nagano, Japan.