
Leila Bela (Persian: ليلى بلا) (born in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-born American avant-garde musician, writer, photographer, actress, multi-instrumentalist, playwright, and recording artist from Austin, Texas.
Bela was born in Tehran, Iran, to a family of Persian aristocrats. In her teens she began writing freelance articles about underground music for various local papers. Her first major job was an interview with Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. [read more...]