She then signed a contract with Vouyer Media before becoming a freelancer six months later. Her first boy-girl scene was with Travis Knight for Gina Lynn Productions, after having already done several girl-girl scenes, mainly with Lynn. In 2006–2007 she was a regular on the Bubba the Love Sponge radio show and was known as the 'Show Whore'. She later worked as a stripper at the Hustler Club in New York. Akira began working as a dominatrix when she was 19 years old.