ASI is the ever-evolving progeny of Michael E. Rau, a middle-aged dreamer and restless soul who since the late 70's has been combining his fascination with the ways people communicate (or don't), and his obsession with being a vehicle for positive social evolution. Admittedly through necessity, he also discovered very early on that he could compliment his own talents with those of artists and managers whose services were available on a per-project basis.