Based in Oklahoma, Aedria Hughes is one of the core members of the experimental music group Ctephin; along with her husband StF, and eldest daughter Kaylan Bright. The instrumentation she uses includes small children's guitar, harpsichord, violin, and software used to mix, bend, and twist the ordinary into sonic noise. Hughes and the other members of Ctephin are part of the collaborative venture called Umbrella Noize Collective.