Meet the British composer living with a rare type of epilepsy that is triggered by music

• Liza Bec almost saw their career end when they were diagnosed with music-triggered epilepsy.
• Named musicogenic epilepsy, the rare condition is believed to affect one in 10 million people.
• Determined to carry on with their love of music, Bec found a way to overcome their condition.

It was a cruel twist of fate. 

Liza Bec, a professional composer, discovered in 2008 that music — the very thing they had devoted their life to — was causing their epilepsy.