Steve Aoki

Steve Aoki was conceived in Miami, Florida on November 30, 1977. American electro-house musician, record producer, D.J. Music executive. He is the third of Chizuru and Rocky Aoki's kids. His father was a wrestler and also the founder of the restaurant chain Benihana. He has two older brothers, Kana (sometimes called Grace), and Kevin (owner Doraku Sushi restaurant). His half-sister's model & actress Devon Aoki. The family was raised in Newport Beach, California and graduated from Newport Harbor High School, where he was a member of the varsity badminton team. He went to UC Santa Barbara and graduated with two B.A. He earned two degrees: one in sociology and one in feminist studies. He was a college student who produced records by himself and held underground concerts in his Biko area at the Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative. It was a concert venue and the Biko room was dubbed The Pickle Patch. He was active with student activism and created the Revolutionary Anti-Imperialist League section on campus. In his early 20s Dim Mak was establishing his own record label, known as Dim Mak in honor of his favorite childhood idol Bruce Lee. In March of 2010 the artist released I'm in the House, a collaboration w/ the Zuper Blahq-alter-ego of The Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am. It was ranked No. 29 on the U.K. singles chart in its debut week. The track climbed to the top 5 in both the U.K. Indie Chart and the U.K. Dance Chart. The track was featured on the MTV series Jersey Shore. It also was featured in Piranha, the feature film Piranha and the trailer for Think Like A Man. Interviews with HitQuarters in May 2010 with Lucas Secon revealed that Rivers Cuomo and he had just worked on a single. In 2012, Pollstar designated him as the top dance artist in terms of revenue in North America from tours. He has worked with artists such as Iggy Azalea, Afrojack, LMFAO, Linkin Park, Will.i.am, Lil Jon, Blink-182, Laidback Luke, BTS, Louis Tomlinson, Rise Against, Vini Vici & Fall Out Boy. He is well-known for his remixes of artists such as Kid Cudi.