Steve Aoki

Steve Aoki was created in Miami, Florida on the 30th of November 1977. American electro-house musician, record producer, D.J. Music executive. He is the third of Chizuru and Rocky Aoki's children. His father was a former wrestler who also helped develop the chain of restaurants Benihana. He has two older siblings who are sisters Kana who is commonly called Grace as her middle name Grace, as well as brother Kevin (owner of Doraku Sushi). Half-sister Devon Aoki is a model and actress. He grew up in Newport Beach and graduated from Newport Harbor High School with the class of 1995 with a B.A. in badminton. He then attended UC Santa Barbara, graduating w/ 2 B.A. He also earned two bachelor's degrees, one in feminist studies, and the other in Sociology. He was a student at the college who created records by himself and held underground concerts in his Biko space in the Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative. The Pickle Patch was born as a venue for concerts. He also was involved in student activism during his time at UCSB. He founded an organization called the Revolutionary Anti-Imperialist League Chapter on campus. In his early 20s, he was establishing his own label, which he called Dim Mak. The name is a reference for his hero from his childhood, Bruce Lee. The band released I'm in the House in March 2010 as a collaboration with the Zuper Blahq, the alter-ego of will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas. The song was ranked the top spot at No. 29 on the U.K. Singles Chart in the very first week of its release. It later entered the U.K. Dance Chart & the U.K. Indie Chart, placing in the top 5 on both charts. The song was featured on an episode of MTV's Jersey Shore as well as in the feature film Piranha & the trailer for Think Like A Man. HitQuarters interview in May 2010 with Lucas Secon revealed that Rivers Cuomo and he had just joined forces on a single. The song was named the top-grossing North American dance artist by Pollstar in 2012. His collaborations with artists include Afrojack, LMFAO and Linkin Park, Will.i.am. Lil Jon, Blink-182, Laidback Luke. BTS, Louis Tomlinson. Rise Against. Vini Vici & Fall Out Boy. He is known for remixing artists such as Kid Cudi.