Steve Aoki

Steve Aoki was conceived in Miami, Florida on November 30, 1977. American electro-house musician as well as record producer, D.J. & music executive. He is the third son of Rocky Aoki and Chizuru Kbayashi. His father, who was a former wrestler was also co-founder of the chain of restaurants Benihana. He has two older brothers: Kana (sometimes called Grace) and Kevin (owner Doraku Sushi restaurant). Half-sister Devon Aoki is a model and actress. He was born in Newport Beach, California & graduated from Newport Harbor High School in 1995, where he was a member of the team for badminton on the varsity. He then attended UC Santa Barbara, graduating with two B.A. He also earned two bachelor's degrees, one in feminist studies and the other in Sociology. In college, he produced do-it-yourself records & ran underground music events out of his Biko room at the Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative. The Pickle Patch was born as a venue for concerts. He was also involved in student activism at UCSB and was the founding member of the Revolutionary Anti-Imperialist League chapter on campus. At the age of 20, he was running his own label that he named Dim Mak, a reference to his hero from his childhood, Bruce Lee. He dropped I'm IN THE HOUSE, which was a collaboration with the Zuper Blahq-alter ego of will.i.am. It hit No. The track reached No. 29 on the U.K. Singles Chart within the first week of its it's release. It then entered the U.K. Dance Chart & the U.K. Indie Chart, placing in the top 5 in both charts. The song was featured in the MTV show Jersey Shore as well as in the feature film Piranha & the trailer for Think Like A Man. In a May 2010 interview with HitQuarters Lucas Secon, the producer-songwriter, confirmed that he and Rivers Cuomo had just worked on the single. The song was named the highest-grossing American dance artist by Pollstar in 2012. He has collaborated with artists such as Afrojack and Linkin Park, Afrojack. Linkin Park, Will.i.am. Lil Jon. Blink-182, Laidback Luke. BTS. Louis Tomlinson. Rise Against. Vini Vii & Fall Out Boy. He is well-known for his remixes of artists such as Kid Cudi.