Steve Aoki

Steve Aoki was created in Miami, Florida on the 30th November 1977. American electro house music producer D.J., and record producer Steve Aoki is his name. Music executive. He's the 3rd son of Chizuru Kobayashi and Rocky Aoki. His father was a former wrestler and also the founder of the chain of restaurants Benihana. He has two older brothers: Kana (sometimes called Grace) and Kevin (owner Doraku Sushi restaurant). His half-sister is Devon Aoki, a model and actress. He was born in Newport Beach, California and graduated from Newport Harbor High School, where he was a member of the club that played varsity badminton. He went on to UC Santa Barbara and graduated with a 2nd B.A. degrees, one in feminist studies and the other in sociology. He produced DIY records and hosted underground shows in his Biko room in the Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative while in college. The Pickle Patch became a concert venue when the apartment was renamed The Pickle Patch. He was active in student activism , and he founded an Revolutionary Anti-Imperialist League section on campus. In his early 20s Dim Mak had founded his own record company, which he called Dim Mak after his hero from childhood Bruce Lee. The band released I'm In the House in March 2010 in collaboration with Zuper Blahq his alter-ego will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas. It hit the top spot at No. The song reached the position of No. 29 on the U.K. Singles Chart within the first week of its it's release. It topped the charts on both the U.K. Indie Chart & U.K. Dance Chart. The song was shown in MTV's Jersey Shore, as well as in 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 joined forces on a single. Pollstar declared him the top-grossing North America dance artist from shows in 2012. His collaborations include artists such Afrojack, LMFAO and Linkin Park, Will.i.am. Lil Jon, Blink-182, Laidback Luke. BTS, Louis Tomlinson. Rise Against. Vini Vici and Fall Out Boy. He is known for his remixes of artists including Kid Cudi.