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 child of Chizuru Kobayashi & Rocky Aoki. His father was a former wrestler, who also helped start the restaurant chain Benihana. There are two of his older siblings, a sister Kana (who is often referred to by her middle name Grace) & brother Kevin (owner of Doraku Sushi restaurant). Half-sister Devon Aoki is a model and actress. He was born in Newport Beach, California and graduated from Newport Harbor High School, in which he was a part of the varsity badminton team. He went on to UC Santa Barbara, graduating w/ 2 B.A. He graduated with two bachelor's degrees: one in feminist Studies and the one in Sociology. He made DIY recordings and held underground performances from his Biko room at the Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative during his time at college. The Pickle Patch was born as a concert venue. He was active in student activism and founded the Revolutionary Anti-Imperialist League section on campus. In the early 20s, Dim Mak had established his own record label known as Dim Mak after his favorite childhood idol Bruce Lee. In March of 2010 the singer released I'm in the House, a collaboration w/ the Zuper Blahq, the alter-ego of The Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am. It hit No. 29 on the U.K. singles chart in its initial week. The song climbed into the top five on both the U.K. Indie Chart and the U.K. Dance Chart. The song was featured in an episode of MTV's Jersey Shore as well as in the feature film Piranha & the trailer for Think Like A Man. Producer and songwriter Lucas Secon confirmed in a interview with HitQuarters that he & Rivers Cuomo had recently worked w/ Aoki on one song. He was named the highest-grossing American dance artist by Pollstar in 2012. His collaborations include artists like 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 well-known for his remixes of artists such as Kid Cudi.