Steve Aoki

Steve Aoki was created in Miami, Florida on the 30th of November 1977. He is an American electro house music producer and record producer. He is also a D.J. Music executive. He is the third son of Rocky Aoki and Chizuru Kbayashi. His father, a former wrestler, also co-founded the chain of restaurants Benihana. He has two siblings, a sister Kana (who is sometimes referred to by her middle name Grace) and brother Kevin (owner of the 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, where he was a member of the varsity badminton team. Then, he attended UC Santa Barbara, graduating with two B.A. He was awarded two bachelor's degrees, one in feminist studies and the other in Sociology. He was a student at the college who produced records by himself and also held underground shows in his Biko area at the Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative. The Pickle Patch became a performance venue when the building was named The Pickle Patch. He also was involved in student activism at UCSB. He established a Revolutionary Anti-Imperialist League Chapter on campus. He had also started his own record label during his 20s. It was named Dim Mak which was named after his idol from childhood Bruce Lee. The band released I'm in the House in March 2010 as a collaboration with the Zuper Blahq who is the alter-ego of will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas. It hit the top spot at No. The track reached No. 29 on the U.K. Singles Chart within its first week of launch. It later entered the U.K. Dance Chart & the U.K. Indie Chart, being among the top 5 on both charts. The track was featured on an episode of MTV's Jersey Shore. It also was included in Piranha, the feature film Piranha, and the trailer for Think Like A Man. The interview with HitQuarters in May of 2010 with Lucas Secon revealed that Rivers Cuomo and the singer had recently collaborated on a single. In 2012, Pollstar designated him as the top-grossing dancer in North America from tours. He has worked with artists like 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's known for remixes with artists like Kid Cudi