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's the 3rd child of Chizuru
Kobayashi and Rocky Aoki. His father, a former wrestler, co-founded the restaurant
chain Benihana. He has two older brothers, Kana (sometimes known as Grace) and
Kevin (owner Doraku Sushi restaurant). His half-sister's model and actress is
Devon Aoki. He grew up in Newport Beach, California & graduated from
Newport Harbor High School in 1995, where he was on the team for badminton on
the varsity. He went on to UC Santa Barbara and graduated with a 2nd B.A. He
was awarded two degrees, one in sociology, and another in feminist studies. He
was a college student who recorded his own music and held underground concerts
in his Biko space at Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative. The Pickle
Patch became a performance venue when the building was known as The Pickle
Patch. The owner was also involved in student activities at UCSB. He created a
Revolutionary Anti-Imperialist League Chapter on campus. In his 20s, Dim Mak
had started his own record company, known as Dim Mak after his idol from
childhood Bruce Lee. In March of 2010 the artist dropped I'm in the House, a
collaboration with the Zuper Blahq-alter-ego of The Black Eyed Peas singer
will.i.am. It made it to No. 29 in the U.K. singles chart in the first week.
The song later made it onto the U.K. Dance Chart & the U.K. Indie
Chart, peaking within the top 5 in both charts. The song was featured on the
MTV show 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 recorded a song together. Pollstar
has named him the highest-grossing North America dance artist from tour dates
in 2012. He has collaborated w/ 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 is known for his
remixes of artists like Kid Cudi
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