Steve Aoki

Steve Aoki was born on November 30, 1977 in Miami, Florida. American electro-house musician as well as record producer, D.J. & music executive. He's the third child of Chizuru Kobayashi and Rocky Aoki. His father, who was a former wrestler, also co-founded the restaurant chain Benihana. He has two brothers: Kana (sometimes known as Grace), and Kevin (owner Doraku Sushi restaurant). Half-sister Devon Aoki is a model and actress. He grew up in Newport Beach and graduated from Newport Harbor High School with an 1995 B.A. in badminton. After finishing his studies at UC Santa Barbara with a Bachelor of Arts degree, was enrolled at UC Santa Barbara. degrees, one of which was in feminist studies and the other in sociology. He was a student at the college who recorded his own music and staged underground performances in his Biko space at Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative. The Pickle Patch became a concert venue in the time that the apartment was known as The Pickle Patch. He also was active in student protests at UCSB, being the founder of the Revolutionary Anti-Imperialist League chapter on campus. In his early 20s, Dim Mak was establishing his own record label which he called Dim Mak after his hero from childhood Bruce Lee. The band came out with I'm In the House in March 2010 in collaboration with Zuper Blahq, the alter-ego of will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas. It made it to No. 29 in the U.K. Singles Chart in the first week of its release. The song was ranked in the top 5 in 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 May 2010 interview w/ HitQuarters, that he and Rivers Cuomo had recently worked with Aoki on an album. Pollstar declared him the top-grossing North America dance artist from tour dates in 2012. He has worked with artists like 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 known for remixing artists such as Kid Cudi.