Steve Aoki
American DJ and music producer (born 1971)
Steven Hiroyuki Aoki (/eɪˈoʊki/; born November 30, 1977) is an American DJ and music producer.[4] He was born in Miami, Florida.
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Birth name | Steven Hiroyuki Aoki |
Born | Miami, Florida, U.S. | November 30, 1977
Origin | Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1996–present |
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Website | steveaoki |
In 2012, Pollstar said that Aoki is the highest grossing dance artist in North America from tours. He worked with artists such as Will.i.am, Afrojack, LMFAO, Linkin Park, Iggy Azalea, Lil Jon, Laidback Luke, BTS, Louis Tomlinson, Rise Against, Vini Vici and Fall Out Boy.[5]
Aoki is known for his remixes of artists such as Kid Cudi. Aoki has released several Billboard-charting studio albums as well, such as Wonderland.
References
change- ↑ * Rennie, Andrew (February 3, 2010). "A-okay Aoki". NOW Toronto. Vol. 29, no. 22. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- Weiss, Sam (November 1, 2012). "Five People Crushed by Crowd at Steve Aoki's Madrid Show". Complex. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- "Steve Aoki Talks His Hip-Hop Collaboration Album, 'Kolony'". Rolling Stone. July 21, 2017. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ↑ Bein, Kat (July 21, 2017). "Steve Aoki Runs The Trap With His Whole Gang on Feature-Heavy Kolony' LP: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ↑ Powell, Karlie (November 24, 2017). "Steve Aoki Unleashes Trap Heavy Remix for Bts Featuring Desiigner [Listen]". Your EDM. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ↑ Kid Millionaire Archived August 24, 2004, at the Wayback Machine. Dim Mak. Retrieved on January 7, 2012.
- ↑ McIntyre, Hugh. "One Direction's Louis Tomlinson Goes Solo With Steve Aoki Collab 'Just Hold On'". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-12-16.