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 3rd son of Chizuru Kobayashi and Rocky Aoki. His father, a former wrestler, also co-founded the restaurant chain Benihana. He has 2 older siblings, sister Kana (who is often referred to by her middle name Grace) & brother Kevin (owner of the Doraku Sushi restaurant). His half-sister's model & actress Devon Aoki. He grew up in Newport Beach, California & graduated from Newport Harbor High School in 1995, where he was on the varsity badminton team. He attended UC Santa Barbara and graduated with a 2nd B.A. He also earned two bachelor's degrees, one in feminist studies, and the other in Sociology. He also made records for DIY and also hosted underground music events from his Biko room in the Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative while in college. It was a concert venue and the apartment became known as The Pickle Patch. He was also active in student involvement at UCSB as the founder of a Revolutionary Anti-Imperialist League chapter on campus. In his 20s, Dim Mak had established his own record company, that he named Dim Mak in honor of his favorite childhood idol Bruce Lee. He 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. The track peaked at No. 29 on the U.K. Singles Chart in its 1st week of release. It was ranked among the top 5 on both the U.K. Indie Chart & U.K. Dance Chart. The song was featured in an episode of MTV's Jersey Shore as well as in the feature film Piranha and the trailer for Think Like A Man. Interviews with HitQuarters in May 2010 with Lucas Secon revealed that Rivers Cuomo and him had just worked on a single. In 2012, Pollstar designated him as the highest grossing dance artist in North America from tours. His collaborations with artists include 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's known for remixes with artists such as Kid Cudi