Steve Aoki

Steve Aoki was born on November 30, 1977, in Miami, Florida. He is an American electro house artist and record producer. He is also a D.J. Music executive. He is the third child of Chizuru and Rocky Aoki's kids. His father was a wrestler who also founded the chain of restaurants Benihana. There are two of his older siblings: sister Kana (who is sometimes referred to by her middle name Grace) & brother Kevin (owner of the Doraku Sushi restaurant). Half-sister Devon Aoki is a model and actress. He was born in Newport Beach and graduated from Newport Harbor High School with the class of 1995 with a B.A. in badminton. After graduation from UC Santa Barbara with a Bachelor of Arts degree, He attended UC Santa Barbara. He also earned two bachelor's degrees: one in feminist Studies and the one in Sociology. He was a college student who recorded his own music and also held underground shows in his Biko area at the Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative. The Pickle Patch became a concert venue after the apartment was named The Pickle Patch. He was also involved in student involvement at UCSB and was the founding member of an Revolutionary Anti-Imperialist League chapter on campus. In his 20s, Dim Mak had established his own record company, that he named Dim Mak after his hero from childhood Bruce Lee. He 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. 29 on the U.K. singles chart in its first week. The song climbed into the top five on both the U.K. Indie Chart and the U.K. Dance Chart. The track was featured on an episode of MTV's Jersey Shore. It also was featured in Piranha, the feature film Piranha, and the trailer for Think Like A Man. In a May interview with HitQuarters Lucas Secon, the producer-songwriter confirmed that he and Rivers Cuomo had just worked on the single. The song was named the top-grossing American dance artist by Pollstar in 2012. He has worked with many artists such as 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 well-known for his remixes of artists like Kid Cudi.