Steve Aoki

Steven Hiroyuki Aoki (/eɪˈoʊki/, Japanese: [çiɾojɯᵝkʲi aokʲi]; born November 30, 1977) is an American DJ and music producer. In 2012, Pollstar designated Aoki as the highest-grossing electronic dance music artist in North America from tours.

Steve Aoki
Aoki in 2019
Background information
Birth nameSteven Hiroyuki Aoki
Born (1977-11-30) November 30, 1977
Miami, Florida, U.S.
OriginNewport Beach, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • music programmer
  • record executive
  • activist
  • philanthropist
Instrument(s)
  • Keyboards
  • synthesizer
  • programming
  • turntables
Years active1996–present
Labels
Websitesteveaoki.com

He has collaborated with artists such as will.i.am, Alan Walker, Afrojack, LMFAO, Tini, Linkin Park, AGNEZ MO, Iggy Azalea, Grandson, Lil Jon, Blink-182, Taking Back Sunday, Laidback Luke, BTS, Monsta X, Louis Tomlinson, Backstreet Boys, Rise Against, Vini Vici, Lauren Jauregui, and Fall Out Boy and is known for his remixes of artists such as Kid Cudi.

Aoki has released seven studio albums to date, including several Billboard-charting albums. His debut studio album Wonderland was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album in 2013.

In 2019, Aoki published a memoir, Blue: The Color of Noise.

He is the founder of the Steve Aoki Charitable Fund, which raises money for global humanitarian relief organizations.

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