Widely known for his acrobatic crowd surfing stunts, affinity for cake, spraying champagne bottles, and riding rafts on the dance floor, Steve Aoki‘s personality and music has marked the dance music scene. Born in Miami, Aoki presents his music to fans in wacky, unconventional ways – and it’s been like that since early beginnings of his career. An electro house superstar, Aoki has climbed to position number 15 in DJ Mag’s Top 100 list.
The Monster Block Party artist first started DJing he was a student at the University of California in Santa Barbara under the moniker Kid Millionaire. He began producing records and hosting concerts in his living room, calling the “venue,” the Pickle Patch. In 1996, now in his early 20s, Steve created the now world-famous label Dim Mak Records. Known as a Chinese form of martial arts called “Death Touch,” Dim Mak is still delivering great music to the world 17 years later. “My sound is about maximal energy. I want to make people throw things. I want people to break their head through a ceiling and go nuts. Artists I work with go crazy in the studio whenever we are working on tracks. If we can’t control ourselves writing the song, that’s a good thing.”
Aoki’s debut mix album, Pillowface and His Airplane Chronicles, was released in January 2008 with an Essential Mix airing that same year, instantly propelling him to the international spotlight. Steve has held his position with his “Always on Tour” approach and a continual stream of great music. He’s remixed for a countless number of artists like Jackson 5, Drake, Kayne West, Eminem, The Killers and Snoop Dogg. And being an avid lover of collaborations, Aoki has worked with Kid Cudi, will.i.am, Afrojack, Armand Van Helden and more recently, the track “Boneless” with Chris Lake and Tujamo which went #1 on Beatport’s main chart.
Performing an average of 250 shows a year, Aoki has recently embarked a nationwide bus tour. We can’t wait to get Aokified when the Aokify tour makes its way to Nashville’s Monster Block Party on Saturday, October, 26th. Tickets are now avialable, buy your tickets today!
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