Steve Aoki Biography

Synopsis

Steven Hiroyuki, also known as Steve Aoki, is an American record producer, electronic musician, music executive, and DJ, also known as North America’s highest-rated music artist.

Early age and education

Steve Aoki was born on November 30, 1977 in Miami Florida, USA, and raised in Newport Beach, California. Aoki completed his school at Newport Harbor High School in 1995. During those days he was an excellent badminton player and played for the varsity badminton team.

Steve is the third son of Chizuru Kobayashi and Rocky Aoki . Aoki’s father was a former wrestler who made his restaurant chain, Benihana . He has a brother named Kevin and a sister named Kana. Aoki also has a half-sister who is an actress and model. Devon Aoki .

Aoki joined the University of California, Santa Barbara and completed her studies earning two BA degrees, one in sociology and one in feminist studies. During her college days, Aoki produced the do-it-yourself Recording and Hosting Underground Concerts.

Race

In the year 1996, Aoki made his own label, Dim Mak Records . Various types of music have been produced through the label The label has produced music for artists such as Felix Cartal Las Remolachas Sangrientas , Pimp Mustard and MSTRKRFT , as well as Las muertes , Los rastrillos , Escáneres , Fiesta en bloque and Mystery Jets.

Steve collaborated with the Los Angeles-based band’s Blake Miller to compose and produce remix songs. In addition, he has also been in various bands such as La máquina mata.

Steve Aoki was also a board member of MC5 bassist Michael Davis ‘ Music Revolution Foundation in May 2006. It is a non-profit organization that provides music education in public schools.

Steve’s debut mix album, Pillow , and His Airplane Chronicles was released in January 2008. Aoki composed the Essential Mix which aired on BBC Radio 1 on August 2, 2008.

Steve has also teamed up with other producers and has released singles with Armand Van Helden or Duck Sauce , Laid-back Luke , The Bloody Beets , Angger Dimas , Chris Lake, Thailand , Tiesto and Sidney Samson .

He has remixed various artists and bands such as Kanye West, Duck , Eminem, Mike Posner , Jackson 5 , Little Wayne, Shunned , The Killers , All American , Girls’ Generation , Lenny Kravitz, Snoop Dogg , Block Party , SPA, French Chester , Peaches and Robin Thickie .

By attending a long tour, Aoki achieved great support from universities. He is mostly recognized for his public surfing stunts, spraying champagne bottles, throwing cakes at fans, and riding rafts on the dance floor.

On average, Aoki performs around 250 shows a year and has recently started touring with the production bus. Steve has played in less traveled regions. In 2009 he directed a show in Beijing, China together with Diplo organized by the promoter, Divided Works .

In July 2012, he was added to Pollstar’s Top 100 North American Tours in their 2012 Mid-Year Report. The list also listed Steve as the highest-grossing artist in North America.

Later in March 2010, Steve released ‘Im in the house, teaming up with Zuper Blahq . The song also peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release, which later entered the UK Dance Chart and the UK Indie Chart, reaching the top five on each chart. .

Steve’s first solo album titled ‘Wonderland’ was released in January 2012 and also featured guest vocalists and musicians. LMFAO , Kay , will.i.am , Rio Cuomo , Kid Cudi , Travis Barker , Wynter Gordon , Chiddy’s Gang and Lovefoxxx.

On October 11, 2013, Aoki worked with Linkin Park on the song titled ‘ A Light That Never Comes ‘, which was included in the remix album titled Reloaded , Eighteen Days Later.

From 2011 to 2014 he had a few other songs, including on TV shows, commercials, and movies. The following year, Aoki’s track ‘Overcome ,’ featuring Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, was used in a promo for the reality show called Mean Girls Star Battle .

From 2013 to 2014, his creation ‘Get Me Out of Here’ was used in a Scion commercial for the Republic of the Sun. His song Back to Earth , featuring Fall Out Boy, was used in the 2014 film Step Up: All In.

The first part of Aoki’s two-part album Neon Future I was released on September 30, 2014 and reached number one on Dance/Electronic Albums in the US whereas, the second album, Neon Future II , Notable artists such as Rios Cuomo and Poaching , which peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200.

In May 2015, it was announced that Relativity Productions had acquired the rights to distribute the documentary, I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead in the US. Filmed during the making of his double album Neon Future, the film is shot on Aoki and delves into his story. family, music, lifestyle and your business.

The film was co-produced by David Gleb and Matthew Weaver , who had worked together on the 2011 documentary, Jiro Dreams Of Sushi . In the series, Steve released a series of promotional singles leading up to the release of Neon Future II. The single’s second track, ‘Darker Than Blood ,’ came out on April 14, 2015, featuring vocals by Linkin Park .

According to Aoki, the song was in progress since 2012. Mike Shinoda later rewrote Aoki’s original lyrics to make it darker, while Shinoda thought Steve’s lyrics were happy.

In 2015, tracks from Steve’s tracks from the Neon Future album were included in the sci-fi thriller The Hive. Aoki also served as an executive producer.

Aoki also released his fourth album titled ‘Kolony’, on July 21, 2017. It includes the songs ‘ Bed ‘ featuring Gucci Mane , ‘Night Call ,’ featuring Lil Yachty and Migos , ‘Been Balling’, featuring Lil Uzi Vert .

Appearances

Steve Aoki has also appeared in various music videos, television, and video games. He has also starred in video games. NBA 2K8 and NBA 2K9 as a special celebrity.

In January 2012, he released his new tracks on Turntable.fm in conjunction with SOL REPUBLIC Headphones, making him the first established artist.

Aoki also made his appearance in an episode of The CW’s new superhero series, Arrow where on March 20, 2013, at 8 pm EST.

Personal life

Steve Aoki is a married man. He is married to his longtime girlfriend. He cared for Tiernan , after five years of his engagement in 2015. His wife is an Australian model. The couple married in a small private ceremony on Maui in the presence of their families.

Since their marriage, they are having a good time together and there is no sign of divorce or separation till date.

Net worth

Steve Aoki earns a great deal of money from his career as a record producer, DJ, electro house musician, and music executive, having been featured on numerous songs collaborating with various popular artists.

He owns a few luxury cars, including Ferrari 448, worth $4,000,000, Rolls Roys Ghost worth $308,300, and Bentleys as well. Aoki recently bought a house in Las Vegas. The house is made on a 16,000 square foot property.

The house was built during the 2008 financial crisis and is worth $12 million. The house was subsequently auctioned off in 2014 and sold for $3 million. Aoki didn’t look at the interior, and just bought the house, then when she checked under the hood, she was surprised with a mess and redid the interiors.

He spent years and millions of dollars redoing interiors and designing modern spaces. The house included a large rec room, a palette of cool grays and whites, a curated art collection, and a gym.

One of his most notable things in the house is a very unique built-in study in the world. As of 2017, Aoki’s total net worth is estimated to be $55 million, good enough to support her lavish lifestyle.