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| Birth name | Steven Hiroyuki Aoki |
| Born | November 30, 1977 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Origin | Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Website | steveaoki |
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.[5][6]
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.[7][8]
He is the founder of the Steve Aoki Charitable Fund, which raises money for global humanitarian relief organizations.[9]
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- "Steve Aoki Talks His Hip-Hop Collaboration Album, 'Kolony'". Rolling Stone. July 21, 2017. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
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- ^ Alessandro. "Steve Aoki on 'HIROQUEST: Genesis': "I can't ever forget a genre or community that gave me a voice"". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
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- ^ "DJ Mag Unveils Top 101-150 DJs: Sasha, Arty, Flosstradamus, Flume, Jamie Jones Ranked". Musictimes.com. October 21, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
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