

Īoki attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and graduated with two B.A. His half-sister is model and actress Devon Aoki. He has two older siblings, sister Kana (who is sometimes called by her middle name "Grace"), and brother Kevin (owner of Doraku Sushi restaurant). His father was a former wrestler who also founded the restaurant chain Benihana. He is of Japanese descent, the third child of Rocky Aoki and Chizuru Kobayashi. He graduated from Newport Harbor High School in 1995, where he was a player on the varsity badminton team. 2.5 2017–present: Steve Aoki Presents Kolony, 5OKI, Neon Future III and IVĪoki was born in Miami, Florida, but grew up in Newport Beach, California.2.4 2014–16: Neon Future albums and film.2.2 2010–12: International breakthrough.2.1 1990s–2000s: Dim Mak Records and early releases.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. Aoki has released several Billboard-charting studio albums as well, notably Wonderland, which was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album in 2013. He has collaborated with artists such as will.i.am, Afrojack, LMFAO, Linkin Park, Iggy Azalea, Lil Jon, blink-182, 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. In 2012, Pollstar designated Aoki as the highest grossing electronic dance music artist in North America from tours. Steven Hiroyuki Aoki ( / eɪ ˈ oʊ k i/ Japanese: スティーヴン・ヒロユキ・アオキ) (born November 30, 1977) is an American DJ, record producer, music programmer, record executive, and heir to his father Rocky Aoki's fortune from the Benihana restaurant franchise.
