[7] 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, (G)I-dle, 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.During college, Aoki produced DIY records and ran underground concerts out of his Biko room in the Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative,[16] which was located in Isla Vista, a section of residential land adjacent to UCSB.[19] By his early 20s, Aoki had built his own record label, which he named Dim Mak – a reference to his childhood hero, Bruce Lee.The label has released music by other electro house artists such as MSTRKRFT, The Bloody Beetroots, Felix Cartal, and Mustard Pimp, as well as Bloc Party, The Rakes, The Kills, Klaxons, Infected Mushroom, Scanners, Whitey, and Mystery Jets.Aoki has also been in numerous bands, including This Machine Kills, which released an album on Ebullition Records, Esperanza, and The Fire Next Time.has released singles with The Bloody Beetroots, Armand Van Helden of Duck Sauce, Afrojack, Laidback Luke, Tai, Chris Lake, Angger Dimas, Sidney Samson, and Tiësto.[citation needed] In the 1990s and 2000s, some of Aoki's remix work included artists such as: The Jackson 5, Drake, Kanye West, Eminem, Lil Wayne, Mike Posner, Girls Generation, All American Rejects, Refused, The Killers, Bassnectar, Lenny Kravitz, Bloc Party, Snoop Dogg, Robin Thicke, S.P.A., Kid Cudi, Fërnando Oviedo, Chester French, BTS and Peaches.He is widely known for his acrobatic crowd surfing stunts, throwing cake at fans,[30] spraying champagne bottles, and riding rafts on the dance floor.[citation needed] Producer-songwriter Lucas Secon confirmed in a May 2010 interview with HitQuarters that he and Rivers Cuomo had recently worked with Aoki on a single.[34] Aoki's first solo album, Wonderland, was released January 2012 and features guest vocalists and musicians LMFAO, Kid Cudi, Kay, Travis Barker, will.i.am a.k.a.Zuper Blahq, Wynter Gordon, Rivers Cuomo, Lil Jon, Chiddy Bang, Lovefoxxx of CSS, Big John Duncan (former guitarist of the punk band The Exploited), and others.[38] On October 11, 2013, Aoki collaborated with Linkin Park on the song "A Light That Never Comes"[39][40] that was included on the remix album, Recharged, 18 days later.In 2012, his track "Beat Down", featuring Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, was used in a promo for the reality show Bad Girls All-Star Battle.[49] The 2015 science fiction thriller film The Hive features tracks from the album Neon Future by Aoki,'[53] who created the soundtrack[54] and also served as an executive producer.For EDM itself I'm making a big statement of re-claiming it as something [that's] really important to me – kinda like giving back to my community,"[61] stated Aoki before the EP's release.[67] In June 2018, Aoki remixed Rita Ora's hit single "Girls" featuring Charli XCX, Bebe Rexha and Cardi B.[70][71] On October 25, 2018, Aoki released "Waste It on Me" which features BTS members, RM, Jimin (with backup vocals), and Jungkook.[76] On August 21, 2020, Aoki remixed several songs by the anarcho-punk band Crass under a 12" single "normal never was III" with all purchases going towards domestic abuse charity "refuge".[77] Aoki released several non-album singles in early 2022, including "Welcome to the Playhouse" (featuring vocals by Shaquille O'Neal) on January 7, and "Da Homies" on February 4.The album features many notable collaborators including Mod Sun, PnB Rock, Taking Back Sunday, Lil Xan, Bryce Vine, and many more.The album was released on November 17, 2023, and featured Paris Hilton, Akon, Angela Aguilar, Danna Paola, Greeicy, Galantis, JJ Lin, Hayley Kiyoko, Timmy Trumpet, and John Martin, among others.[81] On July 1, 2016, it was announced that Aoki would make an appearance as both a musical contributor and non-playable character in the video game Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2.[82] In January 2012, Aoki released new tracks on Turntable.fm in conjunction with SOL REPUBLIC Headphones,[83] making him the first established artist to orchestrate a listening session using the platform fully.[104] Aoki is signed up for cryopreservation, discussing plans with Peter Diamandis in a 2022 interview A DJ's Crazy Schedule, Cryonics, and the Making of Pursuit of Happiness.In 2014, Aoki received two Guinness World Records, one for the "longest crowd cheer", and also for the "most amount of glow sticks for thirty seconds.[111] He founded the Steve Aoki Charitable Fund, which raises money for global humanitarian relief organizations and medical research.[10] In early 2015 he was named a Global Ambassador for the Best Buddies program, a non-profit devoted to young people with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
Aoki performing in Brazil, 2014
Aoki performing at Panasonic Pavilion during CES 2025
Aoki on stage during day three of
Collision
conference in 2019