About Steve Aoki:Steve Aoki is a
Grammy-nominated international producer/DJ, electronic dance music entrepreneur, and founder of the trendsetting record label, events/lifestyle company, and apparel line
Dim Mak. Since launching in
1996,
Dim Mak has broken bands such as
Bloc Party,
The Bloody Beetroots,
Klaxons, and
The Gossip through deftly marketed single and full-length releases and now has nearly
500 releases to date. As a solo artist,
Aoki has become a force of nature averaging
over 250 tour dates per year. In 2012,
Aoki took his incredible career to the next level with his first proper full-length release
Wonderland (Ultra Music/Dim Mak), followed by
Wonderland Remixed, and his live concert DVD
Deadmeat: Live at Roseland Ballroom, along with various singles, remixes and EPs, all of which brought together a lifetime’s worth of passion for bands, DJs, and artists of all stripes.
Aoki also headlined the successful
Deadmeat North American Tour in
2012, which boasted over
50 tour dates resulting in his being named Pollstar’s
highest grossing dance act for the first half of the yearand landing him a cover feature. Currently,
Aoki is working on his follow-up album
Neon Future, scheduled for release in
2014 via
Ultra Music/Dim Mak, and is touring on his
Aokify America North American Tour this fall featuring
Borgore,
Waka Flocka Flame, and special guest
Pharrell Williams (on select dates). His most recent releases include: new single
“Bring You To Life (Transcend)” with house producer
Rune RKfeaturing vocalist
RAS, out now on
Dim Mak Records; the massive
Linkin Parkcollaboration
"A Light That Never Comes," out now on
Machine Shop Recordings/Warner Bros. Records;
“Boneless,” a collaboration with
Chris Lakeand
Tujamo (Ultra Music), which hit
#1 on
Beatport; and several upcoming projects for
Dim Mak and
Ultra Music.
About DIM MAK:Since the label’s inception in
1996,
Dim Mak has thrived on a commitment to preserving a boundless, forward-thinking music community. Everything about
Dim Mak stems from founder
Steve Aoki’s “Do It Yourself” ethos to morph and move with the industry’s ever-changing tides. It all started with a 7-inch record from obscure, SoCal hardcore ensemble
Stickfigurecarousel in
1996.
Dim Mak has since put out nearly
500 releases to date and has broken artists from
The Kills,
Battles,
Bloc Party,
The Gossip,
Klaxons,
The Bloody Beetroots,
MSTRKRFT,
Felix Cartal,
Datsik, and more.
Dim Mak’s current roster boasts major releases from
Clockwork,
Angger Dimas,
Azari & III,
Keys N Krates,
Dirtyphonics, and many more. For the last 10 years,
Dim Mak has thrown the now iconic weekly
Dim Mak Tuesdays events at
Dim Mak Studios in
Hollywood, CA.
Dim Mak has created a platform for many cutting-edge artists like
Afrojack,
Zedd,
A-Trak,
Lady Gaga,
Borgore,
Travis Barker,
Kid Cudi,
Justice, and
Zeds Dead amongst many others to break out into the world of music.
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