Steve Aoki

Biography
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Aoki, whose father Rocky is the founder of the famous Benihana Japanese restaurant chain, and sister Devon is a famous model and actress, is one of Los Angeles' most well known DJs. He founded his own record label, Dim Mak Records (which has signed such artists as Bloc Party, Whirlwind Heat, Whitey and Neon Blonde), in 1996 and has also launched a Dim Mak clothing line. He is endorsed and has pro-models with headphone maker WESC and skateboarding shoe company Supra.

asQme and Steve Aoki Help Musicians Connect with Fans Across Language Barriers

Source: HypeBot
October 3, 2014

asQme is bridging the divide between Japanese fans and English-speaking artists in the first stage of what has the potential to be a very successful site. asQme takes an “Ask Me Anything" aka AMA approach across language barriers with Steve Aoki the first artist on tap. It will be a chance for fans to ask questions in Japanese and have the English language response translated into Japanese. Variations on that theme are planned suggesting possibilities that are much bigger. asQme ...
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Career

Steve Aoki's Manager on Getting Famous Online: Stop Promoting and Start Entertaining

Source: HypeBot
August 29, 2013

The folks at JustGo Music managed to slow down Steve Aoki's manager Matt Colon long enough to discuss how Aoki got so famous online. Aoki has capitalized greatly on his over-the-top personality and his web presence reflects that personality. Yet Colon says the biggest secret has been making the shift “from promotion to entertainment" and pursuing choices that lead to higher audience engagement on social media. According to Steve Aoki's manager Matt Colon (via Dotted Music), Aoki is successful for ...
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Technology

Steve Aoki Unveils New Music Using Turntable.FM

Source: HypeBot
January 12, 2012

Electro house musician Steve Aoki has chosen to unveil his latest tracks in the context of a Turntable.fm DJ room—making him the first established artist to fully orchestrate a listening session using the platform. While many artists have debuted their tracks online before, this strategic move is a solid example of how one artist has a keen understanding of his audience, and therefore understands the best way to properly engage them. Aoki and his headphone sponsor SOL REPUBLIC did their diligence and ...
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