Aoki has made appearances in the media, notably in video games, television, and music videos.
His interest in gaming led him to co-owning the esports company Rogue.
He was featured in the video games NBA 2K8 and NBA 2K9 as a special celebrity player, even though he admits to being terrible at basketball.
He makes cameos in the videos for Cobra Star.
Aoki has won or been nominated for various industry awards, both in annual competitions and in magazine rankings.
In 2007, he was named Best Party Rocker DJ by BPM Magazine, Best DJ of the Year by Paper Magazine, and Best Set of the Season at the Ibiza Awards.
In 2012, he was named No. 15 in the Top 100 DJs in DJ Magazine, and was named America's #.
1990s–2000s: Dim Mak Records and early releases
Wonderland(2012)
Aoki was born in Miami, Florida, but grew up in Newport Beach, California.
He graduated from Newport Harbor High School in 1995, where he was a player on the varsity badminton team.
He is of Japanese descent, the third child of Rocky Aoki and Chizuru Kobayashi.
His father was a former wrestler who also founded the restaurant chain Benihana.
He has .
Aoki and Australian model Tiernan Cowling were engaged in 2010.
They later married on the Hawaiian island of Maui in 2015 and currently reside in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Actress and fashion model Devon Aoki is Aoki's half-sister.
Model and singer-songwriter Yumi Nuis Aoki's niece.
After applying, in 2022, Aoki was selected to participate in a lunar spac.
The Aoki Foundation helps fund research on the brain with a focus on regenerative medicine and brain preservation.
They envision a world without degenerative brain diseases, and where science and technology can be used towards healthy life extension.
The Foundation also supports other causes such as disaster relief, developmental disabilities, and .
Aoki's song "Back to Earth", featuring Fall Out Boy, was used in the 2014 film Step Up:
Aoki finished in 6th place in the 2013 America's Best DJ competition conducted by DJ Times magazine, and finished in 8th place in 2013 and 2016.
He finished 10th in 2014, 2015, and 2017 in DJ Mag ' s Top 100 DJs competition.
Aoki has remixed many artists and bands, including:
Aoki founded his own label, Dim Mak Records, in 1996.
The label has released music by other electro house artists such as:
2018 single by Steve Aoki, Lil Yachty, and AJR
Japanese model and AV idol
American DJ and music producer (born 1977)
2017 studio album by Steve Aoki
Japanese actress (1892–1961)
2012 studio album by Steve Aoki
