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| occupation = | instrument = | years_active = 1996–present | label = | associated_acts = | website = }} Steven Hiroyuki "Steve" Aoki (born November 30, 1977) is an American electro house musician, record producer, and music executive.〔(Kid Millionaire ). Dim Mak. Retrieved on January 7, 2012.〕 In 2012 Pollstar designated Aoki as the highest grossing dance artist in North America from tours.〔〔 He has collaborated with producers and vocalists such as will.i.am, Afrojack, LMFAO, Iggy Azalea, Lil Jon, and Laidback Luke, and is known for his remixes of artists such as Kid Cudi. 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. The first part of Aoki's two-part album, ''Neon Future I'', was released on September 30, 2014,〔 and reached No. 1 on Dance/Electronic Albums in the United States.〔 The second album, ''Neon Future II'', features artists such as Snoop Lion and Rivers Cuomo,〔 and in Belgium it reached No. 93 on the Ultratop 200 Albums chart.〔 The 2015 horror film ''The Hive'' features tracks from the album ''Neon Future'' by Aoki, who created the soundtrack and also serves as an executive producer.〔〔 〕 Aoki is also the central character in the upcoming documentary ''I'll Sleep When I'm Dead''.〔 He is the founder of the Steve Aoki Charitable Fund, which raises money for global humanitarian relief organizations.〔 == Early life and education == Steven Hiroyuki Aoki was born in Miami, Florida, and 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.〔http://nextshark.com/steve-aoki-how-the-son-of-a-renowned-restaurateur-became-one-of-edms-hottest-acts/〕 He is the third child of Rocky Aoki and Chizuru Kobayashi.〔(Aoki family tree from NY mag ) Nymag.com. Retrieved on July 9, 2008〕 His father was a former Japanese wrestler who also founded the restaurant chain Benihana. He has two older siblings, sister Kana (who is sometimes called by her middle name "Grace"), and brother Kevin (owner of Doraku Sushi restaurant). He also has three half-siblings, all of whom are younger: half-brother Kyle and half-sisters Echo, and Devon, a model and actress. As a child, Steve lived with his grandfather and grandmother, his mother, and his two older siblings. Aoki attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and graduated with 2 BAs; one in Feminist Studies and the other in Sociology. In college, he produced do-it-yourself records and ran underground concerts out of his Biko room 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steve Aoki」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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