For a producer, you want to be in L.A. You want to be close to the action, and in L.A. there are always singers, artists, songwriters, collaborators and other producers. It's easy to get access to all that, which gives you more opportunity to work records. Steve Aoki accessactionartist share on social
My favorite book is 'A Short History of Nearly Everything' by Bill Bryson. Steve Aoki billbookbryson Change image and share on social
There's a big gaping hole in the EDM space for songwriting. It's one thing to learn how to be a great sound designer and become big just on sound design. Especially if you're in the dubstep category, it's like, how much fatter and more interesting can you make those drops. Steve Aoki bigcategorydesign share on social
I've been doing my record label for 15 years called Dim Mak. I started my label when I was 19 in '96. I started putting out an eclectic roster of artists. In 2003, we found a band called Bloc Party, and in 2004, we started getting remixes for Bloc Party, and at the same time I was throwing Dim Mak parties in Los Angeles. Steve Aoki angelesartistband share on social
Artists have so much more control of their futures - they don't need to rely so much on major labels or big companies to help them. You have artists like Skrillex that can dominate so much that he gets 5 Grammy nominees, and he's clearly an underground artist. Steve Aoki artistbigcompany share on social
I feel pretty comfortable in front of a camera. Steve Aoki cameracomfortablefeel Change image and share on social
Vegas is a very fickle market that's about fun. It will change to what people want. Steve Aoki changeficklefun Change image and share on social
The thought of bringing a cake into a dance music show is a bizarre one. The idea of rafting on top of people is just as bizarre as well. And I think whenever something bizarre comes into play, it immediately becomes an easy target. And for those reasons, I know that I have been the target of criticism. Steve Aoki bizarrebringcake share on social
Whenever I work with different artists, I expand as a song writer, as a producer, and I always want to try and find the bridge between my world and their world. Steve Aoki artistbridgeexpand Change image and share on social
No matter what I do, I can't help but feel that I'm under a microscope. Some of it is completely silly, and some of it is meant to be hurtful. For example, a website accumulated all of my music videos to point out perceived Illuminati images. I loved that one. Of course, it was all ridiculous but funny. Steve Aoki accumulatecompletelyfeel share on social