Steven Hiroyuki "Steve" Aoki (born November 30, 1977, Miami, Florida) is a Japanese-American electro house musician, record producer, club promoter, and the founder of Dim Mak Records. Known for energetic live shows, in 2012 Pollstar designated Aoki as the highest grossing dance artist in North America from tours. He has collaborated with producers and vocalist such as will.i.am, Afrojack, LMFAO, Iggy Azalea, Lil Jon, and Laidback Luke, and frequently remixes 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 his upcoming two-disc album, Neon Future, is due out on September 30, 2014.