Steve Aoki (born November 30, 1977) is a DJ and music producer from the United States. Aoki was named the highest-grossing electronic dance music artist in North America by Pollstar in 2012.
Will.i.am, Alan Walker, Afrojack, LMFAO, Tini, Linkin Park, AGNEZ MO, Iggy Azalea, Grandson, Lil Jon, blink-182, Taking Back Sunday, Laidback Luke, BTS, Monsta X, Louis Tomlinson, Backstreet Boys, Rise Against, Vini Vici, Lauren Jauregui, and Fall Out Boy are among his collaborators.
What are some of Steve Aoki philanthropy and charity donations?
The Asian singer is very passionate about giving back to the community and reaching out to the less privileged ones. Out of his passion for philanthropy, he launched his own Charity foundation named The Aoki Foundation.
The Aoki Foundation contributes to brain research, with an emphasis on regenerative medicine and brain preservation. They foresee a world free of degenerative brain illnesses, where science and technology may be employed to extend healthy life.
Other causes supported by the Foundation include disaster relief, developmental disability, and animal rights. Keep Memory Alive, SENS Research Foundation, Buck Institute for Research on Ageing, Music for Relief, and Best Buddies International have all partnered with the foundation.
During his North American tour in 2013, Aoki gave $1 from every ticket sold to four charities: the Brain Preservation Foundation, the University of Rochester Medical Centre – Memory Care Program, the American Brain Foundation, and Infusio. Fans of Aoki were asked to vote for their favorite charity, with the Brain Preservation Society taking home the big award. A total of $65,000 was contributed, with the Brain Preservation Foundation receiving $33,000.
Meanwhile, Steve Aoki grew up in Newport Beach, California after being born in Miami, Florida. In 1995, he graduated from Newport Harbour High School, where he was a member of the varsity badminton team. He is the third child of Rocky Aoki and Chizuru Kobayashi of Japanese origin. His father was a former wrestler who also started the Benihana restaurant brand. He has two older siblings, Kana (often referred to by her middle name “Grace”) and Kevin (owner of Doraku Sushi restaurant). Devon Aoki, a model and actress, is his half-sister.
Aoki earned two B.A. degrees from the University of California, Santa Barbara, one in women’s studies and the other in sociology. In college, he made DIY records and organized underground concerts from his Biko room in the Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative, which was located in Isla Vista, a residential neighborhood adjacent to UCSB. The flat became known as The Pickle Patch as a concert venue.
Aoki was also involved in student action at UCSB, where he founded a chapter of the Revolutionary Anti-Imperialist League. By his early twenties, Aoki had established his own record label, Dim Mak, named after his childhood hero, Bruce Lee.
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