Steve Aoki
Watch Steve Aoki and a Neurosurgeon Discuss New Ultrasound Helmet to Treat Brain Disease
Steve Aoki has teamed up with an expert in neuroscience for a fun lecture on focused ultrasound technology. The Dim Mak boss is known to have his hands in many ancillary ventures outside of electronic dance music, like NFTs, Pokémon cards, apparel and more. However, an often overlooked aspect of his story are his philanthropic endeavors through his Aoki Foundation. With a focus on the functionality of the brain, Aoki raises funds for new brain science technology and the research of regenerative medicine. He’s also hosted many educational events to help raise awareness of brain preservation. Now, in a partnership with West Virginia University’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, Aoki has released a video highlighting technology that fights symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, tremo...
Miami Bitcoin Conference to Conclude With Music Festival Featuring deadmau5, Steve Aoki, More
Several of dance music’s biggest names are ready to celebrate “hyperbitcoinization” with performances to close out the upcoming Bitcoin 2022 Conference. Since the advent of Miami Music Week and Ultra Music Festival, Miami has always been a cultural hub for dance music. In even more recent times, however, the city has positioned itself as the future crypto capital of the U.S. The effort has been fostered through the leadership of Miami’s Mayor Francis Suarez, who has opted to take his own salary in Bitcoin and has facilitated the creation of Miami’s own dedicated blockchain asset, MiamiCoin. Becoming the home to the annual Bitcoin Conference, the largest celebration of the world’s most popular digital asset has proved a boon to Miami’s rep...
11 Years Later, Steve Aoki Delivers Dose of Dance Music Nostalgia With Remix of “No Beef”
Steve Aoki and Afrojack‘s “No Beef” became a gateway to discovering dance music for a new generation of listeners. Now, 11 years following its release, Aoki is rekindling the magic through a fresh perspective. In 2011, the frenetic tune with vocals from Miss Palmer was an instant attention-grabber given the intersection of Aoki’s electro house characteristics and Afrojack’s influence within the stylistically adjacent Dutch house movement. Never one to tie himself to any given genre, Aoki didn’t hesitate to tweak the winning formula over a decade later. With his new remix, he shakes up the drum arrangement with the kicks, snares, and percussion more consistent with the tech house arrangements dominating the airwaves today. At heart, however, the new versi...
Fan Controlled Football raises $40M to expand league with Bored Apes and Gutter Cats
Alternative sports organization Fan Controlled Football (FCF) has raised $40 million in Series A funding from crypto and blockchain gaming firms to support the league’s expansion plans, including four new teams and an NFT project. The FCF was founded in 2017 by Sohrob Farudi, Patrick Dees, Ray Austin and Grant Cohen and hosted its debut season inside a bubble environment in Atlanta amid the pandemic last year. The FCF features an indoor version of American football in a seven vs seven-player format, and the games are streamed live on Twitch. The unique feature of the league is that the teams are governed by their fans, who have voting rights on anything ranging from player acquisitions, in-game plays, branding and team selection. For the upcoming season, NFTs will play a key role in the vo...
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New Music Friday Roundup: Dada Life, REZZ, Moore Kismet & More [1/7/22]
Just like that, 2022’s first New Music Friday has come and gone. And if today was any indication, electronic music artists are hungrier than ever not only to release new music, but also to innovate. Dada Life, REZZ, Moore Kismet and more wasted no time kicking off the year with must-listen tracks and setting the tone for 2022. Take a listen below. Dada Life – So Good Dada Life turned back the clock to their electro house days in “So Good,” a track with all the bells and whistles of a classic party-starting Dada Life anthem. REZZ – MENACE REZZ fanned the flames of her scintillating Spiral album with a new bonus track, “MENACE,” a maniacal midtempo banger. Crankdat & Ruvlo – Lasers Crankdat and Ruvlo stomped onto Disciple with “L...
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EDM.com Playlist Picks: David Guetta, Armin Van Buuren, Jonas Blue and More [01/07/22]
The electronic music community is constantly evolving with new sounds every week, as artists become more innovative with their compositions. EDM.com’s weekly “Playlist Picks” series highlights the top releases in the genre, helping uncover the latest tracks that will soon dominate the dance music scene. EDM.com Top Hits David Guetta & Morten – Permanence Armin van Buuren & Avira – Hollow (feat. Be No Rain) – Colyn Remix Jonas Blue & Why Don’t We – Don’t Wake Me Up Festival Hits 2021 Steve Aoki & Shaquille O’Neal – Welcome to the Playhouse Recommended Articles Hugel, Jude & Frank and Twolate – La candela viva Dada Life – So Good Electronic Avenue Excision, Dion Timmer & Donna Tella – ...
Steve Aoki Reveals Unreleased Collab With “The Legend” Mac Miller
It’s been more than three years since the tragic death of Mac Miller in 2018, but the support of his friends and collaborators remains as strong as ever. So goes Miller’s relationship with Steve Aoki, who recently took to Twitter to reveal an unreleased collaboration with the late rapper. The track, Aoki remembered, features Miller’s vocals and can only be described as “magic.” Aoki is not the first musician to acknowledge that, despite the posthumous release of Miller’s final album Circles—which featured a collaboration with Disclosure’s Guy Lawrence—it’s simply impossible to grasp the full scale of projects Miller worked on throughout his illustrious career. Just last year, for example, an unearthed EP called your shoe...
Steve Aoki Announces Collab With DJ Diesel, “Welcome to the Playhouse”
Steve Aoki is getting ready to drop a song with the biggest DJ in the world. Earlier in the week, Aoki challenged fans to guess his next collaborator by sharing an intensely difficult-to-solve teaser image. For those who somehow couldn’t crack the case, Aoki eventually went ahead and announced that his first single of 2022 is a collaboration with NBA legend and dubstep producer Shaquille O’Neal, affectionally known in electronic music circles as DJ Diesel. Titled “Welcome to the Playhouse,” the upcoming song will seemingly soundtrack Aoki’s outrageous multi-purpose game room, Aoki’s Playhouse. Neither artist has shared a preview ahead of this weekend’s release, but Aoki did leave a hint at what’s to come, noting in a tweet that...
Steve Aoki Will Take to the Metaverse Jungle to Headline Monkey Kingdom NFT Event
Only Steve Aoki has the energy to stir a band of raving apes into a frenzy, and with his new partnership alongside the Monkey Kingdom NFT collection, that’s precisely what he’s going to do. Aoki has been slated to headline the Monkey Kingdom Christmas Party, which will take place in the Cryptovoxels digital metaverse. Aoki has become one of the foremost purveyors of NFTs in the electronic dance music landscape. He’s also a known fan of ape-themed projects specifically, given that he possesses an astounding seven collectibles from the famed Bored Ape Yacht Club. For obvious reasons, Monkey Kingdom has been compared to the iconic BAYC series, and just last month the collection went live with the launch of 2,222 monkey avatars. According to a press release, the artwork ...
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EDM.com Playlist Picks: Zedd, Tiësto, Steve Aoki and More [12/17/21]
The electronic music community is constantly evolving with new sounds every week, as artists become more innovative with their compositions. EDM.com’s weekly “Playlist Picks” series highlights the top releases in the genre, helping uncover the latest tracks that will soon dominate the dance music scene. EDM.com Top Hits Die For You (Zedd Remix) – Valorant & Grabbitz The Motto – Tiësto’s New Years Eve VIP Mix – Tiësto & Ava Max Stars Don’t Shine (feat. Global Dan) – Steve Aoki Festival Hits 2021 edamame (feat. Rich Brian) (Diplo Remix) – bbno$ Recommended Articles Thunder – Julian Jordan On My Mind (James Hype Remix) – Mashd N Kutcher Electronic Avenue Close Your Eyes (VIP Mix) – KSHMR & Tungevaag Hall...
Steve Aoki Announces Virtual Concert With Sonic the Hedgehog and SEGA
Steve Aoki is set to perform a virtual concert in partnership with one of SEGA‘s most iconic characters, Sonic the Hedgehog. The concert will feature a one-hour set from Aoki in an immersive Sonic universe with many of the game’s most memorable locales, like the Green Hill Zone and Chemical Plant. The DJ has also crafted a handful of remixes of fan-favorite tunes from classic Sonic games of the 16-bit era. Without a doubt, this will be the ultimate treat for longtime fans of the series. “The best Sonic game is definitely the O.G. Sonic the Hedgehog. That’s the game that started it all for me,” Aoki said in a behind-the-scenes video. “That’s the game I was most obsessed with and you know I remember putting it in the genesis console...
Pollen Presents Takes Over the Grand Oasis for Epic First-Ever Electric Zoo Cancún
Pollen Presents has had a landmark year defining and developing a new epoch of live music experiences. Teaming up with some of the most renowned artists in contemporary music—such as Justin Bieber and J Balvin—for exclusive takeovers and one-of-a-kind destination fests, Pollen is positioning itself as the go-to travel experience brand. So when Electric Zoo announced they’d be collaborating with Pollen last summer, the music community was ablaze with the prospect of bringing the iconic New York-based EDM spectacular to the idyllic beaches of Cancún. Electric Zoo Cancún. Jarett Lopez/EDM.com Originally slated to run April 7th to 11th, 2021, the festival moved forward last weekend at the Grand Oasis Cancún. As is standard with many Pollen events, the ...
