DJ Steve Aoki, the man who’s behind DIM MAK RECORDS, has been credited with launching the careers of some of the most influential acts of the last decade including Bloc Party, The Kills, Klaxons, MSTRKRFT, The Bloody Beetroots, Mystery Jets, The Rakes, The Gossip and more. Since founding the label, he’s stepped into the limelight himself as a DJ, artist and producer with a string of hit singles and remixes for the likes of Michael Jackson, The Killers, Robin Thicke, Lenny Kravitz, Weezer, Chester French, Tiga, All American Rejects, Drake, Chris Cornell & more. Listen as he discusses his company and how much hard work it takes. It’s more about passion than money. He did a lot of thing for free before he blew up. Learn a thing or two about the music business.

More recently he’s been seen collaborating with like minded producers ranging from Armand Van Helden to Laidback Luke, Tiesto, Afrojack, The Bloody Beetroots, & Junkie XL and can now be found readying his debut artist album which includes collaborations from the likes of Will.I.Am, Lil Jon, Chiddy Bang, Travis Barker, CSS, Kid Cudi, Blaqstarr and Weezer’s frontman Rivers Cuomo who can be found on the lead single “EARTHQUAKEY PEOPLE”. Also involved in fashion, Aoki has developed lines for KR3W Apparel, Supra Footwear, headphones for Sol Republic, and his own streetwear line: Dim Mak Collection.

Listen to some of his latest work: I’m in the House, No Beef, Earthquakey People, and Tornado.

Steve Aoki on The History of Dim Mak