Steve Aoki
Steve Aoki is a world-famous DJ, record producer, music programmer and record executive who has built an empire as a music label owner and entrepreneur. Steve has also been an early pioneer of the NFT space and the metaverse, a medium that fits his imaginatively iconoclastic personality. As one of the most vocal leaders of the metaverse movement, he was among the first artists to launch NFT collections and perform his DJ sets in metaverse worlds such as Decentraland. In the NFT world, the DJ is best known for selling his "hairy" collectible for $888,888.88 on Nifty Gateway — one of the most expensive digital pieces of art sold to date. He also owns several NFTs from the iconic Bored Ape Yacht Club collection, and worked on a Solana-based NFT marketplace.
A0K1VERSE
A0K1VERSE is an Ethereum-based NFT-led membership community.
The platform is described as “a new ecosystem bridging real-world experiences with Web2 and Web3.
It rewards NFT collectors and creates new experiences for members built as a "tokenized social club".
This debut collection reached over $4 million in sales with former T-Mobile CEO John Legere purchasing a single item for $888,888.
NEON FUTURE
Neon Future is a one-of-a-kind hybrid art and music collaboration.
Steve designed this collection with digital artist Maciej Kuciara's ’90s-era 2D anime art.
He composed 5 original music tracks to be released exclusively for the project.
It features five original minted NFTs with two different colorways.
MUSIC CAREER
He has collaborated with artists such as will.i.am, Afrojack, LMFAO, Linkin Park, Iggy Azalea, Lil Jon, blink-182, Laidback Luke, BTS, Monsta X, Louis Tomlinson, Backstreet Boys, Rise Against, Vini Vici, Lauren Jauregui, and Fall Out Boy.
He has released several Billboard-charting studio albums as well, notably Wonderland, which was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album in 2013.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Aoki has made appearances in the media, notably in video games, television, and music videos.
He was featured in the video games NBA 2K8 and NBA 2K9 as a special celebrity player.
He has also appeared as a guest on Real Vision.