◇ image via WikipediaSteve Aoki
Steve Aoki is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Lauren Jauregui, Knife Party, Walk the Moon, Sekai no Owari and Dagny. Those roots explain a lot about how Steve Aoki arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as R3hab, Timmy Trumpet, Nicky Romero, Hardwell and Afrojack, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Kills, Migos, Lay, Deorro and Kang Daniel, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 78 connections around Steve Aoki, reaching back through Lauren Jauregui and forward to The Kills. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Steven Hiroyuki Aoki is an American DJ and record producer. In 2012, Pollstar designated Aoki as the highest-grossing electronic dance music artist in North America from tours. In 2024, Gold House recognized him as one of the Most Impactful Asians. He has collaborated with artists such as will.i.am, Afrojack, AJR, LMFAO, Tini, Linkin Park, Agnez Mo, Iggy Azalea, Grandson, Lil Jon, Blink-182, Taking Back Sunday, Laidback Luke, BTS, Backstreet Boys, Vini Vici, Lauren Jauregui, and Fall Out Boy and is known for his remixes of artists such as Kid Cudi.
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Steve Aoki connections
Steve Aoki grew out of Lauren Jauregui, Knife Party, Walk the Moon and Sekai no Owari, shares an orbit with R3hab, Timmy Trumpet, Nicky Romero and Hardwell, went on to shape The Kills, Migos, Lay and Deorro. 78 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Steve Aoki
Sounds and acts that shaped Steve Aoki.
- Lauren Jaureguiartist
- Knife Partyartist
- Walk the Moonartist
- Sekai no Owariartist
- Dagnyartist
- Ina Wroldsenartist
- Lucasartist
- Olderartist
- Flux Pavilionartist
- Mi Genteartist
- Lovefoxxxartist
- NERVOartist
- Does It Offend You, Yeah?artist
- Datsikartist
- Dancing Machineartist
- Sfera Ebbastaartist
- Simon Wilcoxartist
- Dirtyphonicsartist
- DJ Aligator Projectartist
- Hayley Kiyokoartist
- Sharamartist
- iLoveMakonnenartist
- Big Giganticartist
- Play-N-Skillzartist
- Peking Dukartist
- Goldie Boutilierartist
- Spank Rockartist
- Kalan.FrFrartist
- Alan Walkerartist
- Mike Shinodaartist
- Louis Tomlinsonartist
Artists similar to Steve Aoki
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Steve Aoki.
- R3habartist
- Timmy Trumpetartist
- Nicky Romeroartist
- Hardwellartist
- Afrojackartist
- Alessoartist
- Robin Schulzartist
- Don Diabloartist
- Dimitri Vegas & Like Mikeartist
- Kygoartist
- David Guettaartist
- Tujamoartist
- DVBBSartist
- Laidback Lukeartist
- Tiëstoartist
- Yves Vartist
- Alokartist
- Jax Jonesartist
- Lost Frequenciesartist
- Galantisartist
- Alan Walkerartist
- Topicartist
- Gryffinartist
- Matomaartist
- Marshmelloartist
- DJ Snakeartist
- Calvin Harrisartist
- Mike Candysartist
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