Steve Aoki

Jason Bentley Explains Why Fans, Not Industry Types, Are the Most Important Element of the EDM Biz Conference

The biggest party of the summer for electronic dance music aficionados is finally here. 345,000 18-and-over festival attendees are expected to take over Las Vegas this weekend and even more are bound to attend the insane amount of club nights, pool parties and special events surrounding Electric Dai ... More >>

I Want to Branch Out But My Fans Won't Let Me. Help!

By: Jessica HopperAre you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is ... More >>

Five Highlights From Nervo's West Coast Travels

The past six months have been a whirlwind of success for the Australian-born NERVO twins. They were the only female DJs on the DJ Mag Top 100 poll, landing at No. 46, the third-highest new entry among EDM's elite. The only other female to ever make the list was Claudia Cazacu, who squeaked in at No. ... More >>

Nervo

Yost Theater

Datsik Fine-Tunes His TrapStyle Skills Before Migrating to SoCal

The Canadian EDM producer is moving fast with his signature blend of dubstep and hip-hop

Singularity Highlights the M in EDM

See Also:*Krewella Want to Play Hard With OC Fans this Weekend*Block Party Speaks: Why Bringing Their Guitars to HARD Summer is a Gutsy Move*Audrey Napoleon, EDM's Electro Queen, Went From Performing in Malls to Producing Her Own Clothing LineLife after playing Electric Daisy Carnival has been reall ... More >>

Audrey Napoleon, EDM's Electro Queen, Went From Performing in Malls to Producing Her Own Clothing Line

See Also:*Eric Prydz & Audrey Napoleon - Yost Theater - 8/16/2012 *Being Underrepresented, Female DJs Say There's No Crying in EDM *Slideshow: Identity Festival 2011 - The Crystal Method, Jason Bentley, Pretty Lights, Steve Aoki & More The LA-based DJ/producer Audrey Napoleon is one of the ... More >>

Singularity Highlights the M in EDM

[Locals Only] The OC-bred beat-maker keeps his style unapologetically ecletcic

Afrojack - Playhouse Nightclub - 6/26/12

Afrojack, R3hab & Quintino Playhouse Nightclub 6/22/12 See Also: Top Five Parties During EDC Week EDMbiz: When It Comes to Booking EDM Events, Pasquale Rotella says "Talent Means Nothing" Monday nights are usually quiet for most clubs, bars, music venues and even most people. Yet for over a ... More >>

Seven DJs You Can't Miss at EDC

Every year, The Electric Daisy Carnival attracts thousands of new EDM-o-philes who pile in to watch marquee DJs from around the world do their dirtiest behind the decks. Upon asking a handful of people going out to Las Vegas this year about who they want to see, a scary amount of people (who, mind y ... More >>

Felix Cartal Describes His Set: "It's Like Hearing a Record on Crack"

 In a world ruled by extreme bass drops and intricate, high-gloss production, Felix Cartal's sound and style refuses to over complicate itself."[EDM] is the type of music that isn't about over thinking like other genres including rock," says Cartal. "Dance music is simple."Fresh off the release ... More >>

Bingo Players - Yost Theater - 5/22/12

Last night the Yost Theater in the downtown Santa Ana Art District teamed up with EDM promoters Giant and LED to bring Dutch House duo Bingo Players to Orange County for what was one of the wildest parties we've seen at the Yost in a while. By 10pm the line of Bingo fans was out of control to this s ... More >>

Steve Aoki

Sutra

Six Can't Miss EDM Acts Coming to Orange County

​Sunshine is upon us and it's time to break out your bikini body--but what about showing off that sexy bod at the club? Orange County is emerging as an EDM destination with great artists making appearances at Sutra, the Yost Theater, Ten and the Observatory in the coming weeks. Here are six can't ... More >>

Beyond Wonderland at the San Bernardino NOS Events Center, March 17, 2012

​Beyond WonderlandMarch 17, 2012Nos Events CenterOn Saturday, Insomniac Events hosted a very special edition of a sold-out Beyond Wonderland at the San Bernardino NOS Events Center. Beyond Wonderland marks the start of festival season in the dance community with Ultra Music Festival in Miami this ... More >>

[EXCLUSIVE UPDATE: Travis Barker Will Guest At Beyond Wonderland] Steve Aoki Talks Beyond Wonderland and His Latest Album: 'The World Is Not Going To End'

​UPDATE: Aoki just announced us that Travis Barker will be his special guest at his Beyond Wonderland set!Original post, March 15, 2012, 5:52 a.m.: This Newport native needs no introduction. Known for his crazy stage antics, Steve Aoki is set to hit the decks this weekend at Insomniac's sold- ... More >>

Them Jeans

Detroit Bar

Joachim Garraud Talks About Coming to Orange County and Dubstep

​Joachim Garraud is one of the most well-known techno personalities in the world; his Iconic Space Invader mask has terrorized every country he has visited--in a good way. (Proof is in his Youtube Channel). All the way from Paris, France, Garraud will be invading Sutra on Friday night with his key ... More >>

Steve Aoki Talks About 'Wonderland'; Watch Official 'Ladi Dadi' Vid

​So Newport Beach native Steve Aoki's latest set, Wonderland, is out, and you can watch the Dim Mak head talk about the making of the album, which has guests Rivers Cuomo, Lil Jon, Kid Cudi, Wynter Gordon, Travis Barker and more. The album has an ode to Occupy Wall Street (You'd think the Benihana ... More >>

The 10 Worst Music Videos of 2011

​Every year, the MTV Video Music Awards give the best music videos of the year with a statuette. But personally, we think its way more fun to laugh at the stupid ones. So this year, for your amusement, Heard Mentality will recognize the worst music videos made in 2011 (gold statuettes are, unfortu ... More >>

Remix Steve Aoki's Deadmeat Tour T-Shirt

Give these men some shirts!​DJ/producer and celebrity friend Steve Aoki is asking designers to redesign his official "beard" t-shirt on Facebook (check out the contest here). Lest we get a slew of clown faces on this baby, you should know that the winning design will be used as Aoki's official mer ... More >>

Steve Aoki Hijacks the System

The prolific electronic music performer/producer talks U.S. dance culture and his upcoming album

Moby Gets to DJ at a KCRW Halloween Event Instead of Monster Massive

[Mental Notes] Avicii, another DJ, won't be coming to OC either

UCI's Student Services Want to Spend $170,000 to Bring Swedish DJ to UCI

Avicii​UCI's Student Services want to host a huge, paid admission concert at the UC Irvine Bren Events Center with the artists Avicii, Steve Aoki, and Dev, but they're requesting the use of the association's emergency funds to foot the bill. Some students are complaining about spending $170,000 ... More >>

DJ Dan Sena: From Playing in Punk Rock Bands at Koo's Cafe to Collaborating with Del Tha Funkee Homosapien

​ Orange Country DJ Supreme, long-time resident spinner of the Detroit Bar, Dan Sena, recently released his newest EP titled, Candy Floss Art Capitalism. From being part of the indie-emo band Give Until Gone to punk-rock group Bullet Train to Vegas, the Santa Ana native has done it all. Now, Sen ... More >>

Buy Identity Tickets for $20

​On Wednesday, July 13, electronic-only festival Identity, which we'd talked about here, will be selling $20 general admission tickets for only 20 hours (for any one of the Identity Festival shows). Starting at 9 a.m. until 5 a.m. the next day, fans can buy the tickets via any Ticketmaster outlet. ... More >>

Pacific Festival OC: Get 50 Percent Off VIP Tickets!

​We interrupt our regular programming to promote today's Voice Daily Deals promo--not because it was brainstormed by our company, but because it's a pretty sweet deal. For $75, you get a VIP pass to the Pacific Festival: OC. The one-day music fest in Oak Canyon Ranch has more than 50 bands in the ... More >>

Snoop Dogg Headlines Steve Aoki's Pacific Festival: OC 2011 (Also, What an Awesome Lineup!)

Chad Sengstock/OC Weekly​Get ready: Snoop Dogg is the official festival headliner of Steve Aoki's second annual Pacific Festival: OC, to be held August 13 (from 10 a.m. to midnight). Last year it was at Trafalgar Square venues; this year, like Lightning in a Bottle, it upgrades to Oak Canyon Ranc ... More >>

Dim Mak Pickle Patch Tour

Detroit Bar

Get Ready to Roll: Identity is Coming to Town

​ Who knew it could happen? Break out the glow sticks, kids. Identity Festival, touted as the "first-ever touring electronic ONLY music festival," is coming to Orange County. The festival has stops at 20 major outdoor amphitheatres throughout North America in August and September. The one-day ev ... More >>

Steve Aoki, ?uestlove, Kid Sister Collaborate with Artists on Hennessy Bottle Designs

​Hennessy V.S calls it "Blending of Art," which basically has 10 artists and hip-hop artists collaborating on bottle designs. Personally, it's about time Hennessy acknowledged all the free advertising their product has been getting from hip-hop artists since 2Pac. 

DJ/Promoter Ana Calderon: 'I Think A Lot of DJs Hate Me Because...I Made the Promoter/DJ Situation Become More of a Norm.'

Doug Neil/OC WeeklyDJ Ana Calderon (with hat) at a recent Club Mesa event. To her left is SUN Group co-founder Brendan Thomas.​If you're one of the lucky ticket bearers, the doors of the Fox Pomona will part Oct. 19 so you can witness the sold-out, ethereal post-punk glory of Interpol.  Arriv ... More >>

Steve Aoki Talks About Pacific Festival: OC and How Growing Up in Conservative OC Turned Him into a Hipster Icon

​Steve Aoki grew up in Newport Beach in the '80s and '90s, and he says growing up in a very conservative, white part of Orange County definitely "turned me into the person that I am." Aoki took solace in Orange County's hardcore punk scene and immersed himself in music. Fifteen years after moving ... More >>

Finally, a Tenant for Triangle Square: A Music Festival

Doug Neill / OC WeeklySteve Aoki at Detroit Bar last August​Costa Mesa's Sutra nightclub is one of the few establishments remaining in the prominently placed mall-turned-wasteland Triangle Square, and while we rarely think of Sutra as being a proper concert joint, it has wracked up some impressive ... More >>

What You Missed: Steve Aoki, Long Beach Turkey Trot, UnderGround Concert, Thunderbox, Cafe Tacvba, Julian Casablancas

Chris VictorioSteve Aoki's birthday bash... Steve Aoki, not pictured​ Ah, yes: Collective Monday morning sadface, Orange County. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves this four day weekend and we kept ourselves really, really, really busy. And we've got the photos to prove it. First, we checked out Stev ... More >>

[Sound Guy] The Union Line and Avi Buffalo: Signed, Sealed, Hopefully Delivered

The Willowz Set to Release 'Everyone' November 17

Amanda Milius​Remember the Willows? They're back! In Pog form! Well, that's just not true (unfortunate, yes). But they are back with a new album, Everyone, scheduled for release on November 17. It's their second album on Steve Aoki's Dim Mak label, following 2007's Chautauqua.

Last Night: Steve Aoki & Danny Masterson (DJ Mom Jeans) at Detroit Bar

Doug NeillDJ Mom pants in normal pants and a fedora.​Ah, yes, hipster mavens Steve Aoki and Danny Masterson (otherwise known as DJ Mom Jeans, a handle that admittedly rules) brought their MacBook Pros to Costa Mesa and took over Detroit Bar's intimate digs last night, 8/12. It was packed, it was s ... More >>

TONIGHT: Steve Aoki and DJ Mom Jeans at Detroit Bar

​You know something big is going down when both of Detroit Bar's most recognized DJ nights (Busywork and La Boite Funk) have to join forces to host an event. And really, what could be bigger that Steve Aoki performing in mom jeans. Oh wait, correction... playing WITH Mom Jeans. Tonight Steve Aoki, ... More >>

Outgoing: DJ AM Gig at Detroit Bar Postponed

Ah, the concert gods giveth and they taketh away. On the heels of the news that the Detroit Bar is bringing the Duke Spirit to town on Aug. 30, comes word that a DJ AM gig scheduled for July 29 at the very same Costa Mesa venue (the anniversary party for the "Busy Work" dance night) has been postpon ... More >>

Club Pick Of The Weekend: Boogie Nights Dirty Disco Party At Sutra

If there were ever a guide to throw a great party, Sutra sure got it right this time. The blueprint is simple, although damn near impossible to recreate unless you've got the cred and resources. First thing, you need a theme. Dirty Disco? Boogie Nights? Yep, sounds good. It's been a while since th ... More >>

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Casxio

Video Savant: The Jacksons' “Can You Feel It”

To Do Tonight - 2/22

2000 LBS OF BLUES, 4 p.m. And an extra 2000 lbs of attitude. The Blue Dog, 4111 Viking Way Long Beach BELLY DANCE SUPERSTARS, 8 p.m. A little wiggle room. Orange County Performing Artscenter, 600 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa STEVE AOKI: KID MILLIONAIRE, 9 p.m. Scratching it up at Sutra. Sutra Lo ... More >>

Steve Aoki at Detroit Bar Dec. 28

Steve Aoki celebrates another smooth transition. A lot of people talk shit about Steve Aoki (a.k.a. Kid Millionaire), especially in OC. He's just a trustafarian, some say (pops founded the Benihana restaurant chain). His DJ skills are wack and his selections mediocre, others claim. He's a marketing ... More >>

Trendzilla

Black on black on black and the phenom of the designer hooded sweatshirt

Shameless Plug

LA Weekly Detour Music Festival

Piracy Funds Superstardom

If You Close the Door

After-hours at All Tomorrows Parties

Pass the Sheep!

Beyond the Valley of the Dance Disaster Movement Video