His insatiable hunger for knowledge means he has a broad palette to draw from, channelling his deep well of influences into his vibrant creative output. Jefferson Blvd.Rising up out of Brazil's hotbed of formidable talent, Mochakk (AKA Pedro Maia) embodies a level of passion and drive that has placed him in a league of his own. I get emotional when I think about it, but when I get into the actual modality of gratitude and being alive, anything is possible.” Steve Aoki I always remind myself that this could end and anything can happen, so you have to give it all you’ve got. “It’s still a dream to me that it’s actually happening, but like most things in life, you don’t know if it’s going to happen until you’re actually in the starship,” he said with a chuckle. Although Aoki can’t spill too much on the forthcoming mission, he’s focused on gratitude and living life to the fullest, in space or on Earth. Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa comprised the mission with all expenses paid for. He was selected among eight others to join a commercial space flight around the moon on Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship spacecraft, set to take off later this year. There is such a healthy community that supports it, and I love watching them blossom and do their thing.”Īs an explorer, Aoki plans to travel to the moon, too. I knew if we did it through Dim Mak, we wouldn’t have the same impact if we just started another label. I knew I wanted to make this differently to scale their music to a global audience. That was really the seed of how I grew Dim Make En Fuego. “When I discovered some of these artists, I realized it’s not about having them as features on my songs, but rather that they needed their own platform. “When you start to work with a certain sound or movement, you realize how much is out there, and that’s what exactly happened when I began to work in the Latin space,” Aoki said. Instead of the standard Dim Mak routine where new records are pumped out almost every week, Aoki’s more concerned about the overall progression of the artists themselves, he said.
Since 2020, Aoki has enlisted Latin acts like AQUIHAYAQUIHAY, Andrekza Andreina, 2DEEP and La Favi to come on board. More than ever, Aoki ensures that the next round of upcoming artists are cared for with Latin imprint of the record label, Dim Mak En Fuego. Dim Mak Tuesdays were also part of the early scene, where up-and-coming acts like Lady Gaga and friends Kid Cudi and Kanye West, would take the stage during these intimate events with a house party vibe.
The label first took flight by releasing records from alternative acts like Bloc Party, The Kills and MSTRKRFT. Working on the album just brought me back to being in a band again.”īefore Aoki became one of the highest-grossing EDM artists in the world, he was part of the hardcore and punk scenes in Orange County, which ultimately lead to the birth of his Los Angeles-based Dim Mak Records in 1996. So I was looking not only for the veterans, but the new generation that was doing something different. “I’m an A&R man at heart and an explorer by nature, so anything that will make me stop in my tracks is what I like to create with. “The affinity to find rock singers aligned when I started to go on that path and the highway started filling up with artists,” he continued.
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