The New Superstar Deejay: Steve Aoki
Below, our full interview with the luminary turntablist (and Devon's brother), where he talks flow, 'French shit,' and amassing a 15,000-volume record collection.
Matthew Strmiska
November 01, 2007
By Matt Diehl
BLACKBOOK: Was there any one song or movement that got you deejaying?
STEVE AOKI: The one record that got me into collecting was Gorilla Biscuits’ Start Today. From then on, I became an avid record collector, amassing over 15,000 records in my catalog that ranged from hardcore to hip hop, to no wave and dance. Then, my first friend in L.A., [Michael] “Cali” Dewitt asked me to deejay at his bar where I could play anything I wanted. The obsession was born. The song right now is Minor Threat’s “Straight Edge.”
BB: Who do you play to? How has the crowd changed since you first started spinning?
SA: I play all kinds of different parties from indie to bottle service Hollywood. My range of music is wide, and a good song is a good song, regardless of genre. If the kids come, then I play what I want to play, from dirty punk and electro.
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