STEVE AOKI TO RELEASE NEW DOUBLE ALBUM ‘NEON FUTURE I’ AUGUST 12 ON DIM MAK/ULTRA MUSIC
‘NEON FUTURE II’ DUE OUT EARLY 2015
LEAD SINGLE “RAGE THE NIGHT AWAY” FEATURING WAKA FLOCKA FLAME OUT TODAY (APRIL 22)
INTERNATIONAL PRODUCER & DJ ENTERS PARTNERSHIP WITH BUD LIGHT PLATINUM FOR NATIONAL TV SPOT CAMPAIGN
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN HEADLINING SHOW CONFIRMED FOR AUGUST 16 TICKETS ON SALE MAY 9 AT 12 PM ET AT WWW.STEVEAOKI.COM
VIEW TRAILER HERE
International DJ and producer STEVE AOKI has always been at the forefront of future music. As the founder of Dim Mak Records and a Grammy-nominated electronic musician, his projects have grasped the attention of influencers and music enthusiasts worldwide. Given that he’s an avid follower of forward-thinking and evolving technology, it’s only fitting that the new album from AOKI be titled NEON FUTURE. The album will be divided into two packages with Neon Future I due out August 12 and Neon Future II to be released in early 2015 on Dim Mak/Ultra Music.
STEVE AOKI’s Neon Future is a utopian environment that showcases the relationship between humans and technology. It’s is not about flying cars and speaking cyborgs, but more so about efficient and practical enhancements that improve the quality of life as we navigate and interact with an almost exclusively digital landscape. Even the art direction for AOKI’s Neon Future intends to visually represent an idea of the future as a world with extreme technological and scientific innovation.
“When I think of the dance world, I think of how it’s a colorful world. That, along with my fascination with futurism defined the concept of my new album, Neon Future,” says STEVE AOKI. “ I see the future in a more of a utopian sense, built through technology, music and color. These concepts became the driving force for the creation of my first double album.”
Part one of Neon Future features collaborations with the likes of Fall Out Boy, Empire of the Sun, will.i.am, Flux Pavilion, Bonnie McKee and Machine Gun Kelly. The album’s first single—“Rage The Night Away” featuring Waka Flocka Flame, #1 Hype Machine track which has received over 700,000 soundcloud plays since posting on April 15 (with almost half a million posting within it’s first three days of being live on the player)—is out today (April 22) and can be heard now here: www.soundcloud.com/steveaoki. “Steve Aoki and Waka Flocka Flame may seem like an unlikely duo, but their new song ‘Rage The Night Away’ has all of the right ingredients for an epic party,” wrote Justin Davis of COMPLEX (3/15/14). “Aoki‘s pulsing, trap-inspired production and Waka‘s limitless energy help make ‘Rage’ an infectious listen. Waka, outside of his usual production, is the star on this song as he trades in his violent edge for a more party loving image.” Additional details about Neon Future will be revealed in the coming weeks.
To celebrate the release of Neon Future Part 1, STEVE AOKI will headline Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday, August 16. AOKI—who played nearly 300 live shows to one million fans last year—will do a very select run of major appearances in the U.S. leading up to the release of the album including main stage sets at Mysteryland in upstate New York over Memorial Day Weekend and Spring Awakening in Chicago in June, as well as residency dates at Hakkasan in Las Vegas. The Madison Square Garden show will be the pinnacle of all STEVE AOKI shows with top-notch productions, a multitude of special guests and of course rafts and cake. Tickets go on sale May 9 at 12:00 pm ET at www.steveaoki.com.
View the STEVE AOKI Madison Square Garden promo trailer here: http://youtu.be/1b4WZtfkFZQ
STEVE AOKI is also announcing a year-long partnership with Bud Light Platinum to be featured in the brand’s latest :30 second TV spot to debut next week. The partnership is facilitated by S.O.T.C. Multimedia Group. Since Bud Light Platinum’s launch in 2012, Bud Light Platinum has grounded its programming in music and nightlife and sought innovative ways to partner with musical artists. AOKI will be featured in the brand’s Turn Up Your Night campaign that focuses on the musical genre of its millennial audience, electric dance music. Through targeted partnerships with DJs and national and local festivals, the brand has aligned with the best of EDM to provide its enthusiasts with unique content and experiences throughout the year.
“Bud Light Platinum is excited to work Steve because he is such a prominent figure and curator of EDM culture,” said Rob McCarthy, Vice President of Bud Light Brands at Anheuser-Busch. “The brand looks forward to expanding its range of content through its partnership with Aoki and continuing to build its credibility as the drink of choice for EDM and nightlife lovers.”
“I’m always looking for new ways to take things to the next level,” adds STEVE AOKI, “…so when Bud Light Platinum came to me with the Turn up the Night campaign, it seemed like the perfect fit.”
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About STEVE AOKI: STEVE AOKI is a Grammy-nominated international producer/DJ, electronic dance music entrepreneur, and founder of the trendsetting record label, events/lifestyle company, and apparel line Dim Mak. Since launching in 1996, Dim Mak has broken bands such as Bloc Party, The Bloody Beetroots, Klaxons, and The Gossip through deftly marketed single and full-length releases and now has nearly 500 releases to date. As a solo artist, AOKI has become a force of nature averaging over 250 tour dates per year. Currently, Aoki is working on his second artist album NEON FUTURE, scheduled for release in 2014 via Ultra Music/Dim Mak. His most recent releases include: “Bring You To Life (Transcend)” with house producer Rune RK and vocalist RAS, the massive Linkin Park collaboration “A Light That Never Comes,” “Can’t Stop The Swag” his first foray into hardstyle with label mate Coone and of course, “Boneless,” his global chart topping collaboration with Chris Lake and Tujamo. His next release “Rage The Night Away” with Wacka Flocka Flame is out April 22.
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