Blue: The Color of Noise

September 4, 8pm Aratani Theatre, Downtown Los Angeles

Steve Aoki is an electronic musician, record producer, DJ, music executive and philanthropist. A global trendsetter and tastemaker instrumental in defining contemporary youth culture, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance/ Electronica Album in 2013 for Wonderland. He has collaborated with artists such as BTS, Daddy Yankee, Migos, Tiesto, Linkin Park, blink-182, Lil Jon, and Fall Out Boy, and has released several Billboard-charting studio albums. His most recent album, Neon Future III, which serves as the third chapter of the Neon Future concept albums, featured Louis Tomlinson, Lil Yachty, Bill Nye, Mike Posner, and many more. He is ranked among the top ten DJs in the world today.

Blue: The Color of Noise is Aoki’s remarkable story—in pictures and words. The superstar DJ/producer started his career as a vegan straightedge hardcore music kid hell-bent on defying his flamboyant, millionaire father, Rocky Aoki, founder of Benihana. He recounts the epic highs of music festivals, clubs and pool parties around the world, as well as the lows of friendships lost to drugs and alcohol. “He’s a tastemaker, for real.” —Rolling Stone, “50 Most important People in EDM” Howie Mandel is a comedian, television host, producer, actor and author. He has served as a judge for a decade on NBC’s hit summer talent competition series, America’s Got Talent.