Sectors: Donors, Media and Publicity. Steven Hiroyuki Aoki is an American musician, DJ, record producer and music executive. In 2012, Pollstar designated Aoki as the highest grossing dance artist in North America from tours. He has collaborated with artists such as will.i.am, Afrojack, LMFAO, Linkin Park, Iggy Azalea, Lil Jon, blink-182, Laidback Luke, BTS, Monsta X, Louis Tomlinson, Rise Against, Vini Vici, Lauren Jauregui, and Fall Out Boy[8] and is known for his remixes of artists such as Kid Cudi. Aoki has released several Billboard-charting studio albums as well, notably Wonderland, which was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album in 2013. He is the founder of the Steve Aoki Charitable Fund, which raises money for global humanitarian relief organizations. More significantly, Steve Aoki has his own charitable fund. The fund is described as: supporting organizations in the brain science and research areas with a specific focus on regenerative medicine and brain preservation. Their vision is to one day see a world where degenerative brain diseases do not exist and science and technology play a direct role in extending the healthy lives of ourselves and our loved ones. Two of Steve Aoki's fund partners include SENS and Buck Institute for Research on Aging. In late 2016, the musician Steve Aoki hosted a charity event to raise money for Buck Institute for Research on Aging and SENS Research Foundation.