Steve Aoki Dares to Share

Speaking openly about mental health is a courageous step toward connection, healing, and hope. The Dare to Share campaign invites parents, kids, and advocates for young people to share short videos about the mental health challenges they’ve faced and the resilience they’ve built. This May, explore our video library and experience the strength we find when we #DareToShare. 

Learn more at Dare to Share.

Steve Aoki is an American DJ, record producer, music programmer, record executive, and entrepreneur, as well as the heir to his father Rocky Aoki’s fortune from the Benihana restaurant franchise. In 2012, Pollstar designated Aoki as the highest-grossing electronic dance music artist in North America from tours. 

Aoki has collaborated with a wide range of artists, including will.i.am, Afrojack, LMFAO, Linkin Park, Iggy Azalea, Lil Jon, blink-182, Laidback Luke, BTS, Monsta X, Louis Tomlinson, Backstreet Boys, Rise Against, Vini Vici, Lauren Jauregui, and Fall Out Boy, and is widely recognized for his remixes of artists such as Kid Cudi. He has released several Billboard-charting studio albums, notably Wonderland, which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Dance/Electronica Album in 2013. In 2023, Aoki released his highly anticipated album Hiroquest: Double Helix, further cementing his reputation as a boundary-pushing force in electronic music.

He is also the founder of the Aoki Foundation, which supports organizations in brain health research, with a specific focus on regenerative medicine.

Speaking up is important, but it can also be hard. These resources can help:

• How to Talk About Mental Health Issues
• How to Help Kids Talk About Learning Disabilities
• How to Talk to Your Parents About Getting Help