Steve Aoki

You know, of course, like, yeah, yeah, like, you know, the secret sauce to pizza and, like, the sauces and the secret, you know, like, yeah, of course, it tastes a little different. But, like, the ingredients are all the same. Yeah. You know? Music's music. It can be made differently, you know?

You know, of course, like, yeah, yeah, like, you know, the secret sauce to pizza and, like, the sauces and the secret, you know, like, yeah, of course, it tastes a little different. But, like, the ingredients are all the same. Yeah. You know? Music's music. It can be made differently, you know?

So, at the end of the day, it's, you know, it's, like, I don't care to hide any of that because there's nothing to really hide. There's no, like, secret in the cakes, right? There is a six-page cake writer that gets sent to promoters so they have to follow because I need that cake to explode all over someone's face. Sure, sure. There's no secret to my production.

So, at the end of the day, it's, you know, it's, like, I don't care to hide any of that because there's nothing to really hide. There's no, like, secret in the cakes, right? There is a six-page cake writer that gets sent to promoters so they have to follow because I need that cake to explode all over someone's face. Sure, sure. There's no secret to my production.

And honestly, my music, I want it to evolve and change. So the secret or whatever, the ingredients of my production is always going to innovate and change anyways. And the more people I work with, it's going to change even faster.

And honestly, my music, I want it to evolve and change. So the secret or whatever, the ingredients of my production is always going to innovate and change anyways. And the more people I work with, it's going to change even faster.

Right. And I bring in not just singers to the studio or other producers. I bring in instrumentalists, musicians. I'm like, I want to hear a sax player this time. That's cool. Someone else. I play guitar riff. I'm like, I need to get that played better and different. But here's the base of what I want. And I'll bring in a guitarist that's going to take that to the next level. Wow.

Right. And I bring in not just singers to the studio or other producers. I bring in instrumentalists, musicians. I'm like, I want to hear a sax player this time. That's cool. Someone else. I play guitar riff. I'm like, I need to get that played better and different. But here's the base of what I want. And I'll bring in a guitarist that's going to take that to the next level. Wow.

Because at the end of the day, I have to remember, I'm the producer. So as a producer, you're listening for what is the best of all the takes. And the best of all takes, you can't be selfish and be like, they're all my takes. No. No. You know, there's going to be a better singer. I've seen I sing a line. I'm like, I need someone else to sing it better.

Because at the end of the day, I have to remember, I'm the producer. So as a producer, you're listening for what is the best of all the takes. And the best of all takes, you can't be selfish and be like, they're all my takes. No. No. You know, there's going to be a better singer. I've seen I sing a line. I'm like, I need someone else to sing it better.

You know, or I have like a bunch of different people come into my house. We do writing camps and take different rooms and and we build like the kind of like the mood board of what we're going for over the day. but with freedom to kind of expand and then, you know, just allow everyone to be free.

You know, or I have like a bunch of different people come into my house. We do writing camps and take different rooms and and we build like the kind of like the mood board of what we're going for over the day. but with freedom to kind of expand and then, you know, just allow everyone to be free.

And then as the producer and the A&R, the ear, which I trust that, then I kind of pick my favorite parts and then go, we're going to Frankensteiner, comp and stein, all these together. Comp and stein's cool. And comp these like ideas into one thing, you know, and then I go, oh, this fits these five different artists I'd like to hit up, you know, and then I do some

And then as the producer and the A&R, the ear, which I trust that, then I kind of pick my favorite parts and then go, we're going to Frankensteiner, comp and stein, all these together. Comp and stein's cool. And comp these like ideas into one thing, you know, and then I go, oh, this fits these five different artists I'd like to hit up, you know, and then I do some

outreach right and then you know and like you know it's like most of the time it's like you can't if you hit up like hey manager can you hit up their manager and like yeah they can but like that usually falls on deaf ears like yeah artists artists yeah that starts the conversation because they have to really want it too

outreach right and then you know and like you know it's like most of the time it's like you can't if you hit up like hey manager can you hit up their manager and like yeah they can but like that usually falls on deaf ears like yeah artists artists yeah that starts the conversation because they have to really want it too

And then they'll go, all right, team, you guys do the work that we started this.

And then they'll go, all right, team, you guys do the work that we started this.

So I'm absolutely competitive. Right. Absolutely competitive. I like everything is a competition. Not necessarily with other people though. Right. Okay. So that's like, I think that's a major difference. Interesting. So, and I compete with myself with everything, you know, and this is not just like for music. This is like my health. I know. Biomarkers.

So I'm absolutely competitive. Right. Absolutely competitive. I like everything is a competition. Not necessarily with other people though. Right. Okay. So that's like, I think that's a major difference. Interesting. So, and I compete with myself with everything, you know, and this is not just like for music. This is like my health. I know. Biomarkers.