Steve Aoki ON: How To Aim High But Manage Expectations & Never Allowing Doubt To Stop You

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

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Health & Fitness, Business, Mental Health

4.8 • 28.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2020

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Can a person combine science and literature with music? This interview between Jay Shetty and Steve Aoki, the two-time Grammy-nominated producer and DJ, proves you can. From his start as a women’s studies major to his rise in the music industry, Aoki has never stopped aiming high and giving 100% to everything he’s working on. You'll learn exactly how he turned Dim Mok into a successful business, his fascination with the human brain, and his new album, Neon Future IV.

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0:00.0	Every contribution I made to the community was meaningful.
0:04.8	So I learned at a very, very young age,
0:07.5	even when I got into hardcore and punk music.
0:10.1	The contributions I made to the community were my cool points.
0:14.0	They're the way I got respect.
0:21.6	Hey, everyone.
0:22.2	Welcome back to On Purpose, the number one help and wellness podcast
0:26.1	in the world, thanks to each and every single one of you
0:29.0	who turn up every week to listen, to learn, and to grow.
0:32.4	Now, I know that my promise to each and every one of you
0:35.1	is making sure that I find guests who help us innovate.
0:38.7	We help us think differently, who shape culture
0:41.9	and redefine the way we live our lives.
0:44.6	And today's guest is going to do just that.
0:47.6	He's none other than Steve Aoki, the two-time Grammy-nominated producer, DJ.
0:53.0	One of today's most successful American cross-genre artists,
0:57.0	collectively counting 2.8 listeners,
1:00.5	billion music streams on Spotify.
1:03.2	As the founder of the Transsetting Record Label,
1:05.7	Events Lifestyle Company, and a Power Live,
1:08.4	which he founded in 1996,
1:10.8	Steve Aoki has helped launch the careers of global acts,
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