Steve Aoki DJ Rider Unveiled
By Andrew Rafter

19
Jun
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Steve Aoki is a superstar DJ, so it’s only natural that he’s treated like one. Well, a unnamed tipster sent us a copy of a DJ rider that the Die Hard wobble master requires when he plays – and it makes for quite a read.

Steve as you may know has a bit of sweet tooth, but if you eat too much cake then you get the trots – so to make sure he doesn’t get the squirts and ruin his Dim Mak draws he requires 6 pairs of adult underwear.

He’s such a superstar he obviously has a Dim Mak crew and will expect you to pay for 4 hotel rooms, within 2 miles of the venue, if the venue is in the middle of nowhere – then you’ll probably have to build him a hotel or something.

Obviously Steve hasn’t got to where he is now by splashing his hard earned on frivolous purchases so he expects the promoter to provide every-day items like Listerene mouthwash (what do you think Superstar DJs go to Boots? Please), he also requires 6 pairs of socks and expects almost every conceivable cost to be covered by the promoter.

His backstage rider also makes for an eye-opening read – not only does he expect a spread fit for Joffrey Lannister, but expects the promoter to bake his infamous cakes, provide a directors chair (yes, a directors chair) in view of the main stage and at least an 8th of local chronic.

Check out the full 2-part rider below, and let us know your thoughts.

 

  • ChristopherWalken

    what an ass

  • Adasd

    what a douche 

  • Jennifer Desai

    lame

  • mjankowski_XXX

    who’s this aoki guy? never heard of him

  • LevB

    LOL …..what a fucking douchebag

  • Funbox6666

    Don’t see the big deal about this. most big artist have the same thing if not even more elaborate.

    Also note that this is for his whole crew, not just him

  • Gary Dixon20

    What a fucking TWAT!
    I mean, fancy requesting red wine and naming two grape varieties and one region. The youth of today, I ask you…

  • Dr. Kwyatt

    I’m pretty much A-okay with this… This just shows that Aoki is able to generate immense profits, or else nobody would do all this for him. There’s a reason his demands are tolerated, it’s because the people he makes the demands of think it’s worth it.

  • Ngz

    I could make that on Microsoft Word though. Confirm the source…

  • MRHBF

    Never gonna happen. 

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  • John Cotton1

    utterly talentless, rubbish, pr*ck ! another rich kid with no soul or knowledge OR TALENT buys into the industry to further bas*ardise another form of art that those WITH talent struggle to even get a look in on.
    Hes in the same boat as his equally as vile rich kid buddies paris hilton and kardashian.
    MOMMY TODAY I WANNA BE A PRODUCER, CAN YOU BUY ME THE BEST HOLLYWOOD STUDIO AND ENGINEER AND PAY FOR 50 CENT TO RAP ON MY TRACK PLEASE? 
    GREAT, NOW IM AN ARTIST…. EVERYONE RESPECT ME……. AND PANDER TO ME…. LIKE MY SERVANTS DO.
    Horrible little rich brat with no talent…. just mommy and daddies money to buy him into whatever he wants.
    Ugly little b’stard too :-)

  • Kenerik

    Well it’s not the most advanced I’ve seen..
    Produced quite more tricky raiders through my life..
    Most surprising for me was the underware part.. he he

  • StrongArm

    The saddest part about people now is that even though you’re right about people buying into music, Aoki didn’t do that…he started as a promoter for his own dorm in college and built a business off of it. So using good arguments in the wrong situations makes you and the rest of the world look retarded. You sure you’re not a kardashian?

  • Devin Nelson

    I do think this is bad.
    I also checked out the site you linked and read Jennifer Lopez’ rider.

    Jennifer Lopez’ rider is less demanding than Steve Aoki’s.

    JENNIFER LOPEZ’ rider is less demanding than Steve Aoki’s.

    And that, my friend, is enough for me.

  • don jacobson

    who is he?

  • Noname

    fucking ass clown

  • Didd_duper

    lol, you are not that good…

  • Jonesbob

    ’1/8 Oz of Local grass.’

    I hope he f*cking plays with moving traffic.

  • Nurder

    Most artist riders are a bit insane. It’s a bit of fun on the artist’s part to see what they can get away with. This isn’t even that horrible. There have been many riders for big-name artists which demand specific color furniture. At one point, Axl Rose had a cubic melon on his rider. More often than not, riders have items the artist is willing to give up. They’re called, oddly enough, unreasonable requests. It seems strange, but really stuff like this is common.

  • http://twitter.com/fionamb83 Fiona Byrne

    Who ever heard of champagne with screw off tops…. I’m not rich or famous but if someone handed me champagne with a screw off top I’d be very skeptical about whether it was, in fact, champagne….

  • aNoN

    what a fuckin joke, he asks for all kinds of “organic” “local” “healthy” shit, along with bottled water and a cheese pizza. look at this FUCKING hipster. 

  • Tim Reeve

    nothing wrong about that rider, i’ve seen many which are far more off the track

    just remember that when you’re on tour, you have no other life than tour… these riders are written to secure the artist (and the crew!!) a tiny bit of something similar to a normal life… think about it

  • Steve Aoki’s Dad

    Nah I think he meant kill it fire.

  • http://www.facebook.com/djstevebando Steve Bando

    “SELF POWERED SPEAKERS ARE NEVER ACCEPTABLE”, but “local” home grown is? Should read “BULLSHIT WEED IS NEVER ACCEPTABLE. ONLY THE UPITY SHIT, NOT THE PUT ME TO SLEEP SHIT. MUST TASTE FRUITY. NO SEEDS. NO SWAG. BUD ONLY (MUST MEASURE 3″ DIAMETER, NO LESS PER BUD).”

  • http://www.facebook.com/teresa.leyner Teresa Leyner

    6 pairs of draws? Whole wheat flour tortillas…haha. I will say his live show was amazing in LA at SSMF. Check out my review of it http://showscoop.com/498835-Steve+Aoki

  • http://www.facebook.com/dale.norris.961 Dale Norris

    What a weasel

  • http://www.facebook.com/xavier.iivan Xavier Iivan

    straight up? If I was big, I’d go a little overboard too. Remember, no liquids on a plane. Food items expire. Inflatable raft? Fucking genius! I’m including one in my next show. Sound requirements? Fuck yeah! Don’t want some amatuer act putting you up on a Walmart DJ Controller and old ass Toshiba running Virtual DJ.
    Sorry guys, a couple of stupid things but overall, everything makes sense. Even the weed. Imagine smuggling drugs on a plane to a show and trying to score some bud when you don’t know any locals.

  • http://www.facebook.com/xavier.iivan Xavier Iivan

    Hey, since you managed a club, booking top acts, mind emailing me at xquizit_djx@yahoo.com or at http://www.facebook.com/xavier.iivan

    I just started a successful production company in Mexico and we’re throwing our first massive in the spring.

    I need some advice on the offer sheets. Basically, they didn’t name a price, they sent over an offer sheet.

    I could really use your wisdom

  • http://www.facebook.com/maureen.m.anderson.96 Maureen Mauzie Anderson

    I love it! The man is a genuis and knows exactly what he wants! A true professional thinking things thru every step of the way. He wants to deliver a top class performance and top class tools and deliverance is everything he needs to execute this with the help of the promoter!

  • http://emmalouiselayla.com/ Emma Louise Layla

    Makes for an amusing read…

  • Sour Diesel

    this has got to be a troll

  • http://www.facebook.com/Metachemical Mike Stannard

    Having a rider in the first place is fucking ridiculous. Especially when you are a talent less clown.

  • http://www.facebook.com/Metachemical Mike Stannard

    Wow NIk, you’re a fucking asshole. All I’ve read so far is you defending this pop star cunt with little to no talent and in the most dickish way possible. The fact many “artists” have demanded ridiculous bullshit doesn’t mean Aoki isn’t also a cunt for doing it.

  • Sleeve Dayoki

    other than his props and items specific to his show that’s a fairly standard rider for this genre. Knowing these riders get sent out to clubs and festivals alike I would simply discuss with the TM what he needs for my show and go from there. That being said, I don’t particularly care for Aoki so hopefully I never see this rider on my desk.

  • lol
  • T

    Completely agree. This is a typical rider. The people on here complaining are ones who have never been in the industry.

    We worked with him last fall… same rider. Do we like having to get all of this stuff? Of course not. But at the same time it is expected.

    Better than one of the other artist on the bill who requested a life size poster of Mila Kunis and also a Mean Girls DVD.. in which we could not find for the life of us.

  • anon

    hahaha they dids that to fk with you….hehehehe :)

  • MoffoMorph

    sry guys , but this rider is nearly nothing to riders from Rammstein or other Bands!
    off course it is not really normal for a DJ but at least you can fill with this douchebag 25k+ Events and earn enogh money to buy him a stupid plastik boat!
    At least the americans ruined the electronic scene making big festivals without it , A normal Club promoter cant pay this EVER ,

  • sound rehab

    clown shoes!!!