Steve Aoki to Play at MTV Awards

March 1st, 2012 ⋅ News ⋅ by Ryan ⋅ 875 Views

First Deadmau5 and Guetta at the Grammys. Now Aoki is playing at the MTV awards. The founder of Los Angeles-based Dim Mak records will close MTV’s reformatted Woodie Awards at South by Southwest March 15.

He said: “I’ve never done an awards ceremony, so I’m actually really honoured to be a part of it. It’s an amazing time where underground music can break out and crack the mainstream code without playing by the conventional rules. I’m really really happy that MTV has opened up its doors to electronic dance music.”

Although there is a scent of Grammy copy catting, MTV reckon they’re far more cutting edge than the glitzy award ceremony. Amy Doyle, MTV’s EVP of Music & Talent Strategy, said: “It was created to be the antithesis of the big, glossy music awards that exist, to recognize more emerging, cutting-edge artists having success in their own right.”

Although most details are being kept zipped, Aoki has spoken about “using a lot of props” and MTV have said that “the audience might get wet, and hopefully they are strong enough to carry

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  • http://www.facebook.com/DJ.Sioc Timothy Broku Mulder

    fail’

  • http://www.facebook.com/diamondraver Brittany Veltrie

    Ewww i won’t be watching the aiki sucks mad dick

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Andres-Rosales/100001387172827 Andres Rosales

    “AOki isz aye SeLl OuT, fUck’ hIm!”-________-

  • Robert Lucero

    dont do it!

  • Erick Monroy

    the title should read “Steve Aoki hits Play(on his laptop) at MTV Awards”

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Chauncy-Neumann/510294895 Chauncy Neumann

    “It’s an amazing time where underground music can break out and crack the mainstream code without playing by the conventional rules.” hahahaha

  • Hayden O’Gorman

    Deadmau5 done it already~~

  • JJay Lippincott

    GO STEVE AOKI!!!

  • Brendan Murphy

    Fuck im tired of everyone selling out dude

  • Micah Jacobs

    Whatever y’all if someone wanted you to play for six figures on national tv you’d be a fool to turn it down

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Julio-C-Luciano/100001421990958 Julio C. Luciano

    Who gives a shit if EDM is going mainstream at least its finally getting recognition which it deserves.. Better than shitty pop music..

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jett-Ankermann/1546960871 Jett Ankermann

    Good, maybe I’ll turn on MTV for once!

  • Alexander Cockburn

    Fucking hipsters complaining about sellouts, if you actually valued an artist you’d be ecstatic when they go mainstream. That means success and money. Meaning they’ll be around for awhile.
    Anyways, I love Aoki, his sound is very original and I’m excited to see him at the MTV Awards.

  • Luis Garriga

    Wait for zeds dead to go mainstream. Shits gonna be amazing!!

  • Luis Garriga

    They only reason hipsters have the tendency to hate their favorite artist going mainstream is that because they’re giving into money( like anyone else would), it would be a gateway to begin producing generic sounds and music with guys like pitbull (LOLFKTHT)

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Trevor-Williams/83502650 Trevor Williams

    That’s good for EDM and all….. but… Steve Aoki does not deserve it. I don’t care how popular of a “DJ” you are, you don’t get to crowd surf around on a blow-up raft and throw cakes at people while your laptop plays music.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/the.green.chair Matt Awtry

    …and skrillex and deadmau5 should get how much more accolade for their live performance methods?

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