How much has Steve Aoki made from NFTs?
Steve Aoki and NFTs. Aoki is one of the most famous dance music DJs in the world, said NFTs (Non-Fungible-Tokens) earnings are more lucrative than royalties during his business career. Famous for huge dance parties and throwing cakes into the crowd, Aoki joined the NFT scene in 2021. Estimated money earned is about $9.5 million on sales and various projects, according to a spokesperson for Steve Aoki.
Steve Aoki x Antoni Tudisco Dream Catcher NFT
Aoki’s initial foray into NFTs was in early 2021, a collaboration with Antoni Tudisco called Dream Catcher. Music tracks were also produced in addition to the digital art. The initial auction was held on the NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway which included collection packs for 1, 5, and 10. The total collection included 11 unique digital pieces. It was estimated Aoki made $3.4 million from the NFT sales. Check out the collection here.
Neon Future Steve Aoki x Maciej Kiuciara
Aoki’s next NFT drop was a project featuring digital artist Maciej Kuciara. The NFT collection, Neon Future, NFT is also on Nifty Gateway. It’s a collaboration of music and art and Aoki released five music tracks as part of the project launch.
Music, Money, NFTs
Steve Aoki’s business ventures outside of music created the path to NFTs. His dad was a restaurateur who established the Benihana line of restaurants. After making money as a succuesful DJ, Aoki looked for ways to invest and obviously restaurants was a logical choice. From there he moved onto real estate and other high flying start up technology companies which later led to crypto and NFTs. Blockchain technology has created a new way for Aoki to form connections with his fan base outside of performing live. This new world of web3 technology, the music metaverse, is where music and art collide.
Aok1verse
The Aok1verse is where Steve Aoki bridges the metaverse with the real world. It’s a community fans can join and become “Citizens” and purchase credits and redeem them for an AOK1 (Aok1verse) Passport. Passports have multiple levels determined by the number of credits redeemed and each level includes multiple features and benefits. The AOK1 Passport is a dynamic NFT which evolves as the holder uses it for different experiences within the Aok1verse.
Aok1verse Rewards
Rewards for Passport holders include NFT access, events, and merchandise. There are currently six Passport levels. Each level costs more credits and the rewards become more valuable. An invitation to create a song with Steve Aoki is one of the highlights for the highest level. All streaming music services will have the track. The second highest level gives the Passport holder invites to the DJ booth to watch Aoki spin, an opportunity to create a 1 on 1 NFT with Steve Aoki, 16 x free mint on select Steve Aoki NFT projects, plus many additional benefits a super-fan will love.
How many NFTs Does Steve Aoki have?
It is obvious Steve Aoki is on the forefront of combining electronic dance music and NFTs. Given his love for web3 and crypto, you’re probably curious about his own personal collection and investments. Some of the popular NFTs in Aoki’s collection include Bored Ape Yacht Club, CryptoPunks, and Doodles. Check out Steve Aoki’s NFT collection on OpenSea, the most popular digital marketplace for NFTs, which is currently worth over $4.5 million. Aoki’s collection is quite large and approaching 4,000 NFTs.
What NFT did Steve Aoki buy mid show?
During a show in January 2022 Aoki stopped mid show to show off his latest NFT purchase from the Doodle project. According to Rarity Sniper, the NFT cost 269.99 ETH or a little over $859,000 ($637.53 in total). As Aoki is showing off his NFT to the crowd he’s heard saying, “check this little alien out”.
OddKey NFT Marketplace
Aoki also launched his own NFT marketplace called OddKey. He partnered with Todd McFarlane who created the comic Spawn. The idea behind OddKey is to help artists with control of their digital work and allow fans to resell NFTs without incurring large costs.
How much does Steve Aoki make?
It’s non unusual for Aoki to perform 250 shows or more per year. The singer reportedly has between $30-40 million in annual sales, Gem Tracks reports. According to Bloomberg, Steve Aoki has accumulated over $120million as a world-famous DJ.
Why does Steve Aoki throw cakes?
Dim Mak records artist Autoertique and the music video Turn Up The Volume is where cake throwing started. Throughout the video, cakes are blowing up all over the place. The music video was a hit getting thousands of views. Aoki promoted the video during his shows by caking people to this track. The cake throwing went viral and everyone loved it.
Caking people at shows took off and became a regular occurrence at Aoki’s shows. Check out Steve Aoki caking the crowd at the Neversea Festival.
The cakes used at his shows are made by local bakers, not something many fans know. The bakers are invited to shows and discuss their cake making while hanging out with Steve backstage. And, in addition to sound checks pre-show, “cake checks” are done to make sure the cake is soft enough to hit someone in the face without causing injury.
Keep up with Steve Aoki this year
Steve Aoki is definitely one of the busiest electronic dance music artists. Follow him on social media for latest details on the Dim Mak Records label boss and other DJ NFT news.