Steve Aoki & Quintino Create MAYHEM On New Single

2x Grammy-nominated producer/DJ Steve Aoki creates electronic "Mayhem" alongside Quintino on their latest collaborative single, premiered today on Billboard. Big room kicks, electric synths and heavy bass collide into a turbulent earthquake of sound, spawning an energetic main stage staple. "Mayhem" is the first single from Aoki's '5OKI' campaign, which consists of five collaborative single releases and accompanying music videos, coming out over five consecutive weeks on Dim Mak. Each single in the 5OKI campaign marks a return to the big room, electro house sound that established Aoki as an international festival force.

Leading with an illustration designed by pop-surrealist Nicky Barkla, the cover art for all the singles mirror movie posters, keeping in the same vein as the theatrically-inspired music videos. The official "Mayhem" music video is shot in the style of a movie trailer, starring Steve Aoki and Quintino. With the concert scenes filmed live at The Armory in Minneapolis when Quintino joined Aoki's Kolony US Tour, the visual tells the story of two touring musicians whose tour bus breaks down, leaving them stranded in the snow. As a mysterious, shapeshifting figure stalks in the shadows, the video progresses with both Aoki and Quintino fighting for their lives in an attempt to make it to their gig.

"Mayhem" has been buzzing in the dance community over the past year, as both DJs have dropped the previously untitled track into their sets around the world, including festival stages such as Tomorrowland 2017. Quickly becoming a fan favorite, fans organically dubbed the song "Mayhem," displaying posters at shows and tweeting about the tune in the meanwhile. This prompted Aoki and Quintino to officially title the song as such, subsequently adding in the 'Mayhem' vocal chants .

About Steve Aoki: STEVE AOKI is a 2x Grammy-nominated international producer/DJ, electronic dance music entrepreneur, and founder of the trendsetting record label, events/lifestyle company and apparel line Dim Mak. Since launching in 1996, Dim Mak Records has become a launch pad for seminal acts such as The Chainsmokers, Bloc Party, The Bloody Beetroots and The Gossip through deftly marketed single and full-length releases and now has well over 900. As a solo artist, AOKI has become a force of nature averaging over 250 tour dates per year. Known for collaborations ranging from Snoop Dogg to Linkin Park to JJ Abrams to Migos and Louis Tomlinson (One Direction), AOKI's debut artist album was nominated for the Best Electronic/Dance album Grammy while his follow ups NEON FUTURE I & II featured his Gold certified single "Delirious (Boneless)" with Kid Ink. Most recently "Just Hold On" with One Direction's Louis Tomlinson became a global smash after the pair debuted the song with a performance on X Factor. The song debuted at #1 in 43 countries and has since achieved Gold or Platinum status in 18 countries. AOKI recently received his second Grammy nomination in the Best Music Film category as the subject of the 2016 Netflix Original documentary "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" which premiered to a sold out audience at the Tribeca Film Festival. Steve has also both donated and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for various charitable organizations including his own AOKI FOUNDATION with a primary goal of supporting organizations in the brain science and research areas with a specific focus on regenerative medicine and brain preservation. Steve Aoki released his latest album Kolony on July 21 (via Dim Mak Records / Ultra Records) debuted at #1 on the Electronic Album charts. Kolony marks Aoki's first full turn into rap music, with nearly 10 years of hip-hop collaborations, which he describes as "bridging the gap" between genres and is stacked with hard-hitting rhymes from some of the most prominent lyricists today, including Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty, Migos, 2 Chainz, Gucci Mane, ILOVEMAKONNEN, T Pain, and more.

About Quintino:
At a young age, Quintino was discovered by house music mastermind Laidback Luke who was impressed by Quintino's precision and unrivaled the turntables. Quintino will always bring good vibes and a lot of energy with his sets. After conquering the Dutch club scene, the young DJ started making big steps. In 2011, Quintino released "Epic" with Sandro Silva which became platinum. This was the start his successful international DJ career. Since then, Quintino's club bangers have been played all over the world. In the past two years, Quintino released major hits like "Freak" and "I Just Can't" together with fellow Dutchman R3hab, which both passed 40 million streams, followed up by great collaborations with Cheat Codes & Nervo. 2017 was a great year for Quintino. He dominated the dancefloors with his solo club tracks "Underground", "Carnival" and his GO HARDER EP series. On top of that, he dropped an exciting new tune with his solo release "Good Vibes." And last but not least, he teamed up with Hardell again for a remix of J. Balvin & Willy William's "Mi Gente," a follow up on their earlier collaborations "Scorpion" and "Baldadig." Today, Quintino has over 200 international gigs a year and became an acknowledged headliner at the biggest festivals and club shows worldwide like Tomorrowland, Ultra, Sunrise Festival, Dreambeach Festival, EDC and many more. His successful career has led to Quintino being listed in the DJMAG top100djs for four years in a row. Moving up on the list every year making a massive jump from #80 to #32 in 2016. He is currently ranked at #30 on the list. Quintino is not planning on slowing down any time soon. A lot more is expected in 2018; new collaborations with Steve Aoki, Hardwell and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike plus a new GO HARDER EP. Quintino worked on new visuals to take his show to the next level. 2018 is definitely going to be another successful year with great releases and gigs.

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