[Cover photo credit to Brad Heaton]

Grammy nominated music producer and DJ Steve Aoki has unveiled a dance remix of Pop-Punk band Yellowcard’s classic song “Ocean Avenue.” This rendition pays homage to the track while building in fresh production and dance drops. “Ocean Avenue (Steve Aoki Remix)” is available now from Dim Mak. 

The remix came about when Ryan Key from the band reached out with the initial idea since he had been personally experimenting with electronic music, inspired by the alternative songs featured on Aoki’s recent HiROQUEST: Genesis album. The two acts decided to collaborate just in time for the 20-year anniversary of the song.

Steve Aoki says:

When Ryan initially reached out about this possible collab, I was really excited—especially when I discovered how much he loves electronic music. We combined our different musical styles to create a perfect fusion of alt rock and electronic for this track. Honoring Ocean Avenue’s 20th anniversary by blending these sounds was an amazing experience.

Ryan Key adds:

I really admired the collaborations Steve was doing in the alternative rock and emo world, and the timing couldn’t have been more perfect to reach out and see if we could work together for the 20th anniversary of Ocean Avenue. Steve’s passion for music and creativity is infectious. The band and I are huge electronic music fans, so working with him has been an absolute career highlight.