Steve Aoki leads the Los Angeles indie dance revolution like a pirate who has taken control of Hollywood’s nightlife. To his hipster fans, he is a Captain Jack Sparrow, a neo-hippy DJ who is dedicated to the cause, unafraid to sail to Ibiza or to play cave-like afterparties.

To his detractors, Steve Aoki is a celebrity-endorsed spinner (Lindsay Lohan loves him, model/actress Devon Aoki is his half sister) who has successfully commandeered the blog generation via polaroid snaps, hipster friends (he counts famous photographer Mark “The Cobrasnake” Hunter as his friend), corporate sponsorship, and a clothing line.

But beyond the hype, and the subsequent derision that dance music fans seem to bestow on any of their brothers whose head is above the parapet, Steve Aoki knows his music. His record label Dim Mak kick started the career of Bloc Party, and more recently helped the Klaxons, Scanners, and Mystery Jets find their feet.

Aoki’s Dim Mak Tuesdays parties at Cinespace and his Sunday party, Banana Split Sundaes, are two of LA’s most popular club events. Wherever he goes, people come and see him play. He is America’s answer to Erol Alkan.

Beatportal hoodwinked the mustache-touting king of LA dance to reveal his current three Weekend Weapons.

Direct link to Beatport’s feature.