Alex O'Neill, better known as Ayokay, is an American producer and DJ from

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.Ayokay biography

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O'Neill attended high school with Mikael Temrowski, who would go on to perform under the name

Quinn XCII Mikael Temrowski (born May 6, 1992), known by his stage name Quinn XCII (pronounced "Quinn ninety-two"), is an American singer-songwriter from Grosse Pointe, Michigan. He began his career in 2011 when he started writing and recording his own music ...

; the pair worked together while both were college students at different universities in Michigan. Their 2016 single "Kings of Summer" was chosen by

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, then a baseball player for the Texas Rangers, as his

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, which increased the track's popularity and led to a record deal with Columbia. O'Neill then moved to Los Angeles, releasing a full-length album, ''In the Shape of a Dream'', which featured various artists including

Jeremy Zucker Jeremy Scott Zucker (born March 3, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his songs " Comethru", "You Were Good to Me", and "All the Kids Are Depressed". He has released multiple EPs and two full-length albums, ''Love Is Not Dyi ...

, Quinn XCII, Nightly, Jenny Mayhem, Future Jr., and Katie Pearlman in 2018. He has had two hit singles on the

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Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart: "Kings of Summer" with Quinn XCII, which reached #18 in 2016, and "The Shine" with

Chelsea Cutler Chelsea Emily Cutler (born February 11, 1997) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer from Westport, Connecticut. She released her debut studio album, ''How to Be Human'', in January 2020 through Republic Records. It peaked at number 23 ...

, which reached #50 in 2017.Ayokay chart data

. He released his second album ''Digital Dreamscape'' in 2022.

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Living people Musicians from Michigan American electronic musicians Record producers from Michigan People from Grosse Pointe, Michigan Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-music-stub