Abraham Laguna (born January 10, 1992), known by his stage name Ookay, is an American

electronic music Electronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or general-purpose electronics (such as personal computers) in its creation. It includes both music ...

producer and DJ.

Career

Laguna is based in Los Angeles and his father is a bassist who performed a bass solo during Ookay's Father's Day set at EDC 2015.

2013

Ookay teamed up with

Diplo Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. He is a co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer; a member of the supergroup LSD (group), ...

to remix

Avicii Tim Bergling (8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii, was a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. At age 16, he began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first record deal. He rose ...

's "

You Make Me "You Make Me" is a song written and recorded by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii. The song features unlisted/uncredited vocals from Swedish musician and singer Salem Al Fakir in collaboration with Swedish songwriter Vincent Pontare. It was ...

". The song was made available for a digital download on August 30, 2013.

2014

On March 10, 2014,

Showtek Showtek is a Dutch electronic dance music duo consisting of two brothers from Eindhoven, Wouter Janssen (; born 20 August 1982). and Sjoerd Janssen (; born 6 April 1984). The duo regularly manages to reach the top of multiple music charts and wor ...

and Ookay released a single titled "Bouncer" via Showtek's label Skink Records. An official music video was uploaded by

Spinnin' Records Spinnin' Records is a Dutch electronic music record label founded in 1999 by Eelko van Kooten and Roger de Graaf. In September 2017, Warner Music Group acquired Spinnin' Records for over $100 million. Background Van Kooten is the son of former ...

' YouTube channel two weeks later. On November 7, 2014, Ookay released his debut EP ''Ghost'' via

Steve Aoki Steven Hiroyuki Aoki ( , ; born November 30, 1977) is an American DJ and record producer. In 2012, Pollstar designated Aoki as the highest-grossing electronic dance music artist in North America from tours. In 2024, Gold House recognized him as ...

's label

Dim Mak Records Dim Mak Records is an independent, Los Angeles–based record label, events company, and lifestyle brand founded by Steve Aoki in 1996. The label has released music under the genres of punk, indie rock, hardcore, hip hop, and electronic dance m ...

. When asked about his inspirations of creating the EP, Ookay said "I really wanted to push the boundaries of my skill. It's kind of a punch in the shoulder to my fans who get mad when I make anything other than trap. So I made an entire EP that's pretty much not trap (except Egg Drop Soup). Really trying to convince everyone that i'm not a one-trick-pony".

2016

On March 25, 2016, Ookay released a single titled "Thief" on digital platforms. A music video produced by Davin Tjen and directed by Rumena Dinevska for the song was uploaded onto Ookay's YouTube channel five days later. When asked when he started working on the song, Ookay said "...a year ago right after I came back from Coachella 2015". As of August 19, 2016, the song peaked at No. 27 on ''Billboard'''s

Dance/Electronic Digital Songs The ''Billboard'' charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The results are published in ''Billboard'' magazine. ''Billboard'' biz, the online extension of the ''Billboard'' charts, p ...

chart. On October 7, 2016, Ookay released his second extended play titled ''Cocoon'' consisting of five songs. Speaking about fellow DJ and friend, Big Makk who died from a car crash in August, Ookay said "I can't believe that it had to be this way and I didn't even get to say goodbye". A tribute event, in which Ookay was a performer, had raised $8,000 in donations with all proceeds going to Big Makk's family.

2017

Ookay released "Stay Forever" as a single for Valentine's Day. He later collaborated with

Marshmello Christopher Comstock (born May 19, 1992), known professionally as Marshmello, is an American DJ and record producer. His songs "Silence (Marshmello song), Silence" (featuring Khalid (American singer), Khalid), "Wolves (Selena Gomez and Mar ...

to release the single "

Chasing Colors "Chasing Colors" is a song by American DJs Marshmello and Ookay featuring American singer Noah Cyrus. It was written and produced by the former two with additional writing credits going to Skyler Stonestreet and XYLO, Chase Duddy and released on Fe ...

" featuring vocals by

Noah Cyrus Noah Lindsey Cyrus (born January 8, 2000) is an American singer and actress. As a child actress, she voiced the titular character in the English dub of the film ''Ponyo'' (2008), and appeared in minor roles on shows including ''Hannah Montana'' ...

. On September 1, Ookay collaborated with English singer-songwriter

Fox Stevenson Stanley Stevenson-Byrne (born 25 January 1993), better known by his stage name Fox Stevenson (formerly Stan SB / Stan SSB), is an English singer-songwriter, DJ and producer of bass music, mostly drum and bass and glitch hop. He has released el ...

to release the

future bass Future bass is a style of electronic dance music which developed in the 2010s that mixes elements of dubstep and EDM Trap music (EDM), trap with warmer, less abrasive rhythms. The genre was pioneered by producers such as Rustie, Hudson Mohawke, ...

track "

Lighthouse A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Ligh ...

" on Canadian

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels ...

Monstercat Monstercat (formerly known as Monstercat Media) is a Canadian electronic music record label based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Founded in 2011 by Mike Darlington and Ari Paunonen, the label released regular compilation albums featuring music ...

. Erik of EDM Sauce described Lighthouse as "a bit repetitive at some points, which is really the only thing that is holding this tune back from a higher rating. Overall though, this song is fun and well put together".

2020

Ookay was set to perform at the

Ultra music festival Ultra Music Festival (UMF) is an annual outdoor electronic music Music festival, festival that takes place in March in Miami, Florida. The festival was founded in 1999 by Russell Faibisch and Alex Omes. It was first held on Miami Beach, but bes ...

in March 2020, but the festival was cancelled due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

2022

In 2022, Ookay released his second album, "Very Special!", which featured collaborations with a variety of artists, including Flux Pavilion, Elohim, and Rachel Lorin. The album showcased Ookay's growth as an artist and his ability to create music that is both energetic and emotional. Ookay released several successful singles, including "Weekends" "Give U Up" and "Be OK".

Discography

*''Wow! Cool Album!'' (2018) *''Very Special'' (2022)

References

{{authority control 1992 births Living people Dubstep musicians Record producers from California Future bass musicians Monstercat artists American electronic dance music DJs American remixers Southwestern College (California) alumni