Abraham Laguna, known by his stage name Ookay, is an American electronic music producer, DJ and singer.
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Birth name | Abraham Laguna |
Born | (1992-01-10) January 10, 1992 (age 30) Chula Vista, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 2010–present |
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Laguna is based in Los Angeles[1] and his father is a bassist who performed a bass solo during Ookay's Father's Day set at EDC 2015.
Ookay teamed up with Diplo to remix Avicii's "You Make Me". The song was made available for a digital download on 30 August 2013.
On March 10, 2014, Showtek and Ookay released a single titled "Bouncer" via Showtek's label Skink Records.[2][3] An official music video was uploaded by Spinnin' Records' YouTube channel two weeks later.[4]
On November 7, 2014, Ookay released his debut EP Ghost via Steve Aoki's label Dim Mak Records.[5] 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".[6]
On March 25, 2016, Ookay released a single titled "Thief" on digital platforms.[7] 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.[8][9] When asked when he started working on the song, Ookay said "...a year ago right after I came back from Coachella 2015".[10] As of August 19, 2016, the song peaked at No. 27 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart.[11]
On October 7, 2016, Ookay released his second extended play titled Cocoon consisting of five songs.[12] Speaking about fellow DJ and friend, Big Makk who died from a car crash in August,[13] Ookay said "I can't believe that it had to be this way and I didn't even get to say goodbye".[12] A tribute event, in which Ookay was a performer, had raised $8,000 in donations with all proceeds going to Big Makk's family.[14]
Ookay released "Stay Forever" as a single for Valentine's Day.[15] He later collaborated with Marshmello to release the single "Chasing Colors" featuring vocals by Noah Cyrus.[16][17][18]
On September 1, Ookay collaborated with English singer-songwriter Fox Stevenson to release the future bass track "Lighthouse" on Canadian independent record label Monstercat.[19] 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".[20]
Ookay was set to perform at the Ultra music festival in March 2020, but the festival was cancelled due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.[21]
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