Alex O'Neill, better known as Ayokay, is an American producer and DJ from Grosse Pointe, Michigan.Ayokay biography, Allmusic
O'Neill attended high school with Mikael Temrowski, who would go on to perform under the name Quinn XCII; the pair worked together while both were college students at different universities in Michigan. Their 2016 single "Kings of Summer" was chosen by Ian Desmond, then a baseball player for the Texas Rangers, as his walk-up music, 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, Quinn XCII, Nightly, Jenny Mayhem, Future Jr., and Katie Pearlman in 2018. He has had two hit singles on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart: "Kings of Summer" with Quinn XCII, which reached #18 in 2016, and "The Shine" with Chelsea Cutler, which reached #50 in 2017.Ayokay chart data, Billboard. He released his second album Digital Dreamscape in 2022.
Discography
AlbumsTitleYear releasedDetailsIn the Shape of a Dream2018 Label: Columbia Records Song count: 10 Formats: Digital Download, StreamingDigital Dreamscape2022 Label: UMG Recordings, Inc. Song count: 13 Formats: Digital Download, Streaming
+Singles & EPsTitleYear releasedDetailsWe Come Alive (Side A)2019 Label: Columbia Records Type: EP Formats: Digital Download, Streaming"Sleeping Next to You" Label: Columbia Records Type: Single Formats: Digital Download, Streaming"California Will Never Rest" Label: Columbia Records Type: Single Formats: Digital Download, Streaming"Move On" Label: Columbia Records Type: Single Formats: Digital Download, Streaming"Cassette"2017 Label: Columbia Records Type: Single Formats: Digital Download, Streaming"Too Young" Label: Columbia Records Type: Single Formats: Digital Download, Streaming"The Shine" Label: Columbia Records Type: Single Formats: Digital Download, Streaming4 ft to Infinity2016 Label: Columbia Records Type: EP Formats: Digital Download, Streaming"Kings of Summer" Label: Columbia Records Type: Single Formats: Digital Download, Streaming
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