Jeff D'Agostino is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and musician; professionally known as the recording artist Oekiin (stylized as OEKIIN; pronounced "owaken" or "awaken"). After becoming an established TV and film actor, D'Agostino began a career in music. He signed to Rock Mafia Records in 2011, and was signed to

Interscope Records Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Mus ...

by Co-Founder and former Chairman/C.E.O Jimmy Iovine in 2012. He has collaborated on songs with artist/producer Timbaland and DJ/producer Illenium.

Early life

Born and raised in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, D'Agostino started singing, acting, and performing in theater when he was eight years old. While taking local acting classes, a visiting talent agent from Los Angeles offered him representation. At age thirteen, he landed the lead role in the television pilot, '' Skwids''. He moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting full-time at seventeen.

Acting career

Television

D'Agostino has appeared in commercials and television shows including ''CSI'', ''Weeds'', ''

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'', ''Good Morning, Miam''''i'', ''JAG'', ''

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'', ''MDs'', ''The Brothers Garcia'', and ''

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''. Other television shows include Ghost House Pictures series '' Zombie Roadkill'' with

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, ABC TV movie: '' The Wonderful World of Disney'', and DreamWorks Television Pilot ''

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'' (2003) directed by

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. He was recognized for his standout performance as a series regular on David E. Kelley's ''

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'' ( CBS) with co-stars

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, and Chris Penn.

Film

D'Agostino landed his first lead role in a feature film in 2002, playing the character "Toast" in Mary-Kate and Ashlee Olsen's ''Getting There''. Other feature films include ''When Do We Eat?'' starring

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('' Mad Men'', ''Silicon Valley'',) ''

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'' with Malcolm McDowell, '' The Sasquatch Gang'' (2006) by the creators of the cult classic film '' Napoleon Dynamite'' with cast mates Justin Long, Joey Kern, and Jon Heder, and indie-horror film ''Underground'' (2011) with co-stars Christine Evangelista and

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Music career

D'Agostino began writing songs as a hobby and was eventually discovered by Rock Mafia Records' Co-Founder and record producer Tim James. Before working with Rock Mafia, D'Agostino was the lead singer of a pop-punk rock band. His bandmates included Jake Pitts, lead guitarist of

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. They toured regionally and were offered a record deal at Stand and Deliver Records. The band broke up before signing.

2010–2011: Rock Mafia Records deal

D'Agostino wrote new material for a solo project and signed a production deal with Rock Mafia Records, Tim James, Antonina Armato, and Paul Palmer (Co-Founder,

Trauma Records Trauma Records was a Los Angeles-based independent record label created in 1993 by Paul Palmer and Rob Kahane. Trauma Records had a joint venture agreement with Interscope Records that included financing and distribution through Interscope Records ...

). After recording at Rock Mafia Studios in Santa Monica, CA, D'Agostino formed the live band with several friends. They toured the West Coast and built a strong fan base. Their music was a mix of rock, electronic, and hip hop.

2012–2017: Interscope Records deal

Rock Mafia Records presented D'Agostino's music to

Interscope Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Musi ...

- Geffen- A&M Chairman/CEO Jimmy Iovine. Timbaland accompanied Iovine to the meeting and loved what he heard. He asked to be featured on a song with D'Agostino, which he later recorded. After the meeting, Iovine offered D'Agostino a deal with

. D'Agostino signed and recorded one album with the company. Timbaland and Jimmy Iovine left their roles at

and the album was never released. The deal was terminated in 2017.

2018–present: Oekiin, song "All Together" with DJ/EDM producer Illenium

D'Agostino then wrote and recorded new songs independently, which allowed him to maintain creative control and ownership of his recordings. He re-branded his artist name as Oekiin and showed Tim James at Rock Mafia his new project. James then played one of Oekiin's songs to EDM DJ/Producer Illenium (Nicholas D. Miller), whom he was working with at the time. Illenium loved Oekiin's song "All Together," and asked to add some production to the track. Oekiin's song "All Together" was released August 16, 2019 on Illenium's third album, "Ascend," distributed by label

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. "All Together" reached #41 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic chart, and the album "Ascend" hit #1 on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic albums. Oekiin's EPs ''New Design'' and ''Rebel Minds'' are scheduled to be released in the summer of 2019 through his personal label, Dilemma Music Inc. Oekiin's music is a mix of electronic rock, dubstep, and EDM.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Agostino, Jeff 1982 births American male film actors American male television actors Actors from Fort Collins, Colorado Living people 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers