Global music pioneer Steve Aoki has announced he will lead a new racing team to compete in the UIM E1 World Championship, the world's first all-electric race boat competition.

Aoki joins a lineup of team owners with five teams already announced, led by NFL superstar Tom Brady, tennis legend Rafa Nadal, F1 icon Sergio Perez, former Chelsea soccer star Didier Drogba and the Venice Racing team. Officials expect more will be unveiled in the coming weeks.

Aoki has shared his passion for music around the world as a hugely successful DJ, music producer and entrepreneur. And now, he will follow in his father's footsteps. Rocky Aoki, the former wrestler who founded the popular Benihana restaurant chain, was also an offshore powerboat racer in the 1970s and 1980s. Rocky survived a near-fatal crash in 1979 under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

"The UIM E1 World Championship not only offers me a chance to continue my father's racing legacy on the water, but this time going electric! E1 is a great blend of adrenaline, sport, sustainability and fun, and I can't wait to develop our team to entertain fans with our racing and our parties, inspiring change and bringing people together," said Aoki. 

For more information, visit e1series.com.