Danny Avila
Madrid-born Danny Avila played his first club set in 2010, became the youngest resident in Hakkasan’s history in 2013 and built a big-room career on Spinnin’ and Ultra.
- Spanish DJ and producer Daniel Avila Rosón, born in Madrid on 1 April 1995.
- First club set in 2010 at Kapital; Ultra Music Festival debut in Miami in March 2013.
- Youngest resident in the history of Hakkasan Las Vegas after signing with MGM in 2013.
Danny Avila started young and moved fast. The Madrid DJ played his first club set in 2010, was the youngest DJ at the Blue Marlin beach club two summers later and held a Las Vegas residency while still a teenager. His records sit in big-room house, released on Spinnin’, Ultra, Musical Freedom, Hexagon and Armada.
A teenager at Kapital
Daniel Avila Rosón was born on 1 April 1995 in Madrid. He played his first set in 2010 at Kapital, the Spanish club, and kept climbing from there. In the summer of 2012 he became the youngest DJ to play the Blue Marlin beach club. The same year, DJ Magazine released Danny Avila’s Big Room Mix, a compilation that put a name on the sound he was playing.
Ultra, Hakkasan and the world tour
2013 was the year it all happened at once. He toured as part of Generation Wild with Deniz Koyu, Mikael Weermets, Sick Individuals and dBerrie. In March he made his debut at Ultra Music Festival in Miami. He then signed with MGM and became the youngest resident in the history of Hakkasan in Las Vegas. MTV and Billboard both flagged him as one to watch. Bookings followed in Macau, Manila, London and São Paulo.
The records
Avila’s discography is a run of singles, many of them collaborations:
- “Boom!” with Merzo (2014, Dim Mak), later used in the film Dirty Grandpa and in a T-Mobile campaign.
- “Cream” with Tujamo (2015), which reached No. 117 in France.
- “High” featuring Haliene (2016, Ultra Records).
- “Loco” with Nervo featuring Reverie (2017, Spinnin’ Records).
- “Too Good to Be True” with The Vamps featuring Machine Gun Kelly (2018), No. 59 in Scotland.
- “Keep It Goin’” with Deorro (2019, Ultra) and “Chase the Sun” (2019, Spinnin’), built on a Planet Funk sample.
- “Remedy” featuring Salena Mastroianni (2020, Hexagon) and “The Captain” (2021, Armada Music).
Who he has worked with
Avila has spent most of his career working in pairs. His collaborators include Tiësto, Fedde Le Grand, Deorro, Nervo and Tujamo, as well as KAAZE, twoloud, Haliene, Salena Mastroianni, Bukhu and Kris Kiss. His releases are spread across Spinnin’, Ultra, Musical Freedom, Dim Mak, Hexagon and Armada.
FAQ
Where is Danny Avila from?
Madrid, Spain. He was born Daniel Avila Rosón on 1 April 1995.
Where was Danny Avila a resident DJ?
At Hakkasan in Las Vegas, after signing with MGM in 2013; he became the youngest resident in the club’s history. In summer 2012 he was the youngest DJ at the Blue Marlin beach club.
Who has Danny Avila collaborated with?
Among others Tiësto, Fedde Le Grand, Deorro, Nervo, Tujamo, KAAZE, Merzo, and The Vamps with Machine Gun Kelly.
