Transformative journeys through shadow, euphoria & cosmic depth
When it comes to emotional architecture in musical journeys, Daniela is unmatched. She is the Soundtrack of Sunrise — the spark, the firestarter, and the torchbearer.
Known for her marathon sunrise sets in gorgeous natural environments — from beach stages in Brooklyn and Miami, jungle altars, forest stages, and open-air gatherings — Daniela crafts emotionally-driven, cinematic journeys that move audiences through tension, release, and expansive states, blending shadow, euphoria, and cosmic depth into a transformative dance floor experience.
A cornerstone of NYC's underground scene, Daniela founded Deep Playa NYC in 2020, producing and DJing over 50+ events for crowds of up to 1,200 people. She is also the creator of the all-female platform Her Name Is Shakti and served as Music Director & Stage Designer for CAMP Festival, 2022–2025.
In 2025, she was commissioned by the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia to perform a four-hour immersive Halloween set inspired by the Dancing Plague of 1518 — acting as both creative director and performance artist.
Classically trained in piano from age three, shaped on the dance floors of Limelight, Twilo, Sound Factory and David Mancuso's legendary Loft parties — her sound carries over 30 years of NYC dance music lineage.
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Daniela LOVES cats — deeply, cosmically, unconditionally. Her playa name is Stardust Catapult, and her spirit animal is this luminous being: StarCat.
Her long-term dream? To own a beach and jungle property that's also a cat sanctuary — where she hosts an annual festival called Devotion, along with music production retreats, healing retreats, creativity workshops. Think treehouses, hammocks, forest bathing, and cats everywhere.
She channels shooting-star energy — radiant, expansive, transformative. ✦
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Daniela has a PhD in Second Language Acquisition.
Before returning to music full-time, she built a career in academia as a professor, then moved into corporate leadership — bringing a rare blend of intellectual rigor, business acumen, and deep dance floor intuition back to the culture that first shaped her.
Ask her about it at the decks. She loves the look on people's faces. ✦
That's baby Daniela, asleep on her older brother Anthony's chest. He introduced her to techno and house when she was around 10 — playing records at home while the world outside had no idea what was coming.
And now? They go to Burning Man together.
Some origin stories are written in lullabies and drum machines. ✦
While DJing each sunrise set, Daniela would make magic appear: 14-foot trampolines, slip-n-slides into the ocean, bubble guns, 20-foot jump ropes, 10-foot floaties — all materializing as the sun rose over New York.
Deep Playa wasn't just a party. It was a manifestation of her inner child. She also offers inner child healing workshops and 1:1 sessions — because the dance floor and the healing space are, for Daniela, the same room.
Play hard. Heal deep. ✦
Daniela is deeply passionate about supporting women in nightlife — as DJs, artists, audio engineers, producers, and VJs. That passion became a movement.
Her Name Is Shakti is one of her event production companies, built to amplify women's voices in the underground. Because the dance floor should reflect the full spectrum of who we are.
Shakti is the cosmic feminine energy that moves through all things. ✦
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Daniela's long-term vision is to own a beach and jungle property that doubles as a cat sanctuary — a living creative ecosystem hosting an annual festival called Devotion.
Retreats on music production, artistry, creativity, and deep healing. Treehouses, hammocks, forest bathing, ocean swims at sunrise.
And so many cats.
The vision is clear. The stardust is already moving. ✦