Introduction
Danny Avila (born 1995) is a Spanish house and electro house DJ and producer.
Career
He has worked with Tiësto, Deniz Koyu, The Black Eyed Peas and Fedde Le Grand. His first set was in 2010 in the Spanish club Kapital. In 2011, he was nominated as the "DJ Revelación" at the Vicious Music Awards by Ron Barceló 2011. In the summer of 2012 he was the youngest DJ of the beach club Blue Marlin. In September 2012 he worked in the United States, the Tour Generation Wild with the artists Deniz Koyu, Mikael Weermets, Sick Individuals and dBerrie. He got into the business by his dad, a club owner, who pushed him forward. He also worked in Macao, Manila, Londres, and San Paolo.
Ávila debuted at the Ultra Music Festival of Miami in March 2013. He signed a contract with MGM of Vegas as the youngest resident in the history of Hakkasan in 2013 with artists like Steve Aoki, Laidback Luke, DeadMau5, Tommy Trash, Tiesto and Calvin Harris.
The MTV channel and the Billboard magazines identified his as "one to watch".
In November 2014, Danny partnered with EDM lifestyle brand Electric Family to producerst a collaboration bracelet for which 100% of the proceeds are donated to Doctors Without Borders. The partnership has raised over $1k as of November 2014.
His childhood idols include Spanish artists Carlo Ruiz Gamacho and Kevin Kai Neilsen de Calzone (KKNC).
Discography
Compilations
- 2012: Danny Avila's Big Room Mix [DJ Magazine]
Singles
Charted singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| FRA | ||
| "Cream" (with Tujamo) |
2015 | 117 |
Other singles
- 2012: "Breaking Your Fall" [Big Beat Records]
- Breaking Your Fall (Mikael Weermets Remix) [Big Beat Records]
- Breaking Your Fall (Lucky Date Remix) [Big Beat Records]
- Breaking Your Fall (Sick Individuals Remix) [Big Beat Records]
- 2013: "Voltage" [Spinnin' Records]
- 2013: "Tronco" [Musical Freedom]
- 2013: "Rasta Funk" [Spinnin' Records]
- 2013: "Poseidon" [Musical Freedom]
- 2014: "Rock The Place" vs. twoloud [Musical Freedom]
- 2014: "Boom!" with Merzo [Dim Mak]
- 2015: "Cream" with Tujamo [Spinnin']
- 2015: "C.H.E.C.K" [PlayBox Music]
Remixes
- 2011: Germán Brigante – "Tiki Taka" (DJ Mind & Danny Avila Remix)
- 2012: M.A.N.D.Y. & Booka Shade – "Body Language" (Danny Avila Bootleg)
- 2013: Skylar Grey – "C'mon Let Me Ride" (Mikael Weermets & Danny Avila's Trapstep Remix)
- 2013: Krewella – "Live for the Night" (Deniz Koyu & Danny Avila Remix)
- 2014: Stromae – "Tous les mêmes" (Lucas Divino, Andres Chevalle & Danny Avila Dirty Dutch Remix)
- 2016: MNEK & Zara Larsson - "Never Forget You" (Danny Avila Bootleg)
- 2017: Gavin James - "I Don't Know Why" (Danny Avila Remix)