Hey there, I’m Dani Deahl. I’m a DJ, music producer, and artist advocate.
As a prominent figure in music, Dani Deahl has been at the forefront of artist discovery and meaningful industry change for over a decade. She currently is a DJ, producer, and artist advocate. She developed the coverage for the intersection of music and technology for The Verge, helmed YouTube series The Future of Music, and is Trustee for the Recording Academy Chicago chapter.
When performing, she crafts house sets that are technically savvy and explore her roots in Chicago’s storied music history through a contemporary lens. Her sound expands across tech house, bright, upbeat grooves, chugging percussion, and soul and disco-infusions.
She has a regular presence on Twitch with the flagship show Demo Drop and can also be found on Clubhouse, where she runs the platform’s largest dance music club, World of EDM.
As an artist herself, Dani has released with labels like Dim Mak, Monstercat, Flamingo, Cr2, and Armada. She has also been the subject of two documentaries, toured extensively across the globe, played festivals like Spring Awakening, Lollapalooza, and EDC, venues like Wrigley Field (with Fall Out Boy), hosted her own terrestrial radio show in Spain and the Canary Islands, and has been an official Red Bull DJ. She has headlined with or been direct support for artists like Alison Wonderland, Valentino Khan, Deadmau5, Diplo, Steve Aoki, NERVO, LP Giobbi, and countless others. As Diplo himself says: "She's awesome."
Dani also previously held editorial positions with NYLON Magazine and DJ Mag, and she is the host of YouTube series The Future of Music, which features stars like Charli XCX and Oak Felder, producer for Kehlani and Demi Lovato. Her writing appears in countless publications like VICE, Mixmag, Festival Insider, CNBC, OCTOBER, The Verge, Insomniac, and more.
Dani has been heralded for her impact in music by Music Business Worldwide, Music Week, Variety, Billboard, Yahoo, Chicago Tribune, and many others. She's also a prominent expert and fierce advocate on the topic of gender equality in dance music, with speaking engagements at TEDx, Spotify for Artists, Wallifornia, Reeperbahn, and more.
In 2020, she partnered with Bandsintown and Twitter to launch Net.Werk, a Twitch festival dedicated to underrepresented acts in dance. Featuring acts like Michael Brun, Varien, and GG Magree, the festival’s viewership consistently outperformed competing Twitch festivals.
Additionally, Dani has been a guest and expert voice for MSNBC and on podcasts like Reset, Vergecast, Switched on Pop, Ari’s Take, and more.
As of 2024, Dani is also an elected Trustee for the Recording Academy’s Chicago Chapter, engaging in outreach and professional development for the music community.
Music is life itself.
- louis armstrong
Speaking engagements:
TEDx, AMP Music Summit, Spotify for Artists, MSNBC, Midem, Mondo NYC, IMS Ibiza, The Great Escape, UCLA, University of Ohio, Oberlin College, University of Colorado Boulder, SXSW, Music Tectonics, Billboard Live Music Summit, Miami Music Week, Movement festival, Trusted Advisor, Macworld, Camp Spin-Off, Ableton Loop, Red Bull Hack The Hits, official Twitter Music Q&A.