Meet Trailblazing Female DJ & Producer Lala the DJ

Lala the dj

Daniela Voznesensky, professionally known as Lala the DJ, is quickly rising the ranks of the music industry. She is perhaps best known as the tour DJ for Meek Mill's Dreamchasers artist Vory, and has performed at several festivals including Rolling Loud Miami, Oakland, and Los Angeles. Born in the Middle East, she grew up in the Bay Area and now calls Los Angeles home. Lala also occasionally contributes as a journalist to Billboard for their album reviews and news.

She began DJing in 2016, and since then has DJ'd in over 25 cities across the country, and produced original tracks for many Billboard charting artists. She is considered a go-to celebrity DJ for tentpole events like the Superbowl, NBA All Star Weekend, Grammy's, and many more. She has performed at events for brands like Nike, True Religion, Warner Music Group, LVMH, and for music industry and athlete people like Damon Dash, Roddy Ricch, Von Miller, Iman Shumpert, and more. As a music producer, she regularly collaborates with major label, top artists. Lala also holds a residency at several popular Los Angeles strip clubs such as the famed Crazy Girls Hollywood, making her the only female DJ to regularly play at these clubs. Lala is also a resident DJ and founding member of the Aces Downtown ASCAP event in Los Angeles.

Lala has released mixtape projects in collaboration with prominent brands such as No Jumper, Empire, and more, where she has premiered original music by Dreamdoll, Casey Veggies, Iman Shumpert, Wizkid, and others. She is a multi-genre DJ in both the nightlife and fashion scene and specializes in Hip Hop, R&B, Afrobeat, Dance, and more.

When asked about how she has reached her level of success, Lala shares a valuable lesson, "Take risks. I don't believe in doubts and fear. All the good things I have are because I took the first step. I always bet on myself and I give everything I do 120% of myself."