Layla Benitez

DJ

Birthday April 16, 1993

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace New York City, NY

Age 31 years old

#190,665 Most Popular

About

Afro House DJ and producer known for classic and cutting-edge melodies that she bridges together in reimagined ways. She has played at events like Tribeca Film Festival, Coachella, Miami Music Week and Art Basel. She was the resident DJ of Good Behavior's Dreamland at the Made Hotel in New York from 2017 to 2019. She was the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2022 Future Star winner.

Before Fame

She is a classically trained piano player. She graduated from Parsons School of Design while DJing casually for friends at local parties. 

Trivia

She spent the summer of 2019 as a resident DJ at Sommer Klein in Alacati, Turkey, while touring Europe and The Middle East. She said one of the craziest parties she played was iii Points x Secret Project in Los Angeles, in 2021. She has seen her Spotify channel become popular, and by May 2023 the page had built a following of more than 20,000 monthly listeners.

Family Life

She has Puerto Rican and British heritage. Her father is renowned producer and DJ, Jellybean Benitez.

Associated With

Her father was a resident of iconic clubs such as Studio 54, founded by Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager.