She started small, learning to mix with about a dozen records while courageously broadcasting it all on her university’s radio station. As she began to develop her mixing skills, Aly was quickly noticed by promoters all over the east coast. After just a few months on the decks, she was receiving regular bookings requests. She picked a dramatic entrance to the scene, playing her first gig on New Year’s Eve at the W Hotel in Times Square. Following a shining success at that gig, Aly moved on to play Exit, New York’s largest nightclub, followed by her own Bon Voyage Party at the trendy nightspot Float, a special send-off for the five months she would spend in Italy.

Just a few days after landing in Florence, Italy, Aly was already on the decks overseas, playing a Friday night spot at XO Discobar, a popular venue in the heart of the city. Just a week later, she nailed down a residency at the Blob Club, a members-only lounge downtown. When she wasn’t playing out, Aly could be found either in the Italian record shops or in the booth at various venues learning the techniques and styles of the European DJs. Applying aspects of their sets to her own New York inspired style, Aly sculpted a personal style based in funky, euro-disco and tech house, with breaks and tribal interlaced. Her work at refinement paid off, landing her a monthly guest spot at the beautiful venue Il Caldetino, a villa-turned-nightspot near Mugello. Enthusiastic recommendations from promoters there then brought her to the decks at Ex-Mud, one of Florence’s top house clubs, as the headliner for the club’s summer season closing party. There, she played for an energetic and responsive crowd that greeted her set with cheers, whistles and frenzied dancing all around.

In July, DJ Aly DiNas returned to the states and has since been playing parties in New York and Washington, DC at such respected and popular venues as Eugene’s, Andalu and FIVE, while still playing her original radio show at the university. In just a little over a year, her DJing career has developed from a once-weekly mix show on a tiny radio station to an overseas odyssey. Looking forward to many more memorable experiences both at home and abroad, Aly is available for bookings both in the US and elsewhere.