DJ & Inspirational Speaker
Amsterdam, New York, Saint-Tropez

DJ Girl with the Pearl

On the decks or on the stage, Daniëlle turns pressure into something worth experiencing.
Sets curated live for the room, and talks that make reinvention feel within reach.

Book Daniëlle Discover The You Turn

Daniëlle smiling, seated on a cognac leather sofa in a silver sequin top, white trousers and glittering heels

About Daniëlle

A late start, read as a beginning.

Daniëlle picked up DJing at 57. Not as a midlife detour, but as living proof of the idea she had spent years speaking about: that a turn is never too late.

Three years on, she reads a room the way she once read an audience: live, à la carte, with no pre-made playlist standing between her and what the night truly asks for. Every set is composed in the moment, for the people in front of her and no one else.

“Whether I'm playing or talking, it all comes back to The You Turn.”

On the decks

DJ Sets

Curated live, never from a fixed playlist. Each set is composed in the moment for the room in front of her, from golden-hour aperitivo to the last dance of the night.

Private clubs
5-star hotels
Cocktail bars
Weddings
Private yachts
Fashion shows

On rotation in

Amsterdam New York Saint-Tropez Forte dei Marmi Amsterdam New York Saint-Tropez Forte dei Marmi

Highlights & collaborations

Amstel Hotel(opens in a new tab)Residency
Soho House, New York
The Box, New York
Netflix
Pulitzer Amsterdam
Le Tigre, Saint-Tropez
KPMG Nederland
De L'Europe Amsterdam
Ermitage Hotel
Jaguar Land Rover, Knook Breda
Maison de George, UMH Group(opens in a new tab)Residency
Masters of Luxury
SHU(opens in a new tab)Residency
Quote
Marcel Wolterinck
Studio des Bouvrie
TUI
Soho House & Co
Museum Van Loon
Koninklijke Industrieele Groote Club
Kasteel de Wittenburg
Huys ten Donck
Het Arsenaal
Morgan & Mees
Restaurant Casa di David
Prescription® Skincare
Cinetree
M Events
We Make You Happy
Philos Running
Magnetic Speaking
TEN Women
Judith Wiersema
Hanna Verboom
Mieke Nelemans
Nancy Faas
Bas Lengers
Eduard Schaepman
Ansgar “John” Brenninkmeijer
Emilie Douqué
Jane Kate van Nispen tot Pannerden
Dagobert & Rocheline's wedding

The talk

The You Turn

There is a moment when life says: enough. A loss. A change. A voice inside that refuses to be quiet.

Most people ignore it. A You Turn is the decision to answer. Not to run from your life, but to turn toward yourself and take back the wheel.

I started DJing at 57. You are not too late. You are right on time.

Conventions
Branding events
Corporate offsites
Women's collectives

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Daniëlle presenting The You Turn to a seated audience, with the talk's title on a screen beside her — Daniëlle presenting The You Turn

Beyond the decks

Building the next generation

Girls with the Pearls

The female DJ collective Daniëlle founded: a stage made for women behind the decks, with residencies at venues including Café George Amsterdam.

DJ Academy by Daniëlle Hellendoorn, DJ Girl with the Pearl: Daniëlle smiling in white, arms folded, above the words DJ Academy — DJ Academy by Daniëlle Hellendoorn

2027Coming soon

The DJ Academy

At the DJ Academy, women learn to DJ in personal one-on-one lessons, curating live and reading the room. The course ends with a party night in a club, where you take the decks and show off your talent.

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See the vibe before you book.

No two sets are ever the same, but this is the spirit: every track chosen live, in conversation with the room.

More of her sets @djgirlwiththepearl on Instagram

Daniëlle DJing on a terrace above the Amstel in Amsterdam — On the decks above the Amstel, Amsterdam

Get in touch

Book Daniëlle for your event.

DJ sets, speaking engagements, or the rare pleasure of both. Share your date, your location and what the moment calls for, and Daniëlle will be in touch personally.

Message @djgirlwiththepearl on Instagram

The booking form takes about two minutes. Tell Daniëlle about your date, location, guests and whether you'd like a DJ set, a talk, or both.

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