With twenty years as a DJ, this year marks a milestone for Aline Rocha, a career birthday she’s celebrating on some of the biggest stages in the world. Born and raised in Brazil and now based in the UK, she has built a reputation for house and disco sets that are groovy, uplifting, and driven by vocals, emotion, and tension. Her journey spans major Brazilian stages and the global Defected and Glitterbox community, with credits including Tomorrowland in both Brazil and Belgium, Rock in Rio, Lollapalooza Brasil, Hï Ibiza, Amnesia Ibiza, Defected Croatia, Defected Malta, Creamfields Chile, and Snow Machine Japan. We caught up with her to talk about where it all began, and the philosophy that’s carried her through two decades behind the decks.
Music, Aline told us, was there from the early days, it was in the walls of the house she grew up in.
“My father was a radio presenter. I started my journey in music a long time ago, since I was a kid, because my house was full of music all the time,” she said. “So I’m very passionate about this.”
That passion has translated into a career built less on chasing opportunity and more on trusting it will come.
“I believe the right people will come to you, you just need to put your work out, you know, and believe in what you do — and the right people will come to you,” she explained. “I believe in this, it’s like about energy and connection. When you do it with your heart, you will find your way. Believe in yourself and try to do something that’s you. It’s good to get inspired by other people, but try to believe and to make what is you, and what represents you.”
It’s a mindset that carries through into how she talks about her sets, for Aline Rocha, the goal has never simply been to speed up a crowd’s feet, but to move them somewhere emotionally over the course of a night. With a global Glitterbox residency, forthcoming music including a collaboration with Chemical Surf landing 31 July 2026, and a touring footprint that spans the Americas, Europe, and Asia, Rocha’s twentieth year shows no signs of slowing down.
Catch her this summer in Ibiza with Glitterbox at Amnesia.