Rebekah Teasdale (2 January 1980) is a British DJ and dance music producer, known professionally as DJ Rebekah. She runs the Decoy and Elements labels, and produces and

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Early life

Rebekah Teasdale grew up in

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, going to techno parties at the

Que Club The Que Club was a music venue in Birmingham, England that was famous for hosting many well-known bands and club nights. As well as hosting famous acts, the Que Club became a centre for alternative culture, including the rave music scene. The Que ...

and studying music production at

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. She also worked as a glamour model.

Career

DJ Rebekah started to

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professionally whilst in her twenties, signing up with

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' agency Serious. She moved to London and then Berlin, making a name as a DJ for playing

sets. She met

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and was released on his CLR label. She has released tracks on labels such as EarToGround, Gynoid Audio, Naked Lunch, Sleaze and Stolen Moments. She runs the record labels Decoy Records and Elements and released her first LP entitled ''Fear Paralysis'' in 2017. She was voted best producer by ''

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'' in 2018. DJ Rebekah now performs sober. In September 2020, she released an open letter to the music industry on

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following allegations of sexual assault against Eric Morrillo and Derrick May, launching a campaign called #ForTheMusic.

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