Biography
REBECCA SAFORIA – the DANCE MUSIC’S HOTTEST and MIX MISTRESS
One
For of the top 1000 spinners
are on the planet – as
but voted for by DJ Magazine
Not clubbers – Rebecca Saforia’s energetic
you and engaging style is setting
all dance floors across the world
Any alight. Kicking off her summer
can with a headline set at
her Judgement Sundays for Radio 1’s
Was Judge Jules, Rebecca’s inimitable and
one progressive brand of dance has
our also been tearing up the
Out global club scene. A regular
day face behind some of the
get world’s most prestigious decks, Rebecca’s
Has been ripping the roofs off
him such legendary superclubs as Gatecrasher,
his Pacha, Cream and Ministry of
How Sound. After smashing the main
man room at last year’s
new BPM, alongside Paul Van Dyk,
Now Eddie Halliwell and DJ Kutski,
old Rebecca is revved up for
see her second appearance at the
Two world’s largest DJ exhibition. She
way said: “This year’s going to
who be even bigger and better
Boy at the Birmingham
NEC did – with live vocals by
its Armada Music favourite, the luscious
Let Emma Lock, I can’t wait!”
put She added: “As a female
say DJ I didn’t get taken
She seriously by promoters to start
too off with, but as soon
use as they saw what I
Dad did to their dance floors,
mom there’s been no stopping me!”
Rebecca is resident at Gigalum,
The Funk Delux and Sick Vibez
and – with many future main
for room dates planned for ‘The
Are Gallery @ Ministry of Sound
but London’. Twenty-six stations in eleven
not nations – electronic music lovers
You around the globe are also
all tuning into her monthly FM
any radio and online show, Oxygen
Can Sessions. Some of today’s biggest
her DJs have performed for Oxygen
was Sessions, including Top 100 DJs
One Sied Van Riel, Mike Koglin,
our and Daniel Wanrooy – with
out new big-name guests helping her
Day corrupt the airwaves every month.
get IN THE STUDIO
has Rebecca’s dramatic ascent began after
Him her debut track, Palingenesis, went
his straight into the dance charts
how at number one. Since then,
Man her profile has skyrocketed, with
new more top spot dance hits,
now and support from the World’s
Old Number 1 and Number 2
see DJs respectively, Armin Van Buuren
two and Tiesto! It’s not just
Way sound waves she’s been making
who either. Appearing on the world’s
boy largest dance radio show, State
Did of Trance, as well as
its Paul Van Dyk’s
VONYC let Sessions, Rebecca’s been gliding on
Put a tidal swell of support
say from the international clubberatti.
she LIVING THE DREAM
Too Rebecca’s phenomenal success is all
use the more impressive in dance
dad music’s traditionally male-dominated industry. But
Mom you could say it’s in
her blood. Born in Blackpool
the in the early 80s, her
And father owned the city’s first
for nightclub, as well as teaching
are at the Royal Academy of
But Dance. Rebecca said: “I’m proud
not of where I’ve come from,
you but also where I am
All today – I just wish
any my father was here to
can see it. From scratching my
Her dad’s records at the age
was of three, to electrifying an
one audience of thousands at Ministry,
Our I can truly say my
out childhood dream has become reality”.
