Josey Rebelle

‘Josey Rebelle is a rarity. A name DJ whose name comes not from producing (she doesn’t) but strictly from her work on the decks’ — The New Yorker

Josey Rebelle is a DJ from London, described as ‘the genre-bending DJ dominating top-tier dancefloors worldwide’ (Mixmag) and ‘a hero of the UK music scene’ (The Face).

With awards and accolades including BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix of the Year, DJ Mag Best of British Award for Best Compilation, Resident Advisor Mix of the Year, inclusion in DJ Mag’s 100 of the World’s Best DJs book and regular appearances on ‘Best Of’ lists for her DJ sets, mixes and radio shows, the London born-and-bred DJ seamlessly traverses genres with a fierce energy that evokes the spirit of her home city.

Josey’s mix for the legendary BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix series was selected as 2019’s Essential Mix of the Year, joining the ranks of previously-crowned DJs such as Dave Clarke, Sasha, Ben Klock and Helena Hauff. Her compilation album Josey in Space, released on Beats in Space Records in 2020, was named Best Compilation at the DJ Mag Best of British Awards and Resident Advisor’s Mix of the Year. Josey’s limited edition cassette tape mix for The Trilogy Tapes, released in 2021 as a meticulously-curated ode to her teenage years, was described by Pitchfork magazine as the year’s ‘most faithful evocation of a vintage UK pirate-radio broadcast’.

While earning her stripes as a regular at legendary London basement club Plastic People, Josey appeared on the first official Boiler Room broadcast in 2010. She hosted a show on pioneering radio station Rinse FM for a decade and was featured on the cover of DJ Mag in February 2020. Josey is currently a resident at Open Ground, a club located in a converted underground bunker in Wuppertal, Germany, described by 032c magazine as ‘the best club in Europe’.

‘Josey Rebelle is a rarity,’ The New Yorker stated. ‘A name DJ whose name comes not from producing (she doesn’t) but strictly from her work on the decks’. With no social media presence, Josey has worked hard over the years to build a reputation based on selection, passion and authenticity, to separate herself from the noise and arrive at a place where nothing more is required than the thing she loves most: to step into the darkness of the DJ booth and play.