Bekki Newton

Bekki Newton

Music Executive

Bekki Newton grew up in LA as a teenage acolyte of the indie/underground scene. She moved to London at age 18, where she met Dave Newton from the Mighty Lemon Drops several years later. They married in 1989 and relocated to LA in 1995. Bekki currently works as a music executive.

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