Excision, real name Jeff Abel (born 29 April 1986), is a Canadian DJ and electronic music producer.

Active since 2006, his first release, "Warning", was in 2007. Abel released his first Shambhala Mix in 2008, a compilation of dubstep songs. In 2009, Abel released his first EP titled "Boom" on his own label "Rottun Recordings." He released an annual Shambhala mix album in the third quarter of each year until 2016.

In 2017, Excision announced the inaugural year of his own dinosaur-themed music festival, Lost Lands. He is known for his tours with immense sound systems and huge visual productions.

Abel founded the record label Destroid Music. Upon its debut, Destroid released a full-length digital album titled "The Invasion". The majority of tracks on the album were produced by Excision, with collaborations with other artists such as Downlink, Space Laces, Far Too Loud, Bassnectar and Ajapai. Destroid is also a dubstep supergroup and Ableton Live band consisting of Excision, Downlink and KJ Sawka. Destroid is well known for their futuristic robot suits, heavy apocalyptic sounds, and visual productions and MIDI instrument use.

He has released hundreds of other artists’ music across his record label Subsidia that he started in 2020, following in the footsteps of his previous label, Rottun Records which he founded in 2007 and closed in 2020.
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