Anthony Pappa

BIOGRAPHY•
Described as “The DJs, DJ” Anthony Pappa truly is a master of his craft
and one of the most respected and revered DJs on the international
circuit. The combination of his genuine love for his art, his down to earth,
lovable personality and his constant desire to push the musical boundaries
at performances all around the world has made Anthony one of the most
sought after DJs on the planet.

An Australian of Italian descent based in the UK, Anthony Pappa is a true
internationalist, with a self-imposed mission to share his music with
people all around the world. And since gracing the cover of DJ Magazine
in 2000 as part of the celebrated “Nu-Breed”, Anthony Pappa has taken
his rightful place at the top table of DJ royalty.
Running alongside that has been Anthony’s parallel career as a producer.

As a classically trained drummer who can both read and write music,
Anthony is rare amongst DJs in really understanding the music, and in the
process of piecing it together. The man knows his way around a studio as
well as a DJ booth, prompting DJ Pete Gooding to quip he’s “the best DJ,
technically, I ever saw”. Anthony was the first man Global Underground
turned to front up their Nu-Breed series, and several of Anthony’s mixes
for Global and for Renaissance have clocked up +100,000 in sales.
After a couple of years focusing on his gigs at all the best clubs round the
globe, 2008 saw Anthony turn his attention back to producing music.
Setting up his own label, Red Light District, which was home to his first
original track in quite a while – Outback - released in March; and in
April, Anthony released his triple disc Moments album on Hi-Note which
finally gave him the scope to dig into all four corners of his record box
and demonstrate the scale of his appreciation for electronic music. The
2008 "Moments" Mix album tour saw him play over 70 cities around the
world. The second album in the Moments Series was released in June
2009 to similar success, and although global album sales are generally in
decline, it seems that Anthony's fans still want to buy his music and go to
see him play as much as ever.

2010 improved even further on previous years for Anthony by an even
busier touring schedule including just over 100 performances in total at
various clubs and festivals over the globe. 2010 was also the year
Anthony was selected to mix the cover mount CD for DJ Mag’s coveted
Top 100 DJ’s edition. The mix has received high praise from all the big
hitters and industry professionals alike. Alongside DJing, Production was
key to Anthony’s success last year with high profile releases including his
massive collaboration with King Unique called “Vamoosh” which was on
John Digweed’s Bedrock imprint.

2011 is definitely going to be a year of change for Anthony with his
move to We Are One Agency. His gig diary is full for the first quarter of
the year, including an extended tour of his homeland, Australia. In
March, he will host his own night at the Shelbourne for WMC. On top of
this, Anthony plans to release the 3rd installment of the “Moments” series
in the middle of the year.
Anthony says:
“After such a great year last year, I’m excited to make 2011 even
better. I’ve got some amazing gigs coming up and with so much
interesting new music out there both from myself and my peers, I’m
looking forward to showcasing this all over the world.”