Anthony Pappa
{{Short description|Australian DJ and music producer}}
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| caption = Anthony Pappa in 2017
| birth_name = Anthony Pappalardo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|11|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Italy
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| occupation = DJ, electronic musician, composer, record label owner
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| label = {{Flatlist|
- Red Light District
- Platipus Records
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| associated_acts = Freefall
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Anthony Pappa (born 15 November 1973{{cn|date=October 2022}}) is an Australian DJ and electronic music producer from Melbourne.
Early life
Pappa was born in Italy but was raised in Melbourne, Australia where he attended Marcellin College. At the age of four he got his first drum which inspired him to become a producer later in life.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.beat.com.au/content/anthony-pappa|title=Anthony Pappa|magazine=Beat|accessdate=21 April 2019}}
Career
Pappa started DJ career at the age of 13. He won Australia's DMC DJ championship at the age of 15, and by the age of 21 was playing for most prolific clubs.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.decodedmagazine.com/anthony-pappa-interview-2018/|author=Priya Sen|title="The travel part and touring for a DJ as glamorous as it all appears is in my opinion probably the hardest part of being a DJ." – Anthony Pappa|date=5 December 2018|accessdate=21 April 2019}} After meeting Sasha and John Digweed during an Australian tour, he decided to move to Great Britain to further pursue a DJ career.[https://www.dancetelevision.net/artists/anthony-pappa Anthony Pappa] Retrieved 21 April 2019.
He appeared on the List of DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs each year between 1997{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/261646084/DJ-MAG-Top-100-DJs-Poll-Results-1997|title=DJ MAG Top 100 DJs Poll Results 1997|publisher=Scribd|accessdate=21 April 2019}} and 2003.{{cite news|url=http://beatfactor.net/news/53/dj-mag-top-100-2003-results:-tiesto-no-1-again.html|title=DJ Mag Top 100 2003 Results: Tiesto No 1 again|accessdate=21 April 2019}} Pappa played at the I Love Techno music festival in France. In 2008, he played at the SAMC (South American Music Conference).{{cite web|website=Last.fm|url=https://www.last.fm/festival/461884+South+American+Music+Conference|title=South American Music Conference|accessdate=21 April 2019}} In 2000, he was on the cover of DJ Mag.
He has released mix compilations on labels including Platipus Records, System Recordings, EQ's Balance,{{cite news|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news/5295|title=Melbourne welcomes home Anthony Pappa|magazine=Resident Advisor|date=12 July 2004}} and most notably on Boxed's Renaissance Recordings, Global Underground and NuBreed series. He also did mixes for the Nina Kraviz’s song "I’m Gonna Get You", before founding his own music label Red Light District in 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/anthonypappa/biography|title=Profile: Anthony Pappa|magazine=Resident Advisor|accessdate=21 April 2019}}
In 1998, Pappa teamed up with Alan Bremner under the name Freefall to produce the one off trance classic "Skydive", featuring Jan Johnston on vocals. The song has since been remixed more than ten times. He has also remixed tracks for Chicane including a bootleg of Offshore that was officially released and charted at #17 in the UK.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/offshore-'97/|title=Offshore 97|work=Official Charts|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|accessdate=21 April 2019}}
During the 2004 tour, Pappa performed at Womb nightclub in Tokyo, Japan and then performed at Zouk in Kuala Lampur. He also performed at the various clubs in Beijing, Taipei, Hong Kong and Singapore.{{cite web|url=http://higher-frequency.com/e_interview/anthony_pappa/index.htm|title=Anthony Pappa Interview|accessdate=21 April 2019}}
In 2018 he teamed up with Gab Oliver of Narcotik, as well as working on a new single with Quivver.
In 2019, Pappa performed at the Circus Paradise Arts and Music Festival{{cite news|url=https://scenestr.com.au/music/2019-circus-paradise-festival-line-up-20181126|title=2019 Circus Paradise Festival Line-up|website=Scenestr|date=26 November 2018|accessdate=21 April 2019}} and on 30 March of the same year, he played at LaDiDa.{{cite web|url=http://www.beat.com.au/music/electronic-week-stalwart-melbourne-clubbing-scene-phil-k-diagnosed-cancer|author=Mike Cusack|title=Electronic this week: stalwart of Melbourne clubbing scene Phil K diagnosed with cancer|date=28 February 2019|accessdate=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421010138/http://www.beat.com.au/music/electronic-week-stalwart-melbourne-clubbing-scene-phil-k-diagnosed-cancer|archive-date=21 April 2019|url-status=dead}}
See also
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Category:Australian electronic dance music DJs
Category:People from Melbourne
Category:People educated at Marcellin College, Bulleen
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