Anthony Pappa

About

Anthony Pappa (born 15 November 1973 in Italy, raised in Melbourne) is an Australian DJ and producer of Italian descent with a career spanning more than four decades. He won Australia's DMC DJ championship at 15 - the youngest ever to do so - and built his international reputation through residencies at clubs like Renaissance, Cream and Ministry of Sound. The first volume of Global Underground's Nubreed series (2000) brought him wider recognition, and that same year he graced the cover of DJ Magazine. He runs his own imprint Red Light District and continues to tour the world.

500K+

sold records (mix CDs and releases)

Global Underground Nubreed series (first volume, 2000)

7×

years in DJ Mag Top 100 (1997-2003)

993

followers on Resident Advisor

What's new

2026-06
Pappa performed in June 2026 on the Global Underground tour through Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, together with Sasha, Danny Howells and James Zabiela.
2026-06
Billboard published an extensive interview with Pappa in June 2026, in which he spoke about an upcoming artist album and his world tour.
2026-03
In March 2026, Pappa released the EP 'Sunspill', a collaboration with Framewerk on the Capital Heaven label - the 500th release of that label.
2026-03
Pappa returned to the Balance Croatia festival in March 2026, after he had also performed there in 2025.
2024-11
In November 2024, Pappa played a back-to-back set with Dave Seaman at Bar Americas.