Lemon & Lime returns this may long weekend with one of the most in demand acts in Australia

ANTHONY PAPPA (AUSTRALIA) 

Long renowned for his passion, dedication & flawless mixing and marathon DJ sets, 

and having just been voted 75th of all time best DJ of in the world (voted ahead of current 

superstars such as Swedish House Mafia, Avicii, Afrojack and Arman van Helden) by 

Dash Berlin World, Anthony Pappa’s unique trademark defining “track selection, 

journey build, & precision mixing skills” coupled with his overall way of making things 

just pop has seen him become one of Australia’s most successful DJ exports. 

Originally from Melbourne, Anthony’s DJ career began at the age of 15 where he 

won the DMC mixing championship. At the age of 20, due frustrated at being halfway 

around the world from where the music he loved was happening, he moved to the 

UK’s capital, London, to follow his passion & love of music & Djing. The move was 

not in vain as it wasn’t long before his talents were picked up by a core group of the 

UK’s biggest DJ’s who together & forged a strong squad of players that would shape 

the sounds that have been constantly evolving and always pushing the boundaries 

over the last two decades and will continue to do so for many years to come by 

Anthony & others alike. 

To date, having a history of 30 years within the electronic music industry (clubs, 

festivals, parties) and having world renowned B4Bookings Agency by Anthony’s side, 

standing alongside fellow DJ’s the likes of Davide Squillace, Marco Carola, Slam & 

Paco Osuna to name but a few, he has forged constant touring & success throughout 

South America, Mexico, Europe & Australia. With various tours seeing him, in one 

year, having a touring schedule including just over 100 performances at various 

clubs and festivals over the globe he never disappoints his fans. 

Alongside DJing & continuing to build a reputation for his un-parallel mixing skills, set 

programming plus the ability to adapt to whatever club environment he finds himself 

in, Production was & is still is key to Anthony’s success. His use of musical 

knowledge of chord structures and melodic phrasing to make sure everything is 

mixed in key is evident in every track he seamlessly blends / mixes together.   

Key tracks produced include: with high profile releases including his massive 

collaboration with King Unique called “Vamoosh” released on Bedrock and long time 

classic Freefall “Skydive” on Stress Records which was UK/European number 1 hit 

single in the charts. 

With numerous club anthem singles, remixes plus 6 mix compilations (2 at 200,000 + 

in sales) he has been released on labels including Sony/BMG, Platipus Records, 

System Recordings, EQ (Grey), Darkbeat Recordings ‘Darkbeat 10th Anniversary 

Collection’ and most notably on Boxed Global Underground Nubreed series. 

Mixed compilations for Renaissance and was the first DJ to be selected for the 

Global Underground Nu Breed series which saw him, play over 70 cities around the 

world and amass sales of over 50,000 copies of the release. Anthony has also done 

mixes for the cover mount CD for DJ Mag’s coveted Top 100 DJ’s edition receiving 

high praise from all the big hitters and industry professionals alike.