Julius Papp, a native of Montreal, is a veteran in the dynamic genre of House Music. His role as DJ/Producer has earned him the right to call himself one of San Francisco’s favorite DJ’s. Julius has played a big role in forging the vibrant dance music culture that exists in the Bay Area today. He landed his first club gig in 1987 and he’s been committed to the craft ever since. Building on his early musical influences from the 1970’s, when Disco, Soul and Rock all coexisted on the same radio stations, Julius fell in love with dance music through the healthy club scene. Although Disco was the dominant sound on the dancefloor, musical variety was a mainstay. Today, that very same musical variety exists in his programming philosophy. “When I DJ, I like to go on a ride. I don’t like to stay in one groove for too long. I like to be eclectic in my musical selection, incorporating various styles.” With this eclectic culmination in mind, he developed a smoother edge, a deep soulful style of House that continues to define the San Francisco sound.
Residing in San Jose, California, Julius maintains club residencies in the Bay Area. He co-hosts the popular “Foundation” party with Miguel Migs and Jay-J Hernandez every first Saturday of the month along with his long running residency at “Release.” He also has brought his sound to the rest of the world, performing at such clubs as “Pacha” in Ibiza and “Ministry of Sound” in London. He continues to grace the decks all over North America. Julius records sets for radio as well, a resident for Thump Radio, which airs every Saturday night on Alice 97.3 fm. His Thump Radio sets air twice a month.
In 1994, Julius took on a new role – that of Producer. Recording in the Downtempo and House Music genres, he has released over 60 12” records, four mixed CD’s, three albums and single tracks for several label compilations. As the saying goes, it really is – “All About The Music.”
With a hard ridged name like Julius Papp, in the electronic music circles, most would expect grinding techno or minimalist beats. On the contrary, Papp is a house producer whose roots lie in disco and new wave of the early '80s.
Papp was born and raised in Montreal, Canada, and got tuned into dance music through Quebec's flourishing club scene and diverse radio broadcasts. He started buying records in the late '70s and took to turntables in 1985, scoring his first major club gig two years later. Papp first drew attention as part of the jazz and funk scene in the early '90s when he relocated to San Jose, CA. Alongside its forerunner, Mark Farina, Papp took a place in the Mushroom Jazz scene in San Francisco. He held an active calendar in both cities. In 1994 he started producing tracks, his first projects being mainly acid jazz flavored. His first release was with the wilder Nervous Records for his down-tempo vinyl recordings, and a full-length CD called Cueball. Eventually, Papp released records with the respected house labels OM and Paper Recordings. He has also collaborated with Jay-J Hernandez, "the Buddy Boys," and Rick Pristine for the pap/pristine project. Showing another side of his musical taste, he also teamed with Dave Warren for the band, Slide Five. In 1997, he released the third session in the Cueball series. A year later he followed it with two releases, Astral Wave/New York City Musik and Cosmic Wave. Escho Funi, Vol. 1 appeared in spring 2001. ~ Diana Potts, All Music Guide (from mp3.com)
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