DJ Papa Stanley

DJ/Funk/Dance DJ

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A popular fixture of the Cairns DJ and music scene, Papa has been DJing and playing music in Cairns for more than fifteen years, and has been a musician since his schooling.

Well known for his funky tropical vibe, with Jazz and Latin influenced dance tracks a speciality, he is also comfortable exploring new music - whatever it is though, it's got to have the Funk!

He has been resident at Feelgood Fridays at the Jack Hotel - Reef Casino Retropolis, The Lounge (under Woolshed), The Salthouse, Green Ant Cantina, Calypso Backpackers ZanziBar, Metropolis (then Met Bar, now Society), Blue Sky Brewery, and Fitzroy Island. He has also played many private parties, weddings and corporate functions.

Notable major DJ gigs have included EarthDance on Fitzroy 2003, Cairns to Karumba bike ride 2012, Mental as Anything, The Radiators, Cairns HIgh Formal 2011, and The Straits Wrap party.

He is also an accomplished Bass player, having performed with many local artists including The Raconteurs. Zephyr Deluxe, Sian Evans, Hot Rubber Glove, Chris Wighton, PA Dutch, popular Kuranda Guitar and Didge master Dave Cooke. In Brisbane prior to Cairns he was a member of notable Brisbane bands Freeside, One Straw, ACT, Goats in the Machine, and The Fabulous Nobodies.

Currently he is a regular performer with Jeremiah Johnson, playing double bass accompaniment, having headlined the Tablelands Folk Festival to much acclaim.

Possessing diverse musical taste and an eclectic collection of music, Papa is equally at home playing jazz over cocktails, retro and groove tunes at weddings and corporate functions, commercial dance tracks, or cranking the kids up at 2am with last weeks electro from San Francisco.

As a professional DJ, he prides himself on being client focussed, flexible with music, and enjoys tailoring his sets for themes or specific purposes like theatre or conventions.