Philippa McIntyre

aka Philippa, DJ Philippa


In the mid-2000s, Philippa McIntyre, aka DJ Philippa, was one of the most acclaimed house music DJs in Aotearoa New Zealand and Te Waipounamu South Island. A decade later, she found herself toiling away in obscurity on the other side of the world as she honed her craft as a dance music producer.

Circa 2025, McIntyre’s jazz, funk, soul and disco-inflected house music productions for the Freerange, SlothBoogie, Lazy Days and Local Talk labels have marked her out as an experienced talent with plenty to offer the European house music scene and countless stories to tell.

Philippa McIntyre in Berlin with her great friend Dominic Ryan, 2014.
Philippa DJing at Bath Street in Dunedin, 2007.
Poster for Chicago Disco NZ summer tour with DJ Philippa McIntyre.
Philippa McIntyre standing outside the club Sisyphos in Berlin before she plays a set, January 2025.
Philippa McIntyre in San Francisco with Sambro aka Sam Southwell, 2005.
Philippa McIntyre
Philippa McIntyre and Soane
Frank Booker, Recloose and Philippa McIntyre in 2012 promoting Bill Brewster together at Ink Bar, Auckland.
Philippa DJing at Calibre in Auckland with Inland Knights, 2005.

Philippa McIntyre outside Gramaphone Records in Chicago, 2005.
Philippa McIntyre in 2024.
Photo credit: Giovanni Dominice
Philippa McIntyre during her graduation for an MA in Creative Audio Production, mid-pandemic in 2021.
Philippa McIntyre's 'Wardrobe Studio', 2025.
Lovedancin' - DJ Philippa set | HÖR, Berlin (2025)
Philippa McIntyre's home studio, 2025.
Philippa McIntyre, first Freerange release, 2022.
Philippa McIntyre in Piha, 2007.
Philippa McIntyre's home DJ set up.
Philippa DJs Deep House & House on Radio 1001 (30 July 2024)
Philippa McIntyre with Andy Pickering at Calibre in Auckland around 2000.
Philippa McIntyre performing a pandemic-era elbow bump during her 2021 graduation with professor Richard Scott.
Philippa McIntyre's essential kit, 2025.
Philippa McIntyre in studio with Hal Strewe and Zayn Kemp, 2024.
Philippa McIntyre with bass player Hal Strewe, 2024.
Philippa McIntyre in 2013.
Philippa with a Deep House DJ set at Späti Sundays, Berlin (2024)
Philippa McIntyre, First Freerange release on vinyl, 2022. "First time I held a record of mine."
Philippa DJing at Trench Bar in 2009.
Philippa McIntyre with renowned Detroit techno DJ Carl Craig, c. 2000 
Philippa McIntyre in 2022.
Photo credit: Ian Margio
Poster for deep house party Chicago Disco at Ink Bar on Karangahape Road, Auckland, with DJ sets from Recloose, Philippa, Azza, Logan Baker and Cyril Orson.
Philippa McIntyre in 2010.
Philippa DJing at Ink Bar in Auckland, 2009.
Visiting American DJ and producer Chuck Love with Philippa McIntyre and Bevan Keys. Highlife at Stonyridge vineyard on Waiheke Island, Auckland, February 2008.
Philippa McIntyre DJing at 55 in New Plymouth, 2007.

Philippa McIntyre DJing at the Glitterbox in Ibiza, Spain, 2025.
Philippa McIntyre with Jimpster at Heideglühen, Berlin, 2024.
Philippa McIntyre working at BPM Records
Philippa McIntyre with Bevan Keys at Ink Bar, Auckland, 2013.
Philippa DJing Ink Bar in 2010 alongside Logan Baker and Elm Thorpe.
Poster for Chicago Disco/Philippa 2010 New Zealand tour.
Philippa McIntyre in 2024.
Photo credit: Giovanni Dominice
Chicago Disco presents: Christmas in Chicago with DJs Yes Yo, Philippa, Manuel Bundy, Ed, Jackin, Benwah, Zayn Kemp. Ink Bar, Karangahape Road, Auckland.
Labels:

SlothBoogie


Freerange Records


Lazy Days


Local Talk

Funded by

Partners with