Fan to Fan

This week we’re fully fanning out with former AFL player Mitch Brown and getting to know the music that made him!Earlier this year, Mitch made history as the first male AFL player to publicly come out as bisexual in the league’s 129-year history. Since then, many of us have felt like we’ve gotten to know him on a deeper, more human level but now it’s time to go even further, through the music that shaped him.From school discos to solo loungeroom sessions with his Discman, and the lasting influence of David Bowie, Mitch takes us through the songs, artists and moments that helped him make sense of the world and himself <3🎧 Listen along: Follow the Fan to Fan playlist on Spotify and Apple Music!🎵 Intro/Outro music: Dean Valentino (aka Slowcoaching)Your hosts: Alex Pearce & Bridget HustwaiteCatch clips from the show and more on our Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A cheeky, chaotic and candid episode for ya this week with Caleb Harper from Spacey Jane! Fresh from performing at Rolling Sets Festival, Caleb joins us at Moose’s for a full debrief on what has been an absolutely massive 2025 for Spacey Jane.We dive into everything from the band stepping into co-management and Caleb’s songwriting sessions with Sarah Aarons that shaped their third LP, to how he’s personally navigated the ups and downs of life on tour and in LA. Caleb also takes us through his own evolution as a music fan, the impact of Kings of Leon on his personal life and seeking inspiration from Matty Healy on stage.Plenty of top-tier live music moments too, including the consumption of whole avocados on the side of the highway at Splendour and a tequila-fuelled egg feast in London. Yep. Enjoy!🎧 Listen along: Follow the Fan to Fan playlist on Spotify and Apple Music!🎵 Intro/Outro music: Dean Valentino (aka Slowcoaching)Your hosts: Alex Pearce & Bridget HustwaiteCatch clips from the show and more on our Instagram! (thanks to Mia from Sound Scene for videography this episode!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A cheeky, chaotic and candid episode for ya this week with Caleb Harper from Spacey Jane! Fresh from performing at Rolling Sets Festival, Caleb joins us at Moose’s for a full debrief on what has been an absolutely massive 2025 for Spacey Jane.We dive into everything from the band stepping into co-management and Caleb’s songwriting sessions with Sarah Aarons that shaped their third LP, to how he’s personally navigated the ups and downs of life on tour and in LA. Caleb also takes us through his own evolution as a music fan, the music doco that changed his life and how he's taking influence from Matty Healy on stage.Plenty of top-tier live music moments too, including the consumption of whole avocados on the side of the highway at Splendour and a tequila-fuelled egg feast in London. Yep. Enjoy!🎧 Listen along: Follow the Fan to Fan playlist on Spotify and Apple Music!🎵 Intro/Outro music: Dean Valentino (aka Slowcoaching)Your hosts: Alex Pearce & Bridget HustwaiteCatch clips from the show and more on our Instagram! (thanks to Mia from Sound Scene for videography this episode!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’re diving into the craft and chaos of building a modern music festival! Joining us is Nick Greco, co-founder of Untitled Group and the juggernaut festival that is Beyond The Valley. Nick takes us from his early days running nightclub events to launching the first BTV with 8,000 people and how it grew into a 40,000-strong cultural force set to celebrate its 10th anniversary. We break down what it really takes to find the right festival site, why understanding your audience and community is everything, and how programming choices and genre curation have evolved as the festival has scaled. Nick also shares how BTV is pushing beyond music (and drinking culture) to create richer experiences, and how working behind the scenes has changed him as a music fan!If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to keep a festival afloat (and thriving) in today’s climate, consider this episode your backstage pass!🎧 Listen along: Follow the Fan to Fan playlist on Spotify and Apple Music!🎵 Intro/Outro music: Dean Valentino (aka Slowcoaching)Your hosts: Alex Pearce & Bridget HustwaiteCatch clips from the show and more on our Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are joined by the delightful Stella Donnelly to discuss not only her gorgeous new album Love & Fortune, but her first new music in three years and what exactly happened during that time off! We get super candid as Stella shares how she recognised her burnout and loss of love for music, how she learned to become a fan again, the book-inspired approach behind her songwriting, and how she’s been making sense of her recent ADHD diagnosis. Plus, we chat about what it's like to work in a cemetery, how her dating history has surprisingly contributed to her brother’s own music projects, and who she thinks is winning the AFL Grand Final next year (a wild answer for a WA gal, tbh)🎧 Listen along: Follow the Fan to Fan playlist on Spotify and Apple Music!🎵 Intro/Outro music: Dean Valentino (aka Slowcoaching)Your hosts: Alex Pearce & Bridget HustwaiteCatch clips from the show and more on our Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.