23 Oct 2025

Producer Joel Little on keeping local music alive

From Afternoons, 1:35 pm on 23 October 2025

Big Fan - the recording studio and live music venue founded by Grammy winning music producer Joel Little - is turning three!

To mark the occasion, the not-for-profit initiative is launching a fundraiser, aiming to raise $50,000 to help ensure there are free programmes for up-and-coming local musicians in 2026

Joel, who's worked with the likes of Taylor Swift and Lorde, started Big Fan with his wife Gemma as a way to give back to New Zealand's music community.

Joel Little at Big Fan

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