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Greg Packer aka Dr Packer has had quite the musical journey! To collecting hundreds of records as a young kid in the UK, to winning a DJ mixing competition at the Berlin Nightclub that put a spotlight on him in 1991 as a 19 year old. Which gave him his first weekly residency playing to over 1,000 people each week! Greg discusses playing jungle & breakbeats at illegal raves in the UK & Pert...

In this interview we sit down with global DJ superstars Carl Cox & Eric Powell. We discuss Carl's biggest DJ highlight of playing at Love Parade in Berlin to 1.8 million people live in the 90's. Eric discusses how he went from being a resident DJ in Manchester & Brighton clubs. To then touring the world playing in front of thousands (Including NYE on Bondi beach in 1999 to 16,000...

Back for the 5th Perth Corporate Rumble event at the Perth Convention Centre on June 12th. We sit down to discuss this years match ups with head coaches  & PCR Directors. In the blue corner we have Glen Austin owner of Anarchy Training Centre  & in the red corner we have the official promoter at the Combat Sports commission Nigel Groves.  Both coaches give us an insight into the funny mome...

In this episode we sit down & discuss how Kara overcame injuries to be named the inaugural captain of the Fremantle Dockers. Now into her 5th season as skipper we talk through the highs & lows of her career at the top level. The hunger she has for securing Fremantle's first premiership & her current boxing training schedule, where she'll face off against West Coast's Cou...

You've seen Soulsby playing the main sets at festivals such as Wine Machine, Origin Fields & Pineapple Club.  In this interview we discuss why he started deejaying & how he got the opportunity to play those main sets that every DJ in Perth wants. Kyle is also barber by trade & we talk through his journey from begging to do after school clean up shifts at a barber shop in his local...

Clint is the sole owner of Henry Summer, Sneaky Tony's, Alabama Song, Joes Juice Joint & La Cholita! Impressive list of venues that take us to a different part of the world as soon as you walk in.  Originally a head chef, Clint's ethos is all about the customer & their experience. We talk through his hospitality story & touch on the difficulties he's faced this year with...

It's been a really challenging year. Mental health issues & suicide rates are on the rise. It can sometimes be hard for people to open up & be vulnerable to their mates about how they are really going. Our latest guest on the podcast Lockie  has created an app being used all over Australia called iyarn. Which allows you to properly check in with your mates, looking at different areas...

Our latest guest was none other than media personality & Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas. Basil discusses the media, his life, sport, family & Roger Federer.  A fascinating discussion with one of Perth's most influential people & his vision for our beautiful city.

You may know Ben as the producer Get More or the DJ Jus Haus? Chances are if you've been out on a night on the town in Perth from 2009 to 2018 you've danced to his tunes as he's been mixing behind the decks.  Ben thought he had his partying & lifestyle all under control but a few major life events sent Ben down a dark rabbit hole which made him wonder at his darkest moments if h...

Have you ever been to Jack Rabbit Slims, Lucy's love shack or a Metric Halloween party? Fraser shares how he got started in loose uni events, which eventually lead to Metric Events being the biggest local promoter in WA employing over 50 staff. They brought Flume, What So Not, Alison Wonderland to name a few over to Perth for the first time & created huge festivals such as Circo. Young gu...

After missing out on the ultimate success that she so wanted as a leader in the Hockeyroos squad in the Olympics. Her body was no longer cut out to play at the highest level after world cups & the commonwealth games.  Jayde retired in Amsterdam & eventually made her way back to Perth for the next phase of her life. No longer having a purpose & drive to get out of bed early for training...

Zack talks about his time at the Western Force & the Brumbies, before making the huge decision to move his life over to France. He had to learn how to train, play & live the way the French do. One thing you always do as a French rugby player is never lose at home... first game he played & his team got belted at home! However as his whole life story goes, his perseverance & belief i...

Australian Olympian on the rise, to being kicked off the team a couple years later for partying while injured. Luke discusses his career as a professional volleyball player that's spanned over 11 years in different European leagues. He's lived & played all over from starting in Sweden to now being on Frankfurt's team. We discuss his early downfalls to meeting his now wife which...

Mitch was mucking around playing flag football with mates in Perth after giving up on Aussie rules due to dodgy shoulders. He got a call after a Bali trip telling him to stop partying & fly over to Melbourne to have a crack at punting seriously at an academy called Pro Kick Australia. He quit his job as a glazier & slept on a mates couch the first night over there. His second night he was...

After thinking his dream was over, Warwick had an outstanding season for the Perth Heat in 2012 as a 21 year old. He was tapped on the shoulder in the dug out at the end of that season & offered a contract with the Detroit Tigers in the Major League Baseball competition in the US. Motivated to give it his all for his late grandfather, Warwick has ridden the highs & lows of what it's b...

We chat with Elliot about his thoughts on the season starting back up again on June 11th. What the current plans are for the AFL & how it will work for players in a bubble over in the Gold Coast. Then we rewind into Elliot's childhood in the backyard with older brother Corey & how losing to him made him into a competitive skinny kid. Onto his first AFL game for the Brisbane Lions wher...

We sit down & discuss Crooked Colours rise from Mandurah backyards to trips up to Perth on weekends playing dingy venues like The Causeway. To needing to pick between Europe or America as their target market for their music. Covid19 stopped their tour they were currently doing with RUFUS & we discuss what's next for the Grapevine headliners.

We chat with Danny about his new album out, how it all started for him playing bass in a band to then going solo in electronic music releasing "given a chance " & being flown around the country for the first time performing by himself to crowds of a couple hundred to then playing to 30,000 people at splendour in the grass!

"Pro9 Perth Corporate Rumble 2020” is back for another year of white-collar boxing. The event organiser's/trainer's sit down with us to run through the 13 matchups of this highly anticipated event at the Perth Convention Centre, which will be held on the 28th March. 

From apprentice plumber being told he partied too much & wasn’t good enough to play AFL, to a double premiership player in the Richmond Tigers history-making club turn around. Nathan takes us on the crazy ride that has been his adult life. Listen in as he gives us insight into the 4 walls at Tigerland & how much things have changed there. 

Habitat Garden Parties are a staple part of our summer calendars & this is the story behind the first local boutique Perth brand to throw day parties in our city. Director Flex talks us through the beginning of Habitat, the journey from start-up nightclub events to showcasing fully loaded events, bringing big named artists such as Claptone, Dom Dolla and The Presets to Perth. Moments of nearly...

His teachers told him he'd never amount to anything if he continued fighting... he's proven them wrong. He's had his ups & downs in the sport he loves. Rubbing shoulders with legends of the game like Whitaker, Horn & Jake Matthews. Glen's story is one of persistence, challenging himself by going into the unknown & swan draught. 

Todd's story is one of persistence, work rate & overcoming adversity to chase his dream of riding all over the world as a professional BMX rider. His determination and success has seen him perform in front of a vast amount of international audiences, including riding across venues such as Madison Square Garden in New York, the O2 arena in London, and our very own Optus Stadium. 

A personal look into the story behind an immigrant family who moved to Australia with nothing & are now the owners of some of Perth’s best venues : Market Grounds, Generous Squire, The Peach Pit, The Duke, Scarborough Beach Bar, Dirty Nelly’s & a secret new venue they have under construction in Scarborough ready for Summer 2019. 

Ever wondered what it takes to create one of Perth's leading event companies and large scale pop-up bar experiences? 6 years ago, planted as the Urban Orchard, Bar Pop was born and was one of Perth's first and biggest pop-up bars. With a growing team that includes a full-service creative agency alongside a highly skilled operations and management team, Bar Pop has made organic progressio...