Bryget Chrisfield, Journalist

Bryget Chrisfield

A lifelong love of music and writing consolidated when Bryget Chrisfield started penning live reviews for Inpress (now TheMusic) while studying Professional Writing & Editing at RMIT. After graduating, Bryget was initially employed as full-time staff writer before being promoted to Victorian editor of this national street press publication - now website - where she remained for over ten years. She is currently a freelance journalist - her byline appearing in publications including STACK, The Big Issue, The Music and Beat - and it is through interviewing musical geniuses that Bryget finds true happiness.

Features / Music

'Why Haven't We Stopped?': Regurgitator & The Fauves Frontmen Go One-on-One

With The Fauves enlisted for support duty on Regurgitator's upcoming 25th anniversary tour, Bryget Chrisfield listens in on a conversation between frontmen Andrew "Coxy" Cox and Quan Yeomans as the pair discuss sharing a stage for the first time back in the day, unreciprocated man crushes and the merits of listening to their own material.

Features / Music

Photo by Caitlin Reilly

Angie McMahon Is All About 'Kind Faces' & Prioritising 'Basic Self-Care'

After pressing pause on her music career, Angie McMahon tells Bryget Chrisfield that trusting her instincts, "basic self-care" and working exclusively with "kind faces" all serve her well now that she's ready to roll.

Features / Music

Local Underground Electro Legend Ash Wednesday Is Back: 'It's Quite A Buzz'

Bryget Chrisfield checks in with Ash Wednesday ahead of the world premiere of his latest project 'The AfterMATH' - a body of work commissioned for Melbourne Town Hall's grand organ - to geek out about synths and discuss how this instrument has shaped his life from JAB to Models and beyond.

Features / Music

What Is Music Supervision & How Can You Land Yourself A Sync Deal?

Is aligning your music with brands still considered 'selling out'? Bryget Chrisfield checks in with two music supervisors, Koo Abuali and Kurt Steinke, plus artist manager Ben Dennis - all BIGSOUND 2019 conference speakers - to discuss how landing a sync deal can contribute to an artist's success.

Features / Music

If Making A Record In LA Is Cliche, Then DZ Deathrays Are 'All About Cliches'

DZ Deathrays drummer Simon Ridley chats with Bryget Chrisfield about the perks of becoming a three-piece, riding around LA on electric scooters and the genius of Matt Caughthran.

Features / Music

James Veck-Gilodi Hopes Anxiety Sufferers Find Solace In Deaf Havana's Songs

Frontman James Veck-Gilodi acknowledges that Deaf Havana's songs wouldn't have connected with people to the same degree had he not endured incapacitating panic attacks. Bryget Chrisfield also discovers his "biggest influence as a singer, 100%" is Daniel Johns.

Pics by Clinton Hatfield

Here's What Happened When Northlane Played To 250 People In Melbourne Last Night

"Around 6pm a queue snakes along Smith Street and around the corner into Gertrude Street and we wonder how many fans will miss out on entry... "

Features / Music

Kim Moyes Of The Presets Is A Big Fan Of Mondegreens

After discovering The Presets have some fresh tunes "on the cook", Bryget Chrisfield discusses the endless mirth of misheard lyrics – from "my tinnie" in 'Martini' and "goats" in 'Ghosts' – with Kim Moyes.

Features / Music

Some Of Angus Stone's Mates Don't Even Know He's Dope Lemon

After checking in to discuss the logistics of transporting "a pallet of mascot cats" from America to his Byron Bay farm, Bryget Chrisfield discovers some of Angus Stone's friends don't even realise Dope Lemon is his project.

Features / Music

Peter Hook On Gurning Punters, His 'Ongoing Feud' With New Order & Ian Curtis' Legacy

Ahead of the Australian run of 'Joy Division Orchestrated', Peter Hook expresses frustration over the band's "completely unwarranted" serious image, explaining that Ian Curtis "was actually a very nice, down-to-earth, very pleasant and happy-go-lucky guy" before his illness "brought him crashing down". By Bryget Chrisfield.

Features / Music

Mini Mansions' Michael Shuman Got "Good Material" From A Failed Relationship

Bryget Chrisfield sits down with Michael Shuman of Mini Mansions to discuss his love for The B-52's, duetting with Alison Mosshart and writing songs based on real-life experience.

Features / Music

Meg Mac, A Swayze, Thelma Plum. Photo by Kane Hibberd.

Thelma Plum, Andrew Swayze & Meg Mac On Their Fave Fest Moments Ahead Of Splendour 2019

When three rising stars from the Splendour In The Grass 2019 line-up - Meg Mac, Thelma Plum and Andrew Swayze (of A Swayze & The Ghosts) - assemble for our photo shoot, Bryget Chrisfield hears about chance backstage meetings that turned into collabs, sleeping in the (uncovered) tray of a ute at a previous festival and the risks associated with stage invading during one particular band's set.

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