Tiny Vinyl Sessions #10 | Erin Reus | Kelly Clarkson, Cascada & Reinvention

Recorded live at Lola's Bar in Airlie Beach, this episode of Tiny Vinyl Sessions features Erin Reus — a singer-songwriter whose musical journey has taken her from festival stages and touring bands to carving out a new identity as a solo artist in the Whitsundays.

Following three live performances, Erin joins host Nick Di Gregorio for an honest conversation about burnout, stage presence, authenticity, the expectations placed on women within the music industry, and the challenge of rebuilding yourself after leaving a successful band behind.

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💬 Conversation Highlights

• Erin's journey from touring musician to solo artist

• The emotional reality of rebuilding your identity after life in a band

• Why Erin describes her voice as a "playground"

• Burnout, resilience and learning when to step away

• Performing for intimate audiences after playing major festivals

• The hidden challenges of being a woman in the live music industry

• Authenticity, confidence and stage presence

• Growing as an artist in a regional music community

• Why reinvention sometimes means leaving your comfort zone

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⏱ Timestamps

00:00 Intro — the voice as a playground

00:23 What Tiny Vinyl Sessions is + welcome to Erin Reus

01:22 Catching up: three postponements and it's almost baby time

02:38 Burnout, island life and the resilience bar

05:40 Rest cycles, six-week stints and looking after your voice

08:19 The playground metaphor and reinvention in a new town

11:32 Status games in music and not bragging about the past

13:14 The band years: Good Things Festival and touring

14:23 Singing Jetlag with Simple Plan to 20,000+ people

16:53 🎵 "Sting" — Erin Reus (original)

19:43 A quick thank you — supporting the series

21:21 The band ending at the same time as COVID

22:23 Identity after the band + the Hannah Montana feeling

25:56 "Where's the Erin we see on film?" — authenticity on stage

28:24 Big crowds vs tiny rooms and reading the intimacy

29:32 The drain of three-hour gigs

31:32 🎵 "Breakaway" — Kelly Clarkson (acoustic cover)

35:44 The Magnums story — being told to "give me more"

37:19 Background gigs, energy and playing to the room

39:35 Reading the crowd and the toilet-break dilemma

40:31 Being a woman in a male-dominated scene

43:39 🎵 "Every Time We Touch" — Cascada (acoustic cover)

47:29 Thank you — the Flying Arts grant

48:44 Presence, tips and dressing for the gig

50:03 Why audiences treat women performers differently

51:59 Reinventing yourself in a city vs a small town

54:33 Wrap up and goodbyes

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🎵 Tracklist

 

"Sting" — Erin Reus (original)

"Breakaway" — Kelly Clarkson (acoustic cover)

"Every Time We Touch" — Cascada (acoustic cover)

 

(All tracks recorded live during the session.)

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🎙️ Credits

 

Host: Nick Di Gregorio

Guest: Erin Reus

Recorded live at: Lola's Bar, Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia

Produced, filmed, edited & mixed by: Nick Di Gregorio

Roaming camera: Mica O'Brien

Label: Tiny Vinyl Collective

 

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🎧 Listen & Follow

 

Erin Reus

 

Instagram: @erinreus

TikTok: @erinreus

Facebook: @erinreusmusic

YouTube:  @erinreus 

 

 

Tiny Vinyl Collective

 

Website: https://www.tinyvinylcollective.com

YouTube: @tinyvinylcollective

Instagram: @tinyvinylcollective

 

Nick Di Gregorio

 

Website: https://www.nickdigregorio.com

Instagram: @nickdigregorio.music

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1f5RB

 

Lola's Bar

Instagram: @lolasairlie

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About Tiny Vinyl Sessions

 

Tiny Vinyl Sessions is a live music podcast and video series documenting working musicians through stripped-back performances and candid conversations. Each episode is recorded on location at an independent venue, pairing three live songs with an honest discussion about the realities of building a life in music

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Acknowledgement

This project was made possible by the Australian Government's Regional Arts Fund, provided through Regional Arts Australia, administered in Queensland by Flying Arts Alliance.

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📍 Location: Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia

 

🎥 A Tiny Vinyl Session — celebrating musicians through live performance and conversation.

 

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