FAN X FAN
fans united through community and empowerment.
about us.
Our Mission at FAN X FAN is to create a bridge within the fan to industry pipeline that fosters connection between the artist and fan that is driven by community education, access to career opportunities and development, communicates boundaries.
Our vision is to create a space in music that welcomes and is safe to all. A space that offers support to those of us who have been marginalized, misplaced, and barred from opportunity across age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, cultural background, physical and mental ability, perspective and economic class.
We aim to create a new approach to how fans interact with one another that goes beyond the artist as centerpiece—to connect fans directly to each other as opposed to just connecting them through. Our approach involves taking the online community offline through curated experiences that foster long-lasting relationships and creative collaborations amongst fandom members.
At FAN X FAN, we also know and have benefitted from the power of online connection in fandom spaces. Our online community portion is based in likeminded fandom purchasing interactions. These interactions allow us to integrate artists, brands, labels, and the like into the overall FAN X FAN user experience. The FAN X FAN online community space aims to foster meaningful connection, industry education, as well as a safe, fun place to just be a fan of the music you love and the musicians you admire
Fan By Fan’s purpose is to build a new outlook on fandom that goes beyond the music industry itself and curates enjoyment at both a casual and super-fan level.
In essence, curated fandom spaces facilitate genuine human connections, empower fan communities, provide healthier environments for artists, and reimagine cultural exchange as a collaborative, participatory experience benefiting both creators and audiences
how do curated fandom spaces benefit artists and fans?
shelby chargin
founder - ceo
Shelby Chargin grew up in Ohio where she first found her passion for music by attending local shows in and around Cleveland. Growing a knack for blogging and writing regularly on MySpace in 2007, she began interviewing bands for several websites and MySpace pages. In 2011, she took her love of writing to Arizona State University to study English with a concentration on Creative Non-Fiction and Rhetoric. While at Arizona State, Shelby also received her minor in Music Theory. Using this combination of knowledge, she began her journey into the world of entertainment.
Since graduating college, Shelby has since held several positions in the entertainment industry including personal assistant, freelance writer, and digital media coordinator. Most notably, Shelby began developing her non-profit Girls Behind the Rock Show while starting her career. She created GBTRS with the mission to help young women and non-binary individuals start their music careers in healthy and safe environments, along with providing mentorships, sponsoring internships, and educating the public on misogyny and sexism in the music industry.
In 2018, Shelby began her journey into Multicultural Digital Strategy and Marketing at The 360 Agency where she worked with major brands on multicultural campaigns such as AT&T's Dream In Black, HBO's Human By Orientation and more experiential opportunities with Coca-Cola, Nike and more. Her experience led her to her position at Paradigm Talent Agency/Wasserman Music as a Brand Partnerships Assistant, where she worked for two years - and throughout the pandemic on artist curated Branded Partnerships and Digital Strategy.
Gaining experience in both Digital Media and Marketing both in and out of the industry, with a speciality in minority groups and fandom, Shelby was able to take her experiences and help to continue to grow Girls Behind The Rock show. With lots of hard-work and determination over the past five years she has grown the Girls Behind the Rock Show Community to over 15,000 young women and gender diverse individuals alongside curating several outreach programs for young women and non-binary individuals in the music industry. With Girls Behind the Rock Show becoming the largest community in music for women and gender diverse people.
Since then Shelby has worked as a part-time artist manager with a focus on artists in the LGBTQ+ community.
kat brito
founder - coo
Kat Brito is a seasoned professional with a rich background in executive support, business development, and project coordination. She currently holds the position of Business Development Program Assistant and Global Lectures Coordinator at the prestigious architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group in New York City.
Prior to joining Bjarke Ingels Group, Kat played a crucial role in fostering international relations at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where she served as the Global Mobility Manager. Following this, she contributed her talents as a Recruiter for the People Team at NYDIG, a leading FinTech company.
With over 15 years of professional experience, Kat has finely tuned her skills in client satisfaction, project management, and organizational strategy. Her diverse roles have provided her with a comprehensive understanding of the intricacies of business development.
Kat earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Central Florida, showcasing her dedication to education and ongoing learning. Her dynamic career journey reflects a commitment to excellence and a versatile skill set that positions her as a valuable asset in any professional environment.
eevee gibbs
founder - cco
Edyn Gibbs is a dedicated follower of fandom culture. Their involvement in Standom, from its early days on platforms such as Twitter, Discord, Instagram, and TikTok, has been instrumental in their growth. They have a wealth of experience working across various fandoms, providing graphic design, video fan edits, and more. Edyn is a sought-after artist by other fans and collaborators for their projects and events.
While honing their self-taught graphic design skills, Edyn's online presence and fandom knowledge expanded beyond music to include video games and makeup. Currently, their highly active Twitch channel has a small but devoted and consistent following as they grow their partnerships with different companies across the platform.
Edyn's background in retail and makeup has contributed to their consulting expertise with customers. They have a deep understanding of the unique challenges and frustrations fans face when it comes to product marketing and purchasing.
Edyn has also served as a content manager for developing artists in conjunction with Shelby Chargin's company for album releases and brand campaigns.
Edyn's ultimate aim in fandom is to provide solutions for Stans, fans, and people in general to share their passions, build community, and create a career from them.
stephon lawrence founder - cmo
Stephon Lawrence is a writer, and artist from Brooklyn, NY. She is a graduate of the MFA in Writing at Pratt Institute, and is interested in otherworldly poetics and the creation and cultivation of emancipatory poetic spaces for felt sentiments that have been marginalized, displaced, or estranged from the dominant culture. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and has appeared in Cosmonauts Avenue, Horseless Press, Queen Mob's Teahouse, GlitterMOB, Fanzine & other places. Her microchap, //GERMZ, is available from Ghost City Press. And her chapbook, //EVIL TWIN, is available from Resolving Host. Stephon is a recipient of a Summer Workshop Scholarship at the Fine Arts Work Center and a finalist for The Poetry Project's "Emerge-Surface-Be" Fellowship. u know how much i hate being alone in social situations// (Futurepoem, 2023) is her first full-length collection of poetry.
Stephon has also worked in social media management and marketing since 2014. She began her venture into social media through authoring the fashion blog platform AGSL, a blog dedicated to showcasing on-campus style and cultural diversity at SUNY Geneseo, bringing some NYC creativity and daring to her quiet Upstate New York campus. In 2016 she transitioned her social media skills into the world of poetry and became the Community and Social Media Manager at Litmus Press. In 2018 she became the Social Media Editor for Lost & Found: The CUNY Poetics Document Initiative and the Mellon Seminar at the CUNY Graduate Center.
Stephon has used her skills and experience in social media management and marketing to build her own platform as a Poet and Content Creator. She is deeply invested in beauty, fashion, style, and creating a space that is body positive and non-judgmental. Through her unique perspective as a Brooklyn-born multi-hyphenated creative, Stephon makes it widely and solidly known that everyone is welcome just as they are, and capable of achieving whatever goals they may set and dreams they may have. Stephon’s online platform is one that affirms that we do not need to strive for confining, and impossible to reach Eurocentric beauty standards in order to feel worthy, or be our best selves. Style and beauty are achievable at any size and every size, skin-tone, or gender identity. Through her lifestyle content, Stephon’s page becomes a space where everyone, especially fat black femmes, can feel encouraged and inspired to present themselves exactly as they wish and pursue their every whim, free of judgement.
Stephon has been featured by Glow Recipe, Topicals, Clinique, Estèe Lauder, Mixsoon, KAHI, Rare Beauty, THE KIT, Youth to the People, CocoKind, Bolden, BloomChic, C’est D, Day Won, Mani Me, Native, Society Nine, Nakimulli, Rocksbox, Evio and more
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