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Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, with Creative Director Ace Bowerman Written by on May 16, 2025

Backstage at Basel, Ewan Spence finds time to sit down with Creative Director Ace Bowerman to talk about their work in television, film and music, including working with Remember Monday and Mamagama at Eurovision 2025. Follow the Contest by adding our Eurovision RSS Feed to follow us in your favourite podcast application, or click here to follow us in iTunes and never miss an episode.

Every performance at the Eurovision Song Contest comes not only from the artists but also from many collaborations behind the scenes that all work together to bring the best experience possible to those watching.  That includes the Creative Director; their ability to reflect and project moods, emotions, meaning, and more to the audience can lift performances to greater heights.

Ace Bowerman is one of those directors. Working with the United Kingdom and Azerbaijan delegations, they bring both Remember Monday and Mamagama’s visions to the Basel stage.

Between rehearsals, Ace joined Ewan Spence to talk about creativity. Part of that includes the ideas behind the staging of ‘What The Hell Just Happened‘ and ‘Run With U‘, but they also talk about Ace’s path to being a Creative Director, supporting themself through University, and early roles.

How did their work change during the COVID pandemic lockdown, and what emotions did they feel when the world started to open up again? Was the Eurovision call expected, and what one thing did Remember Monday bring to the early meetings that helped the process?

Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, with Creative Director Ace Bowerman

In the latest Chat Over Coffee podcast, Ewan Spence sits down with Creative Director Ace Bowerman to talk about working with Remember Monday and Mamagama, the creative process, a complex career path, and more…

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About The Author: Ewan Spence

British Academy (BAFTA) nominated broadcaster and writer Ewan Spence is the voice behind The Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast and one of the driving forces behind ESC Insight. Having had an online presence since 1994, he is a noted commentator around the intersection of the media, internet, technology, mobility and how it affects us all. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, his work has appeared on the BBC, The Stage, STV, and The Times. You can follow Ewan on Twitter (@ewan) and Facebook (facebook.com/ewanspence).

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