Wingspan: The Highs and Lows of Being a Musician
Have you ever played a gig to just the bar staff and sound engineer?
Or found yourself alone carrying an amp through the streets at 2am?
Have you ever had to busk for your next meal? Or do you find yourself awake at night, questioning your life choices?
Have you ever asked yourself... why the fuck am I a musician?
Don’t worry, you’re not alone, and this is the podcast for you.
Brand new podcast from Hana Piranha and Mishkin Fitzgerald talking about the ugly truth of sustaining a music career.
Episodes
39 episodes
Episode 39 - Waterfalls, Rivers, and Lakes
Singles, EPs, albums - how do you know what to release, and when? In this episode, Hana and Mishkin break down the case for each format using the only framework that matters: TLC. They cover why a single can get you pigeonholed before you've sh...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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47:37
Episode 38 - The Starman with Jason Achilles (The King of LA)
This week Hana and Mishkin are joined by Jason Achilles - LA producer, session musician to the likes of Dizzy Reed and Jerry Cantrell, and the man behind the microphone NASA sent to Mars on the Perseverance rover. Jason talks about building a m...
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36:40
Episode 37 - Rate & Hate Part 2: The Ten Worst Genres Of All Time
Hana and Mishkin are back with another Rate and Hate, this time tackling the musical genres they'd least like to encounter in this life or the next. Ten genres, no mercy, one accidental jazz improvisation.
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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32:22
Episode 36 - Famous in Five Steps
Ever wondered why some releases just work whilst others disappear into the void? It's not luck, it's having a system. In this episode, we break down our five-step campaign framework that you can use again and again: Song, Visuals, Promotion, Ou...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:10:48
Episode 35 - A Rising Tide Lifts All Ships
In this special episode, all four artists from the upcoming Heart of Darkness tour gather in the Cotswolds to talk about what they're building together. Hana and Mishkin are joined by Catherine Elms and Taylor from Emberhoney
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40:20
Episode 34 - Rate & Hate Part 1: The 10 Worst Songs Of All Time
Two musicians who have been forced to play the worst songs ever written at countless weddings finally unleash their rage. From Coldplay to Bruno Mars, we're breaking down exactly why these songs are crimes against music - and confessing which t...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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41:54
Episode 33 - Staying Afloat
Magnesium, manifestation, and getting violently shaken to sleep: 20 musician life hacksIn this episode, Mish and Hana share the life hacks that have actually helped them survive the chaos of being working musicians - from making y...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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50:12
Episode 31 - All On Black
In this episode Mishkin and Hana talk about the financial, time, and emotional gambles musicians take - plus the story of how the universe reimbursed £18 worth of pettiness.
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1:01:26
Episode 30 - How to Build an Empire
⚡ Nobody talks about the decade it takes to build an empire ⚡In this episode we breaking down the three pillars of building a music empire (collaboration, confidence, longevity).We're talking about knowing when to fire peop...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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56:54
Episode 29 - My Sister, My Lover
Hana and Mish get brutally honest about the complicated intimacy between bandmates—from electric on-stage connections to blurred boundaries, naked music video shoots, and that time they realised they were a bit in love with each other. It's mes...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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55:34
Episode 28 - The Release Survival Guide
Release days used to savage us - the kind where you refresh social media like a maniac and feel like you've thrown months of work into a digital void. So here we have it: seven practical steps for keeping your sanity intact when you're most vul...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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36:40
Episode 27 - The Shoestring
In this episode Mishkin and I get brutally honest about making music with no money. From catastrophic videoshoots to sleeping in car parks, we share hard-won advice on calling in favours, skill swapping, and building a music career when you're ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:17:26
Episode 26 - You Can't Please Everyone
"You can't please everyone" is a motto I live by (along with "you'll get what you're given" and "always leave them wanting more") 🤣🤣🤣. In this episode we discuss how to shut out the background noise, follow your intuition, and work ...
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48:39
Episode 25 - My Dream Job
In this episode we explore what happens when music shifts from a passion-filled dream to a career you have to maintain, grow, and protect.
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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47:58
Episode 24 - Art Begets Art
TW: sexual assault, depressionIn response to our podcast episode The Dark Place, one of our fan/friends Pete sent us this beautiful audio poem called The Undertow... which in turn inspired this podcast. Tune in to hear more...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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58:11
Episode 23 - Accidental VIP
In this podcast episode we chat about some of our weirdest gig moments and talk about what it's like to always be the VIP at a party you'd really rather not attend 🥸
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34:22
Episode 22 - The Dark Place
TRIGGER WARNING: This podcast contains references to mental health, suicide, abusive relationships and addiction. This is quite a heavy one so please listen at your own discretion.In this podcast episode we talk about the darkness or "po...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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40:04
Episode 21 - No Room for Mystique
In this episode we talk about how to exist in sometimes uncomfortably close proximity with your audience both onstage and off, how this affects your ability to express yourself as an artist, and the magic that comes from shared vulnerability.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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40:53
Episode 20 - Behind the Lens with Anna Mylee
In this episode we chat to our dear friend and bandmate Anna Mylee about the highs and lows of her music career so far.You can find Anna here:https://www.patreon.com/annamyleehttps://www.instagram.com/anna_mylee/http...
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47:46
Episode 19 - The Tour Survival Kit pt.1
Episode 19 is another one from the road so we unpack some of our top tips for surviving (and thriving) on tour
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39:58
Episode 18 - The Rhythm of Love
This episode is something a little different - we are about to go on tour for 7 weeks so we thought it was a good time to talk to Hana's partner Dara about the highs and lows of living with a musician!
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49:37
Episode 17 - Playing to No-One
Episode 17 in which we talk about how gutting it can be to play to an empty room and tips for overcoming those bad gigs that we all inevitably experience.What's the toughest gig you've ever played?
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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32:10