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.
Wingspan: The Highs and Lows of Being a Musician
Episode 40 - Zoom In, Zoom Out
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Welcome to Season 4 of our podcast and a slight rebrand!
After a packed start to the year involving tours, music videos, prison teaching stints, and at least one birthday meltdown in France, we've been thinking a lot about how musicians actually work.
This episode is about the two seasons every musician moves through: zoom in, where it's all about daily practice, routine, and sharpening the saw — and zoom out, where a big project takes over and the routine completely collapses. We talk about the traps in both, what the transition between them feels like, and why giving yourself permission to just be in one season at a time might be the most useful thing you can do for your career.
Do you have the best job in the world but also want to quit at least once a day?
Are you always on the VIP list but somehow end up eating dinner by the bins?
Do you ever play to a crowd and yet sometimes feel like the loneliest person in the room?
Do you lie awake at night questioning your life choices?
Well, you’re not alone.
Being a musician is hard at the best of times, and we’re here to help.
Join Mishkin Fitzgerald and Hana Piranha as they talk about the highs and lows of being a musician.