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
19 episodes
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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Episode 7
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32:10
Episode 16 - The Money Tree
Episode 16 in which we talk about various different ways to make money from music.
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Episode 6
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28:35
Episode 15 - The Magic Triangle
Struggling to decide whether to take on a gig? "The Magic Triangle" - money/career/joy is what we think of when we're choosing music work.
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Episode 5
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22:29
Episode 14 - From Rock Bottom to Record Boss: In Conversation with Chris De Banks
Episode 14 in which we are joined by the head of Not Saints - Chris De Banks - to chat about his journey to sobriety and how he came to found the world's only record label for artists in recovery! This is a juicy one.You can find Not Sai...
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Episode 4
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52:14
Episode 13 - Riffs, Reps and Routines
This week's podcast is all about our favourite subject: PRACTICE We discuss our best practice tips, how to keep practice consistent within a busy schedule, and practice in the context of habit theory.
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Episode 3
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51:36
Episode 12 - Money Money Money
Our second episode of the season is a particularly juicy one where we talk about the ways we you can money as musicians, the financial barriers musicians face and our personal journeys navigating the music industry.
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Episode 2
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52:10
Episode 11 - A Restless Mind: In Conversation with Phil Johnstone
Welcome to Season 2! We are joined by our friend Phil Johnstone to talk about the highs and lows of writing and performing as a way of managing life. We talk music, madness, and danger gigs.You can find Phil through these links:http...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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34:34
Episode 10 - Ten Things We Learned in 2024
Episode 10 - New Years Eve episode in which we reflect on our year and some of the big lessons we plan to carry across to 2025.
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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40:48
Episode 9 - From Imposter to Trickster: In Conversation with Catherine Elms
Episode 9 in which we are joined by another beautiful witch - dark alternative singer-songwriter Catherine Elms - to talk about the highs and lows of juggling a music career alongside a regular job. Cath talks very candidly about imposter syndr...
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47:37
Episode 8 - Spreadsheets, Bravery & Rock'n'roll: In Conversation with Simon Field
Episode 8 in which we are joined by our long-suffering manager Simon Field aka Bongos to talk about the highs and lows of managing an independent band. We talk gig booking, videoshoots and muscles.Links to videos mentioned in this episo...
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39:22
Episode 7 - Me and the Devil
Episode 7 in which Mishkin tells her story of how she broke away from her strongly religious upbringing. This is another quite heavy episode with TW of mental health disorder and sexual assault.
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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42:29
Episode 6 - Music School Dropout
Episode 6 in which Hana tells her story of how she transitioned from her dream of being a concert violinist to forging her own path as a singer songwriter. This is quite an emotional episode with TW of mental health disorder and references to s...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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32:38
Episode 5 - Overnight Success
Episode 5 in which we talk about how we got signed and why it takes many nights to become an "overnight success".
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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39:58
Episode 4 - Time and Punishment: In Conversation with Emberhoney
Episode 4 in which we are joined by our dear friend known as Emberhoney to talk about the highs and lows of wearing ALL the hats. We discuss her best organisational/self care hacks and she shares an inspiring perspective on what it takes to rea...
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Episode 4
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43:02
Episode 3 - Embracing Age as a Female Musician
Episode 3 in which we talk about the highs and lows of getting older as a woman in the music industry. Our identity as musicians has shifted as we get older and we discuss what it's like to reclaim our sexuality and battle against the societal ...
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Episode 3
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19:22