Wingspan: The Highs and Lows of Being a Musician

Hana Piranha
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.

  1. 1 JUL

    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 "poison well" that we as songwriters draw from to get inspiration for some of our most intense songs. 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.

    40 min

  2. 17 JUN

    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. 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.

    41 min

  3. 3 JUN

    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/annamylee https://www.instagram.com/anna_mylee/ https://www.annamylee.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/annamylee 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.

    48 min

  4. 6 MAY

    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 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.

    40 min

  5. 22 APR

    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! 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.

    50 min

  6. 9 APR

    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? 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.

    32 min

  7. 26 MAR

    Episode 16 - The Money Tree

    Episode 16 in which we talk about various different ways to make money from music. 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.

    29 min

  8. 11 MAR

    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. 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.

    22 min
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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.

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