• The Survival Guide Podcast ep. 9: Performance and Production
    Dec 17 2024

    Practical advice for getting into music performance and production from the Leeds Conservatoire Employability & Enterprise Team, with guests Owen Moriarty (producer, composer and pianist, credits include Sair, The Songsmiths and Holly Rolfe) and Gabriela Hemmerdinger (professional vocalist, singer-songwriter and vocal coach).


    Presented and produced by Kash Nemani. Edited by Semra Akkaya. Mastered by Sam Robinson.


    More information: https://www.leedsconservatoire.ac.uk/about-us/progression-portal/

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    54 mins
  • The Survival Guide Podcast ep. 8: Breaking into the World of Film Music
    Nov 8 2024

    Practical advice for getting into film music from the Leeds Conservatoire Employability & Enterprise Team, with guests Erin Laurie (Film & Production music composer, Freelance Project Assistant for Mediatracks UK) and Samuel Stalder (orchestrator and composer, credits include Emancipation, The Wild Robot, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice). Presented by Kash Nemani.


    More information: https://www.leedsconservatoire.ac.uk/about-us/progression-portal/

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • The Survival Guide Podcast ep. 7: Mental Wellbeing and Anxiety Management for Musicians
    Oct 1 2024

    Practical advice for mental wellbeing and anxiety management in the creative industries from the Leeds Conservatoire Employability and Enterprise team, with guests Daniela Bonitz and Josie Holding. Presented by Kash Nemani.


    More information: https://www.leedsconservatoire.ac.uk/about-us/progression-portal/

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    48 mins
  • The Survival Guide Podcast ep. 6: Working as a Session Musician
    Jan 17 2024

    Practical advice for starting out as a session musician from the Leeds Conservatoire Employability and Enterprise team, with guests Dan Ezard (Gabrielle, Dermott Kennedy, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Il Divo - see www.danezard.com) and Chris Milnes (producer, videographer, sound engineer and musician with Campfires, ila, Olivia Naio, Peakes and others - see https://linktr.ee/winemaker)


    More information: https://www.leedsconservatoire.ac.uk/about-us/progression-portal/


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    1 hr and 1 min
  • The Survival Guide Podcast ep. 5: Setting Up a Theatre Company
    Oct 19 2023

    Practical advice for setting up your own theatre company from the Leeds Conservatoire Employability and Enterprise team, with guests Elvi Piper (Wrongsemble) and Alex Palmer (Riptide)

    More information: https://www.leedsconservatoire.ac.uk/about-us/progression-portal/


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    41 mins
  • The Survival Guide Podcast ep. 4: Getting into Marketing and Social Media
    May 23 2023

    Practical advice for getting into marketing and social media from from the Leeds Conservatoire Employability and Enterprise team, with guests Jasmine Sidhu (Hanglands PR) and Gaby Stead (Candlelighters children's charity).

    More information: https://www.leedsconservatoire.ac.uk/about-us/progression-portal/

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    44 mins
  • The Survival Guide Podcast ep. 3: Getting Into Radio & Journalism
    Apr 4 2023

    Practical advice for getting into radio and journalism from from the Leeds Conservatoire Employability and Enterprise team, with guests Emily Pilbeam (BBC Introducing) and Shell Zenner (Amazing Radio).

    More information: https://www.leedsconservatoire.ac.uk/about-us/progression-portal/

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    47 mins
  • The Survival Guide Podcast ep. 2: Getting Into Teaching
    Mar 1 2023

    Practical advice for getting into music teaching from the Leeds Conservatoire Employability & Enterprise team, with guests Martyn Shaw (Leeds Conservatoire) and Ellie Smith (ArtForms).

    More information: https://www.leedsconservatoire.ac.uk/about-us/progression-portal/

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    39 mins