The Survival Guide Podcast

Practical advice for breaking into the acting industry from the Leeds Conservatoire Employability & Enterprise Team. Guests Cían O’Riain and Maya Rugen discuss the successes and pitfalls they've encountered in their careers so far.Hosted and produced by Kash NemaniEdited and mixed by Semra AkkayaMore information: https://www.leedsconservatoire.ac.uk/about-us/progression-portal/

Practical advice for performing as a professional classical musician from the Leeds Conservatoire Employability & Enterprise Team, with guests Elle Weaver (violinist, Bontempi String Quartet) and Lizzie Nicholson (operatic soprano). Hosted and produced by Kash Nemani Edited and mixed by Semra Akkaya More information: https://www.leedsconservatoire.ac.uk/about-us/progression-portal/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/