Latest Hattie butterworth Podcast Episodes
72. Q&A: TMDTA origins, music schools & workplace politics
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - April 26, 2024 14:49 - 45 minutesWe thought we'd celebrate hitting 3,000 Instagram followers as some sort of milestone in this crazy journey to cultivate much-needed honesty in the music industry! Every follower, every listener we connect with feels like a little headway in making change in the culture. In this episode, we ta...
71. Chloé van Soeterstède: conducting through pregnancy & motherhood
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - April 05, 2024 09:19 - 48 minutesIn this episode of Things Musicians Don't Talk About, Becca sits down with Chloé van Soeterstède in her dressing room at the Royal College of Music. Chloé shares her personal experiences of working as a musician alongside pregnancy and then motherhood. She walks us through her journey - from fig...
70. Queerness and power abuse in classical music: Tár & Maestro
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - March 07, 2024 05:00 - 28 minutesAnother chatty episode for you lovely lot! This was recorded for our last Voices radio slot in February 2023. Hattie and Becca chat about queerness in classical music, exploring our opinions on the films Tár and Maestro, and how we feel power dynamics and hero-worship were portrayed in them. As ...
69. Zygmund de Somogyi: burnout, belonging, and community in composition
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - March 04, 2024 09:46 - 49 minutesThis week we come to you (unintentionally) from the Royal Opera House! We speak with composer, theatre-maker, and journalist Zygmund de Somogyi about growing up with Autism Spectrum Disorder, not fitting in to the classical music world, discovering the world of composing, their experiences of im...
68. Callas, fatphobia and surviving sexual assault
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - February 14, 2024 18:12 - 55 minutesTW: sexual assault we do discuss an experience of sexual assault/harassment about halfway through the episode so feel free to skip through / give this one a miss <3 We recorded this episode as part of our Voices Radio residency after the hazy summer of 2023. We took a break from the podcast f...
67. James Partridge: childhood nostalgia
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - January 02, 2024 13:08 - 57 minutesA very Happy New Year from us at TMDTA! To kick off 2024, we have an episode recorded waaaaay back last year with the joyous James Partridge. We speak to him about his very unique career, bringing 'primary school bangers' to the masses and what life is like as a social media sensation. Why do th...
66. Jess Hands: when music soothes
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - November 21, 2023 12:08 - 59 minutesOn our Voices Radio slot this month, Becca interviewed DJ Jess Hands about her experiences with mental illness and how making music has been a healing distraction from her struggles. We hear her honest account of what it's like to go through mental health crises, bipolar disorder and to get to g...
65. Simon Höfele: breaking the norm
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - November 05, 2023 05:00 - 39 minutesWelcome back! This week we speak with astounding trumpet soloist, Simon Höfele, taking a peek behind the scenes of his stunning international career to discuss the reality of it all. We chat about Simon's fortunate journey to becoming a soloist and how his ultimate love is for creating music (es...
64. Gavin Higgins: Tourettes, OCD and surviving opera
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - October 19, 2023 04:18 - 1 hourComposer Gavin Higgins found that music was the only thing calmed his severe facial tics as a young kid. After an assessment at the Maudsley Hospital, Gavin was diagnosed with Tourettes and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. He was put on Prozac and told to snap a rubber band on his wrist to take aw...
*Patreon Preview* Spooky Scary Feedback
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - October 02, 2023 19:55 - 6 minutesIt's our first sneaky peaky Patreon preview! Welcome through this little creaky door in the paywall to hear 5 minutes of exclusive content that we recorded last Halloween! In this episode, Hattie, Katy and Becca scare the living daylights outta themselves by reading feedback ranging from grade ...
63. Koshka Duff - Abolishing the Police
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - September 22, 2023 12:59 - 45 minutesThis episode is dedicated to Koshka’s wonderful piano teacher, Niel Immelman, who sadly passed away since it was recorded - and who made it all possible. TW// sexual violence and assault, physical assault, police brutality Becca first came across today's guest when she stumbled upon her collec...
62. If Lewis Capaldi was a classical musician
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - September 13, 2023 09:58 - 35 minutesFor TMDTA's July Voices Radio appearance, Hattie and Becca discuss Lewis Capaldi's Glastonbury set and how this might translate in the classical music world. They also chat about their experiences of saying no as employees and as freelancers, Hattie's new adventures on bass guitar and Becca's ne...
61. Aaron Akugbo: BBC Proms, art and identity
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - August 31, 2023 04:00 - 1 hourOur amazing friend, trumpeter Aaron Akugbo, is about to make his BBC Proms debut with the Chineke! Orchestra - but there's more to his story. Determined to be unapologetic about his identity, Aaron takes us through the weird world of brass 'lad' culture, through to the rise of Black Lives Matter...
60. Paul Denegri: multi-faceted by accident
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - July 11, 2023 10:10 - 58 minutesBecca catches up with her former teacher, Paul Denegri, from his stay in an old farmhouse. The humblest of the humble, Paul takes us through his journey to where he is now: revisiting his unexpected appointment as Head of Brass at Wells Cathedral School; his feelings of imposter syndrome and dis...
59. Post-nap epiphanies
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - July 02, 2023 15:54 - 1 hourThings Musicians Don't Talk About is now generously supported by the Royal Society of Musicians! The Royal Society of Musicians is Britain’s oldest music charity and our aims remain as relevant today as they were in the earliest years – to provide vital financial assistance, advice and guidance...
58. Gosia Garstka: the stigma of suicide
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - June 08, 2023 04:00 - 51 minutesTw: Mentions of suicide and it’s prevention In a society opening up conversations around mental health, suicide is still severely stigmatised and misunderstood. Today we meet pianist Gosia Garska who volunteers at the Listening Place - a charity set up to hold space for people struggling with s...
57. a May Q&A: behind the scenes of the podcast
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - May 18, 2023 08:35 - 34 minutesWE PASSED OUR VOICES RADIO TRIAL! Here's our most recent episode-show where we answer beautiful questions from our Insta followers (thanks you guys!). We chit-chat about our favourite and least favourite memories of TMDTA, Father Christmas and Wendy Christmas, a slightly different origin story o...
56. Emily Ashton: on getting arrested & musical protesting
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - May 11, 2023 04:00 - 59 minutesThis week we speak with the inspiring Emily Ashton, baroque cellist, viola da gambist and climate activist. Emily is a founding member of XR Baroque, a group of early music environmentalists who perform at Extinction Rebellion protests. We discuss how we process the overwhelm and anxiety that co...
Kathryn Williams - the flautist on life as a single parent and discrimination at work
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - April 25, 2023 21:36 - 43 minutesOn this episode, Hattie speaks with flautist Kathryn Williams, co-author of the Independent Society of Musicians's (ISM) Dignity at Work 2 study, which looked into the experiences of discrimination among those working in the music sector. They also speak about Kathryn's experiences as a single p...
55. Kathryn Williams: the flautist on life as a single parent & discrimination at work
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - April 25, 2023 21:36 - 43 minutesOn this episode, Hattie speaks with flautist Kathryn Williams, co-author of the Independent Society of Musicians's (ISM) Dignity at Work 2 study, which looked into the experiences of discrimination among those working in the music sector. They also speak about Kathryn's experiences as a single p...
54. Back by Popular Demand
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - April 12, 2023 12:36 - 33 minutesIn this episode of Things Musicians Don't Talk About, Hattie and Becca chat from the cosiness of Hattie's new-ish house and perfect podcasting room. We have a candid conversation about the recent arts cuts and the precarity of freelancing, plus Becca's recent feelings of audition burnout, and ho...
54. Back by Popular Demand: arts cuts, audition burnout and performance anxiety
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - April 12, 2023 12:36 - 33 minutesIn this episode of Things Musicians Don't Talk About, Hattie and Becca chat from the cosiness of Hattie's new-ish house and perfect podcasting room. We have a candid conversation about the recent arts cuts and the precarity of freelancing, plus Becca's recent feelings of audition burnout, and ho...
53. Joe Hastings
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - April 05, 2023 11:53 - 39 minutesWhere do musicians go for support in a crisis? For many years Help Musicians UK has been the main source of advocacy, funding and research for musicians facing crises of health and finances in the UK. In response to the increase in need for mental health support post pandemic, last autumn Help ...
53. Joe Hastings: Music Minds Matter
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - April 05, 2023 11:53 - 39 minutesWhere do musicians go for support in a crisis? For many years Help Musicians UK has been the main source of advocacy, funding and research for musicians facing crises of health and finances in the UK. In response to the increase in need for mental health support post pandemic, last autumn Help ...
52. Ingela Onstad
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - February 02, 2023 14:49 - 58 minutesToday we are coming with a fascinating episode with Ingela Onstad, who is a psychotherapist and performance coach, as well as a professional soprano. Both Rebecca and I have been interested in getting to know a musician who is also trained as a psychotherapist and were curious to understand how...
52. Ingela Onstad: on being more than 'just' a singer
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - February 02, 2023 14:49 - 58 minutesToday we are coming with a fascinating episode with Ingela Onstad, who is a psychotherapist and performance coach, as well as a professional soprano. Both Rebecca and I have been interested in getting to know a musician who is also trained as a psychotherapist and were curious to understand how...
51. Kate Kennedy: the art of the biography
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - December 30, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour***This episode deals covers topics including eating disorders, mental illness and the Holocaust. Kate talks about them incredibly respectfully and not in graphic details, but for listeners that would rather sit this one out, we understand*** It's our last episode of 2022 and this time, we're s...
51. Kate Kennedy
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - December 30, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour***This episode deals covers topics including eating disorders, mental illness and the Holocaust. Kate talks about them incredibly respectfully and not in graphic details, but for listeners that would rather sit this one out, we understand*** It's our last episode of 2022 and this time, we're s...
51. Kate Kennedy: the biographer on how playing injury can lead to eating disorders
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - December 30, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour***This episode deals covers topics including eating disorders, mental illness and the Holocaust. Kate talks about them incredibly respectfully and not in graphic details, but for listeners that would rather sit this one out, we understand*** It's our last episode of 2022 and this time, we're s...
50. Three in A Bar: podcast twinning
Things Musicians Don't Talk About - December 02, 2022 05:30 - 43 minutesThis week we are coming from a North London living room with our wonderful friends from Three In A Bar Podcast. Verity Simmons (cello) and Seb Philpott (trumpet) join us for a 2-part series of collaborative podcasting and incredible company. We talk about how podcasting has altered their lives,...
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