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Shotgun Story

Welcome to Shotgun Story

The podcast that has conversations with Indie creators about music, meaning and the point of it all, so that you may be inspired by the journeys of other artists who are doing it for themselves and maybe gain a little more understanding as to why it matters quite so much that you keep creating.

another Solid Gold podcast #BeHeard
Occasionally English Explicit South Africa Music Interviews · Performing Arts
62 Episodes
32 – 52

#028 The glamour is at home | Siyabonga Mthembu (The Brother Moves On)

"You're a migrant labourer that goes into the sky, not into the ground." Welcome to Episode #3 in a 10-part series on "Parents in the Music Industry" - made possible with funding support from Music in Africa Foundation, the German Federal Foreign Office, Siemens Stiftung and Goethe-Institut. Guest: Siyabonga Mthembu…
8 Dec 2021 59 min

#027 Is a rock band just a pre-kids life? | Shane Durrant (Desmond and the Tutus)

"You don't have to give up everything." Welcome to Episode #2 in a 10-part series on "Parents in the Music Industry" - made possible with funding support from Music in Africa Foundation, the German Federal Foreign Office, Siemens Stiftung and Goethe-Institut. Guest: Shane Durrant (Desmond and the Tutus) Shane Durrant…
3 Dec 2021 40 min

#026 Mommy is for giving hope to people | Buyisiwe Njoko (Sun Xa Experiment)

"I knew that I wanted to touch peoples lives one way or another." Welcome to Episode #1 in a 10 part series on "Parents in the Music Industry" - made possible with funding support from Music in Africa Foundation, The German Federal Foreign Office, Siemens Stiftung and Goethe-Institut. Guest: Buyisiwe…
30 Nov 2021 44 min

#025 The Gatekeepers | Angela Weickl

When they lose support, they lose their power... With a career in the creative industries spanning 15 years Angela Weickl has fulfilled multiple roles - talent agent, music industry consultant, journalist, DJ, and radio show host to name a few. She is also the director of the South African chapter…
17 Nov 2021 48 min

#024 Creative expression is as valuable as academic expression | Zethu Gqola

Inspired career beginnings, being a parent in music, & PR advice FTW! Zethu Gqola (Music Industry Marketing Campaign Manager) Zethu Gqola is a marketing campaign manager working in the music and events industries. She creates marketing strategies and campaigns for the music releases of some of the biggest artists in…
17 Sep 2021 1 hour

#023 We've Got To Do It Ourselves | Finn MacKinnon

Finn MacKinnon (Tjoon and Burning Groove) Tjoon - free education & tech tools for South African independent musicians Finn MacKinnon likes to find solutions to problems. He's a dreamer, an entrepreneur, a musician, and co-founder of a new platform called Tjoon. It brings free education and tech tools to help…
20 Aug 2021 36 min

#022 Knowledge Is Power | Lana Crowster

"I want to get this degree and come back and change people's lives" - Lana Lana Crowster is a singer/songwriter, creative, and a musical entrepreneur. And an absolute delight. In today's episode we chat about travelling internationally for music, singing backing vocals for your heroes, the story behind the Lady…
31 Jul 2021 37 min

#021 Your Niche Is Out There Somewhere | Toast Coetzee

Are you a band looking to one day tour SA? Listen to this episode! Wikipedia calls Toast Coetzer a South African poet. He would say that he's a writer, a travel journalist and the vocalist of The Buckfever Underground. In this week's episode - the birth and beginnings of The…
9 Jul 2021 1 hr 13 min

#020 The Value Is In Us | Siyabonga Mthembu

This interview should be required listening for every human being Siyabonga Mthembu is a curator, a creative entrepreneur, and a self-starter. Bandleader for the band The Brother Moves On, he is slowly becoming a scene godfather. In this week's episode we talk about Coca Cola Pop Stars, music as a…
30 Jun 2021 1 hr 20 min

#019 You don't have to suffer for your art | Jackie Queens

A parent in the music industry, Jackie Queens tackles some big questions This week, in collaboration with shesaid.so parenthood, we’re kicking off a new monthly feature focusing on parents in the music industry. The shesaid.so parenthood committee is a community of parents within shesaid.so, formed to support and hear the…
1 Jun 2021 39 min

#018 How Bad Do You Want It? | Jamie Acheson (Naming James)

Jamie's main drive is to connect with as many humans as possible... Lead singer of the band, Naming James, Jamie Acheson is a professional jester, songwriter, string-breaker, dreamer, husband and long-time member of musical obscurity, with massive allergies to rent and finance. We've been friends for decades (ever since the…
16 May 2021 31 min

#017 Something like a movement | Jacob Zakes Wulana (Tidal Waves)

'Original Music for Original People' Tidal Waves is the hardest working reggae band in South African, and a stalwart on the local festival scene. In this weeks episode I'm chatting to guitarist/vocalist Jacob Zakes Wulana about music as a movement, the healing power of it, traveling the world, the impact…
28 Apr 2021 39 min

#016 African Dream Parade | Ann Jangle

"As long as you have music, you'll always have food on the table." Basically the bravest person I know, Ann Jangle has done what most of us wish we had the courage to - she's living her dreams at all costs. In today's episode we talk about her African Dream…
13 Apr 2021 46 min

#015 Sharing Your Life Through Music | Bongeziwe Mabandla

It's really a beautiful thing, a beautiful exchange of arts in one room Bongeziwe Mabandla has been called the enigmatic spirit of African soul. He's a singer songwriter, a SAMA winner, and he's been making waves internationally. And we finally got it together to have a long distance chat about…
18 Mar 2021 25 min

#014 We love what we do. And we care about the music | Tecla Ciofli

Every wondered about the music journalists behind the scenes? Tecla Ciolfi (TEXX AND THE CITY) Within the Indie music scene (and I'm talking INDEPENDENT, not genre specific) there are a number of music bloggers, lovers, journalists, and photographers who have your back. Tecla Ciolfi is the leader of that pack…
4 Mar 2021 37 min

#013 Have A Little Faith | Nibs van der Spuy

"Music is the most powerful spiritual force on this planet." Nibs van der Spuy Nibs van der Spuy is one of the most extraordinary and exciting, world acoustic guitarists and exports to come out of South Africa. Raised in the fertile province of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Nibs immersed himself in his…
15 Feb 2021 44 min

#012 Music is so immediate | Barry Berk

An age old story of how music can seduce you away from almost anything Barry Berk | The Bass Station Barry recorded the last few projects I did, and I have a very deep respect for his way with the song - simultaneously sensitive and certain. I was keen to…
4 Feb 2021 22 min

#011 Do What Feels Right | Conrad Jamneck

If you're an indie musician in SA, you know Conrad. Or you WANT TO! Conrad Jamneck (STRAB Festival / The Daisy Jones Bar at OMG) Independent artist over there, are you over-thinking things? Conrad Jamneck's got some perspective checks you may be keen to hear... Born into an entertainment family,…
28 Jan 2021 54 min

#010 Self-Consciousness is The Enemy | Daniel Friedman

Did you miss him? Me too! Retired from comedy, here's what comes next... Daniel Friedman is a Joburg-based writer and performer. From 2010 to 2020 he performed under the alias Deep Fried Man, receiving a Comics Choice Award, a Standard Bank Ovation Award and 2 International Emmy nominations as a…
21 Jan 2021 1 hr 15 min
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