top of page
Search


All on Black
All On Black Or: How I Spent £18 Being Petty and Got Reimbursed by The Universe Listen to the podcast here Watch our video here The thing about being a musician that nobody tells you when you're seventeen and dreaming of sold-out shows is that you're basically a professional gambler. Except instead of betting chips at a casino, you're betting your mental health, your bank account, and occasionally, missing saying goodbye to your evil cat because you're in a different country
Hana Piranha
Nov 47 min read


How to Build an Empire
How to Build an Empire: The Three Pillars Will it benefit the empire? That's the question Mish and I ask ourselves before taking on any project, gig, or collaboration. It's become the filter through which every opportunity passes. Because here's the thing about building a musical empire: you can't do it by saying yes to everything, and you definitely can't do it alone. Pillar One: Collaboration Early in my career I said yes to every opportunity. These days I'm far more select
Hana Piranha
Oct 215 min read


My Sister, My Lover
My Sister, My Lover: When Band Boundaries Get Blurry Being in a band is weird. Really weird. And if you're a musician reading this and...
Hana Piranha
Oct 76 min read


The Release Survival Guide
It's that time again - another blog and podcast are up and this time round we've branched out into a YouTube channel ! I would never...
Hana Piranha
Sep 236 min read


The Shoestring
Making Music on a Shoestring It's the beginning of September, and I hope everyone is settling into the new season well. There's something...
Hana Piranha
Sep 96 min read


You Can’t Please Everyone
As you’ll know if you follow the blog, Mish and I released a new HVIRESS track last week: I Am The Snake Queen. The visualiser video...
Hana Piranha
Aug 273 min read


New HVIRESS Release: I Am The Snake Queen
HVIRESS - my electronic project with Mishkin Fitzgerald - has a new album dropping soon and here is the first single. I Am The Snake...
Hana Piranha
Aug 231 min read


My Dream Job
Check out the podcast here Hola from Spain! I’ve been settling into my new home in Cómpeta for the past two weeks. I’ve actually been ill...
Hana Piranha
Aug 144 min read


Art Begets Art
Check out the podcast here It’s the end of July, and I’m counting down to a huge life event at the end of the week — I’m moving to Spain!...
Hana Piranha
Jul 295 min read


Accidental VIP: The Weird and Wonderful Backstage Life of a Musician
Check out the podcast here Last week, Crimson Veil played a festival in Germany called Burning Pants . We knew it was going to be a...
Hana Piranha
Jul 154 min read


The Dark Place
Check-in: Hello Earthlings! It’s summer here, Crimson Veil are back from our epic tour with Combichrist, and I can’t believe it’s only...
Hana Piranha
Jul 26 min read


No Room for Mystique
🎭 No Room for Mystique It’s June, and we’re back from our epic tour supporting Combichrist . It’s been an intense year so far, and Mish...
Hana Piranha
Jun 174 min read


🎒 The Tour Survival Kit, Pt. 1
Dispatch from Bologna, pyjama edition. Right now, I’m recording this in black satin pyjamas from a campsite in Bologna, Italy. Glamorous,...
Hana Piranha
May 55 min read


Strategies for Managing Perfectionism
My partner Dara is a runner and exercise is a big part of both of our lives. We talk a lot about how amazing elite athletes are and the...
Hana Piranha
Sep 7, 20244 min read


Real Big Sky
Last Friday I shared the first "home" video I've done in years... with an upgrade. My brother Aaron has the best taste in music so...
Hana Piranha
Jul 14, 20242 min read


7 Ideas for Efficient Workflow
Here are 7 things that have dramatically improved my workflow in the last few years. Dirty Tap I watched an interview with Ed Sheeran and...
Hana Piranha
Jun 21, 20245 min read


Desert Island Makeup
As all my friends know, I’m a vapid and materialistic person who frivolously spends all my money on useless shit including lots of beauty...
Hana Piranha
May 22, 20244 min read


Ask Me Who I Are
Greetings Earthlings, I am Hana Piranha, New Zealand-born singer-songwriter. My identity and passion lie in my eponymous band which I...
Hana Piranha
Apr 13, 20242 min read


Productivity Tools for 2024
Around the beginning of last year I went into a real self-development phase. I read many self-help and productivity books and started to...
Hana Piranha
Mar 5, 20244 min read


2023 - A Year in Pictures
January In December I went back home to New Zealand to visit my family and on the way back I was lucky enough to visit Vietnam. Getting...
Hana Piranha
Jan 24, 20242 min read
bottom of page