ACL Artist profile: Michigander on Panic Attacks, Therapy, and Facing Your Monsters

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In 2015, Michigander began as Jason Singer, who cold-called college radio stations to play his songs. He released his debut single "Nineties" as Michigander in 2016. After feeling mostly fine on a personal level until his thirties, regular panic attacks then set in and altered everyday reality for Michigander. Being on the road touring was already a monstrous undertaking in and of itself, but with new mental health issues in the mix, life became more harrowing. These days, Michigander is facing his monsters, going to therapy regularly, and relying on his friends and crew for compassionate check-in conversations, which are made easier by his heart-on-his-sleeve way of existing.

https://www.michiganderband.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/aclfestival
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https://www.medicinal-media.org/

Photo by Chad Wadsworth for ACL Fest
ACL aerial video by Cody Dollinger
Hosts Kendall Washington & Guido Peluffo
Edited by Roberto Campos

Produced by Chris Shea
with University of Texas at Austin, Moody College
Bevo Video Productions and the HI, How Are You Project

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