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Difference TalksA New Genre of Originality with Ranaan MeyerSend us a textRanaan Meyer is a Grammy and Emmy award winning musician. He discusses his journey in music, including his involvement with the Honeywell Arts Academy. Ranaan shares the story of how Time for Three, his band, was formed through jamming and embracing mistakes. He emphasizes the importance of listening and the power of improvisation in music. He also talks about the Honeywell Arts Academy, a program that brings together young musicians to collaborate and create music. Ranaan envisions a future where the academy has a greater impact and continues to nurture and empower emerging...2025-03-2534 min
Classical PostWhy Time for Three Is Itching to Do Classical Music DifferentlyIn business, marketing strategies often revolve around defining your ideal customer. What specific interests and demographics do they represent? The more specific you are in your targeting, the better.
But Time for Three proves just how wrong that approach to building an audience can be. Performing their unique blend of Americana, modern pop, and classical music, the acclaimed string trio has grown a large fan base that defies demographics — people who are just as likely to listen to Brahms as bluegrass and the Beatles.
And now the members of Time for Three — violinists Charles Yang and...2023-02-0941 min
The Mystic Nerd Squad PodcastHow to Move From Self-sabotage to Unlock Self-love with Emily MeyerSend us a textEmily is a serial creative who loves to find the beauty in all things. She holds degrees in Music Performance as well as Apparel Construction and has dabbled in facets of the creative space in between. Not feeling that any of these fields were "home" she began questing for her true calling. After many external trail and errors, she realized she needed to look within. Emily is now the Program Director for Honeywell Arts Academy, a full scholarship summer program for emerging artists, and General Manager for the Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey...2022-10-2039 min
The Strad PodcastEpisode #55: Time For Three on triple concertosComprising violinists Nick Kendall and Charles Yang, and double bassist Ranaan Meyer, Time For Three joins online editor Davina Shum for a conversation about triple concertos. How does the group maintain the synergy of a chamber ensemble against the backdrop of a symphonic orchestra?
In light of commissioned works by Pulitzer-winning composers Kevin Puts and Jennifer Higdon, Nick, Charles and Ranaan share their approaches towards working together, as well as remotely during the pandemic, plus the boys share their favourite string techniques implemented on their new album Letters for the Future.
Time For Three will pe...2022-07-2821 min
Contrabass ConversationsWabass Institute 2021 - a look backThis short episode features a look at the 2021 Wabass Institute, with short interviews from faculty members Ranaan Meyer, Eric Larson, and Hal Robinson. Enjoy, and you can also check out this video for a deep-dive at this year’s event. Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically! Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 100+ wide-ranging titles for bassists. Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle. Check out my Beginner's Classical Bass course, available exclusi...2021-08-0922 min
That's Not Spit, It's Condensation!#114: Andrew HitzOur sponsor: Houghton Hornswww.houghtonhorns.comUse code "REX" for $19 entry to Rex Richardson's "Inside the Practice Room"!Hitz Academy - Inside the Practice Room with Rex RichardsonAndrew Hitz has appeared as a soloist, clinician and speaker in over 40 states and 30 countries including Japan, Brazil, Russia and Singapore. He is probably best known for the 14 years he spent touring the world as the tuba player and co-owner of Boston Brass. Andrew has also performed with the National Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Utah Symphony, Kennedy Center Honors Orchestra, U.S. Army Field Band...2021-06-021h 49
Contrabass ConversationsHal Robinson, Ranaan Meyer, and Eric Larsen on WabassThe 14th annual Wabass Institute will be taking place in Wabash, Indiana June 24-29. In this episode, we sit down with faculty members Eric Larson, Hal Robinson, and Ranaan Meyer to learn about this uniquely inspiring program and what it’s all about. Details on how to apply are listed here, and be sure to follow Wabash and other programs of the Honeywell Arts Academy on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram! Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically! Check out our Online Sheet Music...2021-01-2552 min
Classical New YorkIN CONVERSATION – With Time For ThreeThis week our host and artistic director Clemency Burton-Hill is in conversation with the members of the genre defying ensemble and "classically trained garage band" Time For Three. Here, Ranaan Meyer, Charles Yang, Nick Kendall, talk about improvisation, connection with the audiences, taking the freedom of moving between genres and playing hungover.And then they play that piece, their "desert island" companion: Bach's Chaconne – or their take on it.
2020-04-2424 min
Contrabass ConversationsGary Karr and his InfluenceToday’s episode features the following past podcast guests on the topic of Gary Karr and his influence: David Murray - Butler University Derek Jones - bassist for Cirque du Soleil’s show KÀ Diana Gannett - University of Michigan professor emeritus Gary Karr - the man himself! Hector Tirado - Puerto Rican bassist Lawrence Hurst - Indiana University professor emeritus James Oesi - soloist and bass community organizer Jeff Bradetich - University of North Texas Jim Ham - luthier Larry Hutchinson - retired Detroit Symphony member Phoebe Russell - Queensland Symphony principal bass Ranaan Meyer - Time for Th...2020-03-2640 min
Contrabass ConversationsRanaan Meyer on COVID-19 and staying positiveWe're all experiencing difficult times right now. Ranaan Meyer, my longtime friend and member of Time for Three, reached out to me this week, and we had an inspiring conversation about how we're handling the current situation. Ranaan has been on the podcast many times in the past, and I felt much better about what I can do to make the best of things after chatting with him. We also featured music from Time for Three's recent track Joy, which is fitting music for these current times.2020-03-2047 min
Contrabass ConversationsUtah Symposium for Double BassRanaan Meyer is launching a new camp called the Utah Symposium for Double Bass. It will be taking place in Salt Lake City at the University of Utah June 7-9, and it’s open for registration for anyone ages 12 and up. This new event is a full scholarship, immersive program which provides participants with the opportunity to explore the entire spectrum of the double bass. From orchestra, to solo, to jazz, participants will join the faculty in sharing their knowledge and approach to the double bass. The Faculty will include (links to past podc...2019-05-0636 min
The Entrepreneurial Musician with Andrew HitzTEM125: Time for Three's Ranaan Meyer Quotes (TEM Short)TEM125: Time for Three's Ranaan Meyer Quotes (TEM Short) This TEM Short features thoughts on my favorite quotes from Ranaan Meyer in TEM124. Quotes: "Yeah, so I decided, based on what I had heard and sort of my professional evaluation of what we had done ... Of course I'm being sarcastic because I had no idea what I was doing, but I had the audacity to say, ‘Well, we're never going to play background music, and we're going to have a flat fee of $1,500.' And this was back 15 years ago right when we started, and...2018-01-1219 min
The Entrepreneurial Musician with Andrew HitzTEM124: Ranaan Meyer of Time For Three on advice for young musicians, seizing opportunities and why you have to dream big (TEM Rewind) TEM124: Ranaan Meyer of Time For Three on advice for young musicians, seizing opportunities and why you have to dream big (TEM Rewind) Ranaan Meyer is a bass player and founding member of Time for Three, one of the busiest chamber ensembles in the world. TEM Rewind is a new format that will appear sporadically throughout 2018. Some of my favorite interviews were in the very early days of TEM, before many of you were following the show. This conversation with Ranaan is from the very first episode way back in 2015 and is absolute...2018-01-051h 18Contrabass ConversationsA Look Back at 2017We take a look back at all the guests we've featured in 2017 on Contrabass Conversations plus thoughts for the future of the show. Here's the list (in order of appearance): Adam Booker Jeff Bradetich Brandino Dan Styffe David Heyes Eric Steffens Kevin Brown Composed Documentary Ted Botsford Sean Perrin Bernard O'Neill Emilio Guarino Tracy Rowell Patrick Neher Audition Breakthrough Summit Enrico Fagone Marcos Machado Andrew Hitz John Feeney Daniel Kimbro Wes Thompson Miles Mosley Michael Valerio Artem Chirkov Steve Metcalf Nick Villalobos Ranaan Meyer 2017-12-181h 04Contrabass ConversationsWinning the Audition (complete)In addition to today's "best of" podcast, check out my book Winning the Audition! It's available in paperback, Kindle, enhanced PDF, and audiobook formats. This series is drawn from interviews conducted with dozens of bassists from orchestras like the Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, National Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, and Houston Symphony, plus some of the most influential pedagogues in the field. This series provides actionable advice that you can use to take your auditioning to the next level, and while we’re speaking with bassists for these episodes, the advice can certainly be applied to...2017-11-032h 22
Contrabass ConversationsMax Dimoff and Ranaan Meyer on team teaching at the University of MichiganCleveland Orchestra principal bassist Max Dimoff and Time for Three bassist Ranaan Meyer are the new teaching team at the University of Michigan! Both Max and Ranaan have been featured on past podcast episodes as well as in my 2016 book Winning the Audition. Learn more about the program: University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, & Dance (Facebook) University of Michigan profile page on doublebassblog.org Email Max Email Ranaan Past Max and Ranaan Appearances on Contrabass Conversations: Max: Standing vs. Sitting Practicing Technique Winning the Audition original 2009 interview Ranaan Round Two Interview from 2017 original 2007 in...2017-09-2012 min
The Entrepreneurial Musician with Andrew HitzTEM100: A thought about each interview from the first 100 episodes of The Entrepreneurial MusicianI can't believe it but TEM has hit its 100th episode! Tens of thousands of downloads in 77 countries and all 50 states. That's hard to wrap my head around! A huge thank you to everyone who has listened, commented, shared TEM with a friend, supported me through Patreon or in some other way helped to make the podcast a success. Also, to our producers and interns at Pedal Note Media, you guys rock! And of course thank you to the incredible guests who have all donated their time to being interviewed. Turns out the most successful p...2017-07-111h 21
Contrabass ConversationsTim Dilenschneider - Baltimore Symphony audition winnerTim Dilenschneider is the latest addition to the Baltimore Symphony double bass section. Tim is a former student of Hal Robinson and Edgar Meyer at Curtis, and he studied with Ranaan Meyer while in high school. We dig into: how everything outside of the audition can seem to go wrong and you still win the audition preparation for one audition carries through to the next one ...and much more! Follow along with all of our audition-related content at contrabassconversations.com/auditioning Thanks to our sponsors! Thi...2017-05-1634 min
Contrabass ConversationsRanaan Meyer - Round Two InterviewRanaan Meyer is the bassist for the dynamic trio Time for Three. I had Ranaan on the podcast back in the early days of the show, almost ten years ago. Time for Three was performing with the Modesto Symphony here in the San Francisco Bay Area, and Ranaan had a chance to sit down for an in-person "round two" for the podcast. We dig into all kinds of things: why Ranaan doesn’t carry his own bass out… and why the old-schoolers give him grief about it starting to use the Laborie endpin changes that Rana...2017-04-1724 min
Contrabass ConversationsAndrew Hitz on hard work and blue ocean strategyAndrew Hitz and I go way back. Not only did we both attend Northwestern University together, but we actually lived in the same arts dorm! In fact, I remember Andrew playing tuba in the great room for performance night. We reconnected last year when I discovered his wonderful podcast The Entrepreneurial Musician. He had me on as a guest in the fall, and I'm thrilled to have him on my podcast today! We dig into topics like: blue versus red ocean strategy and how we’re trained as classical musicians to live in red oceans ways you c...2017-03-011h 01
Contrabass ConversationsWinning the Audition 2: Practicing Techniques for Peak AuditionsWelcome to Winning the Audition - a special series from Contrabass Conversations featuring advice from leaders in the field about preparing and executing auditions successfully. This series is drawn from interviews conducted with dozens of bassists from orchestras like the Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, National Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, and Houston Symphony, plus some of the most influential pedagogues in the field. This episode is sponsored by Discover Double Bass, and they have a course on bowing technique with Lauren Pierce that I highly recommend checking out. This course is divided into 37 HD lessons, and Lauren giv...2016-07-2524 min
Contrabass ConversationsWinning the Audition: Preparing for Audition SuccessWelcome to Winning the Audition - a special series from Contrabass Conversations featuring advice from leaders in the field about preparing and executing auditions successfully. This series is drawn from interviews conducted with dozens of bassists from orchestras like the Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, National Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, and Houston Symphony, plus some of the most influential pedagogues in the field. Our sponsor for this episode is Discover Double Bass. This site is run by Geoff Chalmers and provides lessons and step-by-step courses on a variety of double bass areas of study. They’ve got free a...2016-07-1830 min
A Musical Life with Hugh SungTime For ThreeTime for Three is made up of Violinists Nick Kendall and Nikki Chooi and Double Bassist Ranaan Meyer, and can probably be best described as a “classically trained garage band”. With an exciting mix of originals, covers and classical music with a capital 'T' “Twist”, these guys have electrified audiences around the world and were recently featured on a PBS special performing with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
We’re starting a special series of episodes that focus on entrepreneurial musicians who think way outside the box. I’m so excited to have Time for Three on the show to help...2016-04-111h 09
A Musical Life with Hugh SungVera Wilson, Founder and President of AstralVera Wilson is the founder and president of Astral, an arts organization in Philadelphia that has helped to launch the careers of classical music superstars such as pianist Simone Dinnerstein, Grammy award-winning guitarist Jason Vieaux, and the classical crossover group Time for Three.
For young classical musicians, the path from conservatory to career can be a daunting one. Vera Wilson, my guest for this episode, sought to provide a unique service to help the most talented musicians through her visionary organization, Astral. Now in its 24th year, Astral has become a vital Philadelphia institution, providing concerts, community...2016-02-151h 00
Contrabass ConversationsBrent Edmondson on developing a satisfying career, subbing with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and gaps in music school trainingOne of the most enjoyable things about hosting a show like this is that I have the opportunity to connect with people that I find interesting and that are really exploring different directions in the world of the double bass, and Brent Edmondson is a prime example of a person like this. I’ve been following along with Brent for years as he helped Ranaan Meyer to launch the Next Level Journals and Ranaan Meyer Entertainment. He has created a really interesting role for himself in the world of the double bass, subbing with the Philadelphia Orchestra and playing wit...2016-02-111h 07
The Entrepreneurial Musician with Andrew HitzTEM1: Ranaan Meyer of Time for Three on Advice for Young Musicians, the Importance of a Strong Support Network and Founding Time for ThreeRanaan Meyer is the bass player for Time For Three, a teacher, and the founder of the Time For Three Foundation. What You'll Learn: How Time for Three started almost by accident and how the got (more like created) their big break The business model Time for Three uses that continues to see them thrive What's next for the group The advice Ranaan has for young musicians trying to make a name for themselves in the business today The importance of having a strong support network (Ranaan leans on his heavily) The three words that are...2015-04-201h 10
The Art of the MatterThe Art of the Matter - Magic, Mentor, and Music (times three)Travis DiNicola chatted by phone with visiting magician Eric DeCamps who will be perfomrming at the 2015 Indianapolis Winter Magic Festival, sponsored by IndyFringe. Sharon Gamble invited "Mentor" filmmaker Alix Lambert to talk about making the documentary and what she hopes will result from the documentary's screening presented by Butler University's College of Education and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Travis DiNicola caught up with Time for Three musicians, Nick Kendall, Zach De Pue, and Ranaan Meyer, over the holidays to talk about a new CD and their new WFYI TV documentary.2015-01-2300 min
Contrabass ConversationsOriginsWe've finally reached 100 episodes of Contrabass Conversations! In this special episode, we hear how many of our guests from our first two years of podcasting began playing the bass. Today, you'll be hearing excerpts from the following guests. Complete episodes featuring all of these guests (and many more!) can be found at the Contrabass Conversations website, along with complete biographies and links to guest websites: 1. Andy Anderson – Lyric Opera of Chicago 2. Phillip Serna – teacher and early music specialist 3. John Grillo – former New World Symphony, co-host of CBC 4. Bjorn Berkhout – composer...2008-10-281h 14
Contrabass ConversationsRanaan Meyer Interview part 2 and music from Time for ThreeThis week's Contrabass Conversations episode concludes our chat with Time for Three bassist Ranaan Meyer. CBC guest and co-host John Grillo joins us in this interview, and the three of us had a very engaging conversation. You can check out the first part of our interview plus CBC video episodes featuring Ranaan on his Contrabass Conversations page here, and visit Time for Three's website at www.tf3.com.2007-10-071h 00
Contrabass ConversationsRanaan Meyer InterviewThis week's Contrabass Conversations podcast features the first part of our interview with double bassist Ranaan Meyer. John Grillo (a frequent guest and collaborator on the podcast) and I co-interviewed Ranaan, who is the bassist for the band Time for Three and has had a very interesting and multi-faceted career. In addition to hearing a few musical excerpts from Time for Three, this episode features music from German double bassist Guy Tuneh, Pittsburgh-based singer/songwriter Brad Yoder, Los Lonely Boys, and The Latin Soul Syndicate. Enjoy! Ranaan Meyer bio: Ranaan Meyer, double bassist and...2007-07-0839 min