TEM124: Ranaan Meyer of Time For Three on advice for young musicians, seizing opportunities and why you have to dream big (TEM Rewind)

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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 gold.

What You'll Learn:

  • Why all it took was one band member who really believed in the band and was willing to bankroll it to get them on the road to success

  • How from day one they refused to play background music and never performed for anything less than $1500

  • How even as college students Time for Three was very serious and methodical about who they networked with and how

  • Why once you get people to take ownership of your product they then do the selling for you

  • Why you need to be set up correctly and know the right questions to ask before you potentially waste a lot of time and money showcasing at something like APAP

  • The difference between booking yourself through the commercial market versus the presenting arts market

  • The three words that Ranaan writes in bold at the top of every To Do list he ever makes

  • How a power outage before a Philadelphia Orchestra concert led to Ranaan wowing 5,000 audience members and the entire Philly Orchestra before Time for Three was even a thing

  • The importance of dreaming big because it just might happen if you do

  • Why it’s imperative to try get to a place in your career where you can delegate some tasks

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes

1. Help me get to my goal of $50 per episode on Patreon by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.

2. Thanks to everyone who helped me get to my goal of 50 ratings on iTunes! I appreciate it very much!

And finally, a huge thank you to Parker Mouthpieces for providing the hosting for TEM.

Produced by Andrew Hitz

TEM29: Peter Seymour of PROJECT Trio on energy in your presentation, taking action and the need to be brutally honest with yourself about what you can and can not do

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Peter Seymour is one of my heroes in the business. From traditional success (postions with the New World Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra) to founding one of the most creative and successful chamber groups of the last decade (PROJECT Trio), Peter has taken the music industry by storm and his energy is completely contagious. This will fire you up!

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TEM7: Jeff Conner of Boston Brass

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TEM7: Jeff Conner of Boston Brass

Jeff Conner has performed in over 30 countries on 4 continents with his brass quintet, Boston Brass. Jeff talks about how they went from a college group playing small gigs around the Boston area to an internationally touring, full-time ensemble.

Topics Covered:

  • How he got a powerful Boston businessman to financially support Boston Brass

  • The importance of having mentors that inspire you

  • Perseverance being a key to success

  • Not being afraid of the word no

  • Networking being a longterm process

  • Why developing your own brand is essential

  • The book he wrote with John Laverty, The Porfolio Musician, in which they detail the careers of over 40 different musicians

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Produced by Austin Boyer and Buddy Deshler of FredBrass

TEM3: Alarm Will Sound's Gavin Chuck & Michael Clayville

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TEM3: Alarm Will Sound's Gavin Chuck & Michael Clayville

Alarm Will Sound's Gavin Chuck and Michael Clayville discuss all aspects of the group's cutting edge programming and business model.  They cover everything from their innovative partnerships to how they successfully navigate the music business as a performer-led ensemble.

They also share how they did the almost impossible: they took a college group and turned it into a money-making professional ensemble.  They are both passionate about the arts and share how that passion pervades every decision the ensemble makes.

Want to help "keep the lights on" and make future episodes of TEM possible? Please visit our Patreon page to see how you can help: 

https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast

Produced by Austin Boyer and Buddy Deshler of FredBrass