Raphael Weinroth-Browne Part 2
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman
09/10/22
•48m
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Raphael Weinroth-Browne is an internationally renowned Canadian cellist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. He merges his classical cello training with a love of progressive metal and Middle Eastern music, and has formed several acclaimed ensembles including The Visit, Musk Ox, and Kamancello (this duo is with a previous guest of this podcast, kamanche player Shahriyar Jamshidi). Raphael has been touring with the Norwegian progressive band Leprous since 2017, and has appeared on over 150 studio albums. In 2020 he released his first solo album, Worlds Within. Raph is a very thoughtful and articulate person, and this conversation touched on many interesting topics. Part 2 of this episode includes some interesting background on Raphs’ development as a musician. He also shares his advice on building relationships in the music business to help artists find different avenues to promote their music. He speaks about improvisation, his love of Middle-Eastern music, and his collaboration with Shahriyar Jamshidi in Kamancello (featured in this series: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/shahriyar-jamshidi-kamancheh) If you missed Part 1, it is linked here along with the video of both episodes: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/raphael-weinroth-browne In Part 1 Raph demonstrates and talks about the first part of Worlds Within, and you get to hear about his career as a studio musician and his experiences touring with Leprous. He shares his thoughts about knowing yourself, being creative, connecting with your audience, and balancing your life and expectations of yourself.
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Timestamps for Part 2:
( 00:00) Intro
(01:23) Raph’s evolution as an artist, and his teen and university years
( 08:58) music from Worlds Within
(16:12) more about Raph’s development as a musician
( 19:24) advice about developing as a performer
(21:15) album reviews, advice for promoting your music, Laura Bitner
( 34:38) Shahriyar Jamshidi and Kamancello
( 45:09) Windsor symphony, community outreach
photo credit: Jonathan Lorange
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Raphael Weinroth-Browne Part 1
September 3, 2022
•85m
Raphael Weinroth-Browne is an internationally renowned Canadian cellist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. He merges his classical cello training with a love of progressive metal and Middle Eastern music, and has formed several acclaimed ensembles including The Visit, Musk Ox, and Kamancello (this duo is with a previous guest of this podcast, kamanche player Shahriyar Jamshidi https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/shahriyar-jamshidi-kamancheh). Raphael has been touring with the Norwegian progressive band Leprous since 2017, and has appeared on over 150 studio albums. In 2020 he released his first solo album, Worlds Within. Raph is a very thoughtful and articulate person, and this conversation touched on many interesting topics. In Part 1 you will get to hear him demonstrate and talk about the first part of Worlds Within, and hear about his career as a studio musician and his experiences touring with Leprous. He shares his thoughts about knowing yourself, being creative, connecting with your audience, and balancing your life and expectations of yourself. Part 2 of this episode is the next release in this podcast and video series, and everything is linked here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/raphael-weinroth-browne
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https://raphaelweinrothbrowne.com/
Timestamps: (00:00) Intro
(02:18 the creation of Worlds Within
(09:40) production of music videos
15:26 Heather Sita-Black album art
(19:30) differing tunings, music from Worlds Within
( 31:27) social media promotion, reaching new audiences
( 37:19) dealing with March 2020 lockdowns
( 41:26) Raph’s career as a studio musician
(49:53) electric extended-range versus and acoustic cellos
(57:08) Perfectionism, intonation, improvisation
( 01:05:01) Leprous
(01:13:09) hearing damage
( 01:15:46) habits for physical and mental health
(01:23:51) taking time to enjoy the slow process and take pride in your work
photo credit: Jonathan Lorange
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•6m
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