{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"FGH-0010: Interview with S\u00f6nke Meinen - Guitarist, Composer and Winner of the 2016 &quot;Guitar Masters&quot; Competition","description":"Interview with S\u00f6nke Meinen \u2013 Guitarist, Composer and Winner of the 2016 \u201cGuitar Masters\u201d Competition S\u00f6nke Meinen is one of the new masters of the guitar. His technical prowess and poetic compositions leave listeners spellbound and guitarists asking \u201chow does he do it? Show Notes: In this episode of the Fingerstyle Guitar Hangout Podcast, S\u00f6nke discusses his studies, his custom guitar by Christina Kobler, his creative process and more.  2:02 Highlights of his visit to the&amp;nbsp;Ullapool Guitar Festival 4:31 S\u00f6nke describes his style 6:43 His origins with classical, and exploring steel string after 8 years 8:44 Studying with Reentko Dirks and the Dresden influence 14:21 S\u00f6nke\u2019s experience studying composition 16:11 His approach to creativity and technique 21:09 Writing music at the piano 23:00 His comfort with nylon strings for melody 24:08 His Christina Kobler \u201cCrossover Model\u201d guitar&amp;nbsp; 26:34 Music Track:&amp;nbsp;Perpetum Mobile&amp;nbsp;(Solo Guitar) 30:52 His duo with violinist Bjarke Falgren 33:05 The new duo album \u201cPostcard to Self\u201d 34:40 The recording process for the CD and videos 36:54 His guitar vocal duo with Anna-Lucia Rupp 39:05 Other music \u2013 his swing band experience with Phillip Weichert \/ Baroque playing 41:03 S\u00f6nke\u2019s #1 musical goal 44:53 What music S\u00f6nke is listening to these days? 46:50 S\u00f6nke takes issue with typical \u201cYoutuber Guitarists\u201d 50:36 Upcoming tour dates in China, Germany, Austria 54:53 Music Track: The Breeze and The Curtain (Duo with Bjarke Falgran, Violin)  &amp;nbsp; S\u00f6nke\u2019s Links:  Website:&amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.soenkemeinen.com\/ S\u00f6nke on&amp;nbsp;Youtube S\u00f6nke on Instagram S\u00f6nke on Facebook  About the Podcast Ask me a question for the podcast Q &amp;amp; A episodes HERE - adamrafferty.com\/ask  Learn my solo arrangements and get private video guitar coaching &amp;amp; feedback from me studywithadam.com  Like, join friend us on the Facebook podcast page https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fingerstyleguitarhangout\/ Find the podcast online&amp;nbsp; at&amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.adamrafferty.com\/podcast&amp;nbsp;and also at http:\/\/fingerstyleguitarhangout.com\/&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Fingerstyle Guitar Hangout with Adam Rafferty","author_url":"http:\/\/adamrafferty.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/7155559\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/edb21a\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/23875794"}