Los Angeles based musician, new baby daddy, hustling to make it happen.
My last name is 潘 “Pan,” but the 元 “Yuan” is the Chinese character unique to my name. Growing up, my Mom would explain how 元 meant “number one” or “first place.” In the days of Chinese emperors, there would be an annual Imperial Examination. Local province tests would culminate with a national … More Yuan Mindset
This summer, I made the very difficult decision to leave the Colburn School. Below is an open letter to all the students and families from the Jumpstart Young Musicians Program. Dear Students and Parents, Some of you have heard that I have accepted an offer outside of Colburn, and will not be returning for the … More FALL 2018 New Beginnings
With running the podcast show for a few months now, I’ve become more and more fascinated with the value of audio content. The conversations have been so enlightening and joyful. I’ve also found it so interesting how my perception of the conversation will shift at different points of the creation process, from recording, editing, to … More Are Private Lessons Worth the $$$? – #ASKHUEI Ep. 003
NEW EPISODE! Mark Perrett, co-founder of the The Grid Book Series, shares a few of the business and life lessons he’s learned along the way since creating and now working full time in his own company. Today’s story is about the wheels that a single VHS tape can set into motion. It’s a coming of … More Mark Perrett on Unwavering Self-Belief & The Grid Book Series (Ep. 009)
NEW EPISODE! Dr. Todd Meehan, American percussionist, faculty at Baylor University School of Music, and founder of @liquidrum, shares his unique voice and view on the surprisingly comedic nature of percussion performance, pedagogy and lifestyle. Today is a story of how everything you do affects everything you do. Today’s guest, Dr. Todd Meehan, … More Todd Meehan on Playing the Long Game to Liquidrum (Ep. 008)
NEW EPISODE! Eric Carraway, shares the story of his unexpected path as a musician, turned teacher, turned web developer – where he is now the creator and owner of percuss.io. If you’ve ever found yourself considering a career change, but find the thought of it daunting or even scary, one of the many … More Eric Carraway on Bridging Music & Technology w/ percuss.io (Ep. 007)
NEW EPISODE! Dr. Albert Nguyen, Director of Bands at the University of Memphis, shares his journey of self-discovery, as a musician, teacher, and conductor. If you’ve ever experienced doubt in yourself, you’re going to want to tune in for today’s show… It’s the story of what can happen when despite these personal fears … More Albert Nguyen on Self-discovery and Making It Happen (Ep. 006)
In our second interview, Dr. Anne-Marie Cherry visits us in LA and shares her journey of discovering what made her happy as a musician. Join us to hear about the life lessons she gained along the way as a student studying music in school, and her life now as a freelance performing and teaching artist. … More Anne-Marie Cherry on Finding Your Artistic Happiness (Ep. 005)
Big life announcement we first shared with family friends in a Holiday card, and we’re now announcing to the world! Also, Podcast Update #2 of all that’s happened since the recording of Episode 001. Thanks for listening and please take a moment to leave a rating and review, thanks! Huei LISTEN IN … More We’re Having a Baby! (Ep. 004)
Question coming in from the weekend coming in over Facebook: “Hello Huei! I am a huge fan of yours and I was wondering if you can give me some advice on how I can better my single stroke rolls. Thank you!” – JM Hi J, Thanks for your complimentary message! Some keys to developing … More #AskHuei: Faster Singles
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