Skip the Repeat #45 - Tim Mead

Tim Mead is an English counter-tenor performing on the world’s brightest stages. Tim and Kai discuss how he began singing (7:40), why he doesn’t keep in touch with anyone he met before the age of 19 (9:30), and his time at Cambridge, where he studied Musicology (22:30). They also discuss the event that changed his entire outlook on his career (38:45) and his mindset towards critics and reviews (56). All music heard on this episode is from Tim Mead’s newest album, Purcell: Songs & Dances, a collaboration with Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien on the Alpha label. Purchase the album at the link below. Video by Johnathan McCullough