Now
at years
20 years
in the
business
a successful,
professional
musician,
Now
at 20
in the
business
as a as successful,
professional
musician,
vocalist
private
luxury
event
entertainer,
what
keeps
vocalist
and and
private
luxury
event
entertainer,
what
keeps
you you
passionate
about
your
career
a jazz
violinist?
passionate
about
your
career
as a as jazz
violinist?
hesitant
to call
myself
a “jazz
violinist”
because
really
I'm I'm
very very
hesitant
to call
myself
a “jazz
violinist”
because
I'm I'm
really
just just
a a
violinist
plays
songs
in various
settings.
I think
of myself
as more
violinist
who who
plays
jazz jazz
songs
in various
settings.
I think
of myself
as more
of a of a
contemporary
violinist
because
been
to create
a career
that's
contemporary
violinist
because
I've I've
been
able able
to create
a career
that's
a a
fusion
of work
in many
different
musical
genres,
which
is really
source
fusion
of work
in many
different
musical
genres,
which
is really
the the
source
of my
passion
musical
work.
I love
I can
an orchestra
of my
passion
for for
my my
musical
work.
I love
that that
I can
play play
with with
an orchestra
or string
quartet,
go play
a rock
band,
front
a dance
band,
or string
quartet,
then then
go play
with with
a rock
band,
front
a dance
band,
and and
do my
thing.
is only
possible
because
of the
present
then then
do my
solo solo
thing.
This This
is only
possible
because
of the
present
environment.
environment.
Right
now,
there
endless
opportunities
every
artist
Right
now,
there
are are
endless
opportunities
for for
every
artist
to to
create
exact
career
desire.
It used
to that
be that
create
the the
exact
career
path path
that that
they they
desire.
It used
to be
there
were
only
so many
ways
a musician
could
there
were
only
so many
ways
that that
a musician
could
be be
successful
– get
a record
deal,
a solo
competition,
teach,
successful
– get
a record
deal,
win win
a solo
competition,
teach,
in orchestra.
an orchestra.
Now,
social
media
technology
play play
in an
Now,
social
media
and and
technology
give give
musicians
means
to build
fanbase,
cultivate
musicians
the the
means
to build
their their
own own
fanbase,
and and
cultivate
business
relationships.
It opens
up entire
an entire
univers
their their
own own
business
relationships.
It opens
up an
univers
of ways
to cut
your
road,
is what
keeps
of ways
for for
you you
to cut
your
own own
road,
this this
is what
keeps
me me
excited,
passionate,
fully
engaged
career.
excited,
passionate,
and and
fully
engaged
with with
my my
career.
It It
constantly
inspires
I have
been
to carve
constantly
inspires
me me
that that
I have
been
able able
to carve
out out
a a
place
definition
of success,
fuels
place
with with
my my
own own
definition
of success,
and and
that that
fuels
me me
to to
continue
to more.
do more.
continue
to do
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courtesy
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