Ep 084 - Augie Bello; Bringing his original music on social media and building a large following

New York Born and raised multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter, Augie Bello's musical style is distinctly eclectic and incorporates elements of funk, pop, r&b, jazz and electronic music. Taking influence from artists including, Allen Stone, Michael Brecker, Mura Masa, Amy Winehouse, and multiple others has given him an extremely unique sound.  Soon after starting college at The New School for Jazz, Bello realized that with music as a career, he needed to create his own opportunities and success. With this knowledge, Bello started to post videos of his music to Instagram in 2018. Since then, he has grown a following of over 59k people who are eager to hear his original music. Through Instagram, Bello has met and recorded with multiple artists including, Teddy Swims, Austin Kolbe and many others.  Since the beginning of his musical journey, Bello has been bringing his comedic personality and unique style into everything he does. With each day, his goal is to make someone smile and this shines through with the music he plays and creates. The link to his full biography, along with more Resources for this episode, is on our website. In this interview, taken during the NAMM Show in January 2020, we talked about:  How he's built a large following on social media How he makes the transition from the practice room to the stage The best goal to have as a performer  His mindset for playing at jams How to perform for your audiences How he approaches altissimo – he shares the exact fingerings he uses How he performs split tones His latest single at the time, Candy And so much more! Wanna support the show? Become a Patron, and for as little as a $2 donation each month, you get searchable transcripts for the episodes, Bonus videos with extra tips and content, a full Podcast directory, and the ability to suggest future guests. Go to our Patreon site for more info. We truly appreciate our supporters, who help keep the podcast running!