That Viola Kid: Drew Alexander Forde: On Crushing Instagram And Using Social Media To Grow An Audience And A Unique Music Career

What you’ll hear: Drew tells the KEY to great Instagramming Find out what it takes to grow to over 160,000 followers His opinion on current social media marketing for orchestras - and what’s missing on those teams and his ideas for how they could change What he thinks is the reason people go to concerts… hint: it’s not only for the music What he understands that makes him understand this platform so well Find Drew on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatviolakid/?hl=en For more about the Holland America/Lincoln Center partnership and to audition: https://www.rwsnyc.com/lincolncenterstage/  Mentioned on the show - Drew's favorites: Donald Glover: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2255973/ https://childishgambino.com/ Redbone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp7eSUU9oy8 I want to thank Ficks Music for sponsoring Crushing Classical. When you’re looking for high quality sheet music, look no further than  https://www.ficksmusic.com/discount/CRUSH Use the link above to get 10% off your order!   Check out the new revolutionary tuner app DRONE TUNER on iOS. Available NOW for iPhone and iPad. Tune to REAL recorded instrument tones instead of machine-like sounds to work on intonation, sound concept and blend. The visual component of this tuner is also incredible, with a super-fast reaction time, it allows you to tune while playing a musical passage or using vibrato. It even allows you to tune chords! Get yours today: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/drone-tuner/id1326016622?ls=1&mt=8 Your portfolio career is YOURS to design. If you are seeking inspiration, grab the first chapter of my book for FREE at the link below! You are allowed to thrive, and your artistry MATTERS.https://jennetingle.kit.com/c6e4009529Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to Crushing Classical, and maybe even leave a nice review! Thanks for joining me on Crushing Classical! Theme music by DreamVance.I help people to lean into their creative careers and start or grow their income streams. You can read more or hop onto a discovery call from my website.  https://jennetingle.com/work-with-meI'm your host, Jennet Ingle. I love you all. Stay safe out there!