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have you ever felt that you had to do
have you ever felt that you had to do things perfectly I have I spent years
things perfectly I have I spent years
things perfectly I have I spent years chasing after absolute precision in my
chasing after absolute precision in my
chasing after absolute precision in my playing but it turned out that’s only
playing but it turned out that’s only
playing but it turned out that’s only when I confronted that with the
when I confronted that with the
when I confronted that with the Brazilian freedom and the musicality I
Brazilian freedom and the musicality I
Brazilian freedom and the musicality I found myself I would like to tell you a
found myself I would like to tell you a
found myself I would like to tell you a short story about how I understood that
short story about how I understood that
short story about how I understood that there is no one way in anything and how
there is no one way in anything and how
there is no one way in anything and how important it is to be open-minded so
important it is to be open-minded so
important it is to be open-minded so appreciate what you already know and
appreciate what you already know and
appreciate what you already know and confront that with new inspiration and
confront that with new inspiration and
confront that with new inspiration and new ideas I started to play the cello
new ideas I started to play the cello
new ideas I started to play the cello when I was seven seventeen years later
when I was seven seventeen years later
when I was seven seventeen years later the hard work and practice day eight
the hard work and practice day eight
the hard work and practice day eight hours a day paid off I graduated from
hours a day paid off I graduated from
hours a day paid off I graduated from music academy with first honours and
music academy with first honours and
music academy with first honours and proudly and my diploma as a master in
proudly and my diploma as a master in
proudly and my diploma as a master in performance but I have been living in
performance but I have been living in
performance but I have been living in some kind of bubble can you imagine
some kind of bubble can you imagine
some kind of bubble can you imagine being with someone every single day of
being with someone every single day of
being with someone every single day of your life this is how I felt
your life this is how I felt
your life this is how I felt never leaving the cello behind and then
never leaving the cello behind and then
never leaving the cello behind and then I moved to London and the bubble burst I
I moved to London and the bubble burst I
I moved to London and the bubble burst I realized that being a skilled musician
realized that being a skilled musician
realized that being a skilled musician wasn’t gonna be enough there seemed to
wasn’t gonna be enough there seemed to
wasn’t gonna be enough there seemed to be always obstacles around every corner
be always obstacles around every corner
be always obstacles around every corner if not the vacation because of my
if not the vacation because of my
if not the vacation because of my language the lack of space to practice
language the lack of space to practice
language the lack of space to practice and the neighbors complains about the
and the neighbors complains about the
and the neighbors complains about the noise even the trust to take me to the
noise even the trust to take me to the
noise even the trust to take me to the court then there always was the lack of
court then there always was the lack of
court then there always was the lack of money many times I would feel my dreams
money many times I would feel my dreams
money many times I would feel my dreams slipping away so doubt a period of
slipping away so doubt a period of
slipping away so doubt a period of almost six years that I haven’t made any
almost six years that I haven’t made any
almost six years that I haven’t made any progress
progress
progress I almost jeopardize my playing imagine
I almost jeopardize my playing imagine
I almost jeopardize my playing imagine the feelings of frustration and guilt
the feelings of frustration and guilt
the feelings of frustration and guilt many musicians encounter those feelings
many musicians encounter those feelings
many musicians encounter those feelings at some point all of us
at some point all of us
at some point all of us we sacrifice a lot spending most of our
we sacrifice a lot spending most of our
we sacrifice a lot spending most of our times
times
times practicing in solitude and yet the
practicing in solitude and yet the
practicing in solitude and yet the emotions that comes with playing are so
emotions that comes with playing are so
emotions that comes with playing are so powerful that we cannot imagine our
powerful that we cannot imagine our
powerful that we cannot imagine our lives in any other way so I didn’t give
lives in any other way so I didn’t give
lives in any other way so I didn’t give up as scary as it was I finally quit my
up as scary as it was I finally quit my
up as scary as it was I finally quit my job in a shop and started to earn my
job in a shop and started to earn my
job in a shop and started to earn my living
living
living giving the cello lessons and working on
giving the cello lessons and working on
giving the cello lessons and working on a music projects then one day I met a
a music projects then one day I met a
a music projects then one day I met a group of people who are involved in the
group of people who are involved in the
group of people who are involved in the traditional Brazilian dance called for
traditional Brazilian dance called for
traditional Brazilian dance called for halt as you know already and I
halt as you know already and I
halt as you know already and I completely fell in love with it the
completely fell in love with it the
completely fell in love with it the chemistry passion for the improvisation
chemistry passion for the improvisation
chemistry passion for the improvisation and the interesting music rush which
and the interesting music rush which
and the interesting music rush which comes with it made me understand that it
comes with it made me understand that it
comes with it made me understand that it wasn’t going to be only my new hobby I
wasn’t going to be only my new hobby I
wasn’t going to be only my new hobby I discovered that the Brazilian culture
discovered that the Brazilian culture
discovered that the Brazilian culture has lots of things that I was missing so
has lots of things that I was missing so
has lots of things that I was missing so I bought the tickets to Brazil to find
I bought the tickets to Brazil to find
I bought the tickets to Brazil to find out more about us to learn more about it
out more about us to learn more about it
out more about us to learn more about it and guess what happened the first time I
and guess what happened the first time I
and guess what happened the first time I pulled out the cello yeah dozens of
pulled out the cello yeah dozens of
pulled out the cello yeah dozens of people started to record it and posted
people started to record it and posted
people started to record it and posted it in a social media I remember
it in a social media I remember
it in a social media I remember listening to this first video and that
listening to this first video and that
listening to this first video and that wasn’t good enough I had a brief moment
wasn’t good enough I had a brief moment
wasn’t good enough I had a brief moment of panic and wanted wanted to ask people
of panic and wanted wanted to ask people
of panic and wanted wanted to ask people to delete it but then decided not say
to delete it but then decided not say
to delete it but then decided not say saying how excited the people in the
saying how excited the people in the
saying how excited the people in the audience were so this video got shared
audience were so this video got shared
audience were so this video got shared 900 times and reached 50,000 views
900 times and reached 50,000 views
900 times and reached 50,000 views within three days since then I met some
within three days since then I met some
within three days since then I met some of the most amazing musicians in Brazil
of the most amazing musicians in Brazil
of the most amazing musicians in Brazil I played and recorded with great for her
I played and recorded with great for her
I played and recorded with great for her bands and all the men of my current
bands and all the men of my current
bands and all the men of my current project started during those days the
project started during those days the
project started during those days the pieces that we played for you have been
pieces that we played for you have been
pieces that we played for you have been written by amazing artists that I’ve met
written by amazing artists that I’ve met
written by amazing artists that I’ve met in Brazil and who became very important
in Brazil and who became very important
in Brazil and who became very important mentors to me
mentors to me
mentors to me for her legend of Virginia Darden the
for her legend of Virginia Darden the
for her legend of Virginia Darden the renowned singer and songwriter
renowned singer and songwriter
renowned singer and songwriter Chico Caesar and inovative
Chico Caesar and inovative
Chico Caesar and inovative French violinist Nicholas classic for
French violinist Nicholas classic for
French violinist Nicholas classic for the one day went to Brazil and lost
the one day went to Brazil and lost
the one day went to Brazil and lost himself into the music there what I
himself into the music there what I
himself into the music there what I learn from it
learn from it
learn from it be proud of your own ideas and who you
be proud of your own ideas and who you
be proud of your own ideas and who you are as an artist constantly surround
are as an artist constantly surround
are as an artist constantly surround yourself with positive people who will
yourself with positive people who will
yourself with positive people who will keep you driven and don’t be afraid to
keep you driven and don’t be afraid to
keep you driven and don’t be afraid to ask them for advice if one person will
ask them for advice if one person will
ask them for advice if one person will won’t be able to help you ask another
won’t be able to help you ask another
won’t be able to help you ask another two or three be always open-minded and
two or three be always open-minded and
two or three be always open-minded and aware of things around you because you
aware of things around you because you
aware of things around you because you never know which one of those things
never know which one of those things
never know which one of those things maybe your next inspiration or even take
maybe your next inspiration or even take
maybe your next inspiration or even take your success your career the next level
your success your career the next level
your success your career the next level in a heartbeat
in a heartbeat
in a heartbeat thank you
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