Hi! I play emotions. Mostly on strings. https://linktr.ee/sheaviolin https://YouTube.com/@sheaviolinhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3milzmq5lm22uThanks for inviting me to play Laura! It's always a treat to be part of your arrangements! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3milzmq5lm22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3mhvzwwltxs2pSo excited for how this turned out, always a pleasure working with Jonathan! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Mar 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvzwwltxs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3mgpnvmth722dThanks so much for inviting me to play on the album!! It's always so much fun! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Mar 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpnvmth722dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3mes6vjrxuk2jA friend of mine suggested that I try uploading music with just a static image. He then linked me to an example he listens to while he works, and it was a three hour AI guitar thing. He doesn't care if the music is made by a human, but that is what musicians are competing with now.14 Feb 2026 04:32 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mes6vjrxuk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3meonrebsyk2zI had to return the cello that I was borrowing, so I'm going to have to look for a new one. I'm interested in a 6 string cello, tuned BEADGC probably. Carbon fiber seems like it would be interesting. Anyone have thoughts?12 Feb 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3meonrebsyk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3meloleycls2kFun (?) Fact! The "no tax on tips" thing in the US doesn't actually apply to self-employed musicians. We still have to report all our tips as income and pay tax on them because we have no employer to report the tips to that creates the deduction.11 Feb 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3meloleycls2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3mejp2si57c2lDid you know the maximum fine for being caught moving an erhu (that was accidentally separated from its CITES certificate) across an international border is US$400,000? I'm going to need a new erhu soon.10 Feb 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejp2si57c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3mejld226622mThanks everyone for streaming my Chrono Trigger album over the past year! It's hard to believe that it's already been a year since I uploaded it. I'm still really proud of how it turned out, and of two weeks ago the whole album is also monetized on Spotify!10 Feb 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejld226622mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3mbx34iwqk223I hope everyone enjoys MAG this year! I'm not able to make it, but I'm going to try to get there next year or the year after! Love seeing pictures of friends hanging out in person 😄08 Jan 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbx34iwqk223https://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3m6l5u5pn2s2dNew glasses today! And I'm set up in my temporary studio where I recorded video yesterday for a Clair Obscur collaboration that will be published on Friday! The video is available early for patrons, thanks so much for your support!27 Nov 2025 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6l5u5pn2s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3m6bfzxx3cc2dI wrote and recorded an original song, and it's really pretty.23 Nov 2025 03:54 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6bfzxx3cc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3m4lbfcpd5s2uWow! I didn't expect to reach 300k monthly listeners and DEFINITELY didn't expect 400k. Thanks to everyone who streamed my spooky beats on Halloween!01 Nov 2025 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4lbfcpd5s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3m4j3axuezc2wI was worried I was going to hit 999 and get damage-capped.31 Oct 2025 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4j3axuezc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3m4e2qz52js2sThis October over 150k new people heard my music for the first time when my original collaboration was added to a huge Halloween playlist. The number will probably go up for the *actual* Halloween night parties, but I'm feeling incredibly thankful for all of the collaborations that led up to this.29 Oct 2025 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4e2qz52js2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3m3iw5gap4k2vSomeone told me that my playing made them feel the way they felt walking on singing sands in Canada today at my gig.18 Oct 2025 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3iw5gap4k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3m2rpynm6tc2sEven more things that happened today! A collaboration on an Clair Obscur track "Lost Voice" premiered on her channel earlier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDwOblgL8vg09 Oct 2025 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2rpynm6tc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3m2rnsfiemc2s@insaneintherainmusic.com invited me to play erhu on one of the tracks for his Battle Suit Aces soundtrack, and I think it turned out great! https://open.spotify.com/track/6pnfbCtPi47njW30S4ixBH09 Oct 2025 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2rnsfiemc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3m2n47prdnk2aSo... I just opened a box of magic the gathering cards that I had saved for 25 years while cleaning up and selling things in my house. I looked up the values of a few of them... holy crap. Anyone know the best way to sell these things now? Is it worth getting some of these professionally graded?07 Oct 2025 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2n47prdnk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3m2mufab6p22aJust crossed 100k monthly listeners for the first time on my spotify artist profile!07 Oct 2025 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2mufab6p22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3m27oiqbufc2pI had some incredible luck this week when a new original lo-fi collaboration for halloween got picked up by a huge halloween playlist. Relationships that I worked on starting three years ago eventually led to that collaboration, and now thousands more people are hearing my work every day!02 Oct 2025 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3m27oiqbufc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3lzgjal6yb22sSomeone in Japan is (or maybe two someones?) listening to my Chrono Trigger album three or four times a day for the last few weeks. None of the tracks have gotten 1k streams yet for the spotify royalty pool, but there's actually a chance if they keep it up. Thanks, whoever you are!22 Sep 2025 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgjal6yb22shttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3lyxfcatuj22gMy track with @msevelynrivera.bsky.social on her "Hyrule Cafe 3" album is out today! I was so excited for the opportunity to work with her on this. She's such a fantastic musician and shares so many of my feelings about music. Check it out! https://open.spotify.com/track/2UN0Ljy2EpKA9Hx1v1teAw16 Sep 2025 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyxfcatuj22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3lxzal3vkek25I made a really awesome Chrono Trigger album this year. Someone gave me a $300 tip to put it on Bandcamp because I said I had no reasonable expectation of being able to recoup that cost. When I order the mechanical licenses, would anyone be interested in a physical version too?04 Sep 2025 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxzal3vkek25https://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3lxxsecrwzs2pFirst day back at school for the kids and I recorded for 6 hours! Two and a half songs recorded on my way to unburying myself from summer backlog collaboration work. I have 6 or 7 to go and then I'll be able to add more collab work or do something for my channel again.03 Sep 2025 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxxsecrwzs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3lxrwemzs5s2vSomeone recently stole my music and another artist's animation for their channel and 60k views on it. YT didn't notify me that my music was in the video. It's a pity that other people can earn 10x more with my music than I do. And that's just one that I found out about because someone told me.01 Sep 2025 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxrwemzs5s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3lxkgdwv65c2iNew Clair Obscur video! Monoco is a sax feature that stands out as most different from the rest of the soundtrack. The incredible @joedifioremusic.bsky.social and @yusefkelliebrew.bsky.social played Sax and Drums respectively: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXCFRVT5BP8 #clairobscur #vgm29 Aug 2025 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxkgdwv65c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3lxi53s5j7s2eI'm back from vacation and I have even have a video coming soon again! Sorry for the (checks watch...) 85 day break from posting. 😅 At least I'll have a new video before losing YT monetization for not posting every 90 days!28 Aug 2025 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxi53s5j7s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3lupqgrzhoc2vIk ben met mijn Nederlandse duolingo cursus eindelijk klaar! Het duurde slechts drie honderd vijftig dagen en ongeveer niveau "A2." Ik moet nu andere cursussen volgen of waarschijnlijk meer podcasts naartoe luisteren en filmpjes naartoe kijken. Ik voel me erg leuk over mijn nieuwe taalvaardigheid!24 Jul 2025 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lupqgrzhoc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheaviolin.bsky.social/post/3lsbxoghicc2xI haven't said anything yet this year for pride. The world feels a little more harsh this last year. The comments are worse. The looks on the street are worse. Since last year I even understood some Dutch hate speech shouted by a man in a thobe while walking on the streets of Amsterdam.23 Jun 2025 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:76bcqssmds7uepxdomafvuig/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsbxoghicc2x