ALBUM CREATION: In 2017, the Raffe Studio community overwhelmingly requested a professionally recorded album. Bassoonists wanted a direct connection to Eryn’s performance art, a demonstration of the skills showcased in online educational tutorials. Raffe Studio recognized the potential in releasing an album. It offered an opportunity for increased community engagement, and to publicly highlight Raffe Studio’s social responsibility values.
Through social media, Eryn requested audience collaboration in the album production. The community was asked to share the folk music of their region . The use of folk music for in the album served several purposes.
- It engaged the audience.
- The audience became emotionally invested in the album.
- It demonstrated the global community Raffe Studio had created.
- It highlighted music of traditionally marginalized demographics in the Classical music industry.
- It negated copyright fees, a savings that was passed on to the consumer.
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