Hobby to Professional - My Ocarina Story

Comment with your story of how you started with the ocarina and any unexpected opportunities you've had because of it! Playing the ocarina can be a lonely hobby at first. Depending on where you live, it's hard to find other ocarinists, and many of us start out playing in isolation for self-satisfaction. That's how it started for me when I impulse-bought my first ocarina back in May of 2011. However, the ocarina led me on an amazing journey that ultimately changed the course of my life, leading to so many opportunities (namely joining Ocabanda). Watch the video to see how it all started - remember to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed it! Thumbnail photo creds: 8th grade - my mom The other one - Mark Chan _____ Follow me on other Social Media: Twitch ►►   / andycormier   Twitter ►►   / ocarinaofandy   Insta ►►   / ocarinaofandy   _____ Credits: Assets made by my BOY Ron Nguyen Behance ►► https://www.behance.net/ronaldnguyen Twitter ►►   / mr_ronaldnguyen   Insta ►►   / mr_ronald_nguyen   _____ My Equipment: VIDEO: Main Camera - Sony Alpha a6600 Mirrorless Camera - https://amzn.to/3cGrzrA Main Lens - Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Alpha E-Mount Retractable Zoom Lens - https://amzn.to/3cBvAxv Action Camera - GoPro HERO8 Black- https://amzn.to/2COWcyX Secondary Camera - Sony HDR CX675 Full HD Handycam* - https://amzn.to/3cGUefW Capture Card - Elgato Game Capture Card HD60 S** - https://amzn.to/30fiiUP AUDIO: Camera Microphone - Rode VideoMicro Compact On-Camera Microphone with Rycote Lyre Shock Mount - (No up-to-date link) USB Microphone - Audio Technica AT2020 Cardioid Condenser - https://amzn.to/2BGYTSr OTHER: Main Laptop - MSI GF63 Thin 9RCX -615 15.6" Gaming Laptop, Intel Core i5-9300H, NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti, 8GB, 512GB NVMe SSD, Win10 - https://amzn.to/2z9poPs I have the Japan-exclusive HDR CX680, but the only difference from the CX675 is extra internal storage ** I have the older model, the HD60 (not the HD60s). The new model is better, and the old one costs way more, since it's no longer made.