Daniel davis violinist biography

Daniel Davis, known professionally as Daniel D., is a contemporary violinist and entrepreneur. He’s performed for the ears of Barack Obama, Kanye West, Oprah, and the like, as well as on his YouTube channel, and more recently, through live stream.

Live streaming for musicians was a relatively new concept in 2016. So Daniel was skeptical when his friend recommended going live to engage supporters in real-time. But after his first live stream, he enjoyed talking with his audience on the spot, and began to stream more often. 

For Daniel, promoting his work on social media is nothing new. He started back when MySpace was around and selling CD’s still paid the bills. Reaching and connecting with his audience was never an issue — until Facebook algorithm changes significantly reduced his organic reach. 

As Daniel explained: 

“I worked hard to grow my audience by performing on live stream. But when Facebook’s algorithm change cut organic reach,

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Daniel D.

Daniel Davis (born February 22, 1989), better known as Daniel D., is an American hedge fund manager, violinist, and record producer. He is the co-founder of Stay Inspired Capital, a quantitative hedge fund.^[1] He presents improvisational violin performances, both live and in music videos found on his eponymous YouTube channel, which he created in 2007.^[2][3]

Early life

Daniel was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He has a younger sister named Faith (born 1992) who is a folk singer-songwriter and blogger. He attended Charleston County School of the Arts in Charleston, SC. At 12 years of age he took an after-school class to learn the violin, but only progressed once he had private teachers. Daniel named Miri Ben Ari his major musical influence.

Career

2004–2006: early years

At the age of 16, Daniel started performing professionally. A friend of his dad hired him for an event and at that point he noticed he can make a living of playing his violin. He started playing local events around his hometown Charle