and soon began creating humorous content for his eponymous YouTube channel pertaining to violin playing, classical music, and being Ray Chen. The YouTube classical music comedy duo TwoSetViolin cite Chen as an influence in their decision to start doing comedy on their channel and Chen has guested on their channel numerous times. Chen continues to create content for Instagram and other social media platforms and hosts a Discord community as well. In 2021, Chen launched an app with developer Rose Xi under the title Pocket Conservatory. Conceived as a community-building and practice motivation app for musicians, Pocket attracted 3,500 users immediately (with another 4,000 on the waitlist) in 117 countries. In 2022, Pocket rebranded as Tonic and continued to add users in preparation for a wider launch. Chen has also designed a violin case for Gewa, is in a multi-year marketing partnership with clothing design house Armani and wrote a blog for Vogue Italia. Discography Albums Awards and nominations ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards are presented annually from 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). ! |- | 2018 | The Golden Age | Best Classical Album | | Forbes 30 Under 30 In 2017, Chen was selected to be included in Forbes 30 Under 30 under the Entertainment and Sports category for Asia. See also Taiwanese Australians References External links Ray Chen, 2007 semi-finalist, Michael Hill International Violin Competition Profile at Cami Music Australian classical violinists Male classical violinists Living people Aspen Music Festival and School alumni Curtis Institute of Music alumni Prize-winners of the Queen Elisabeth Competition People from Brisbane Musicians from Taipei Taiwanese emigrants to Australia 21st-century classical violinists 21st-century Australian male musicians 21st-century Australian musicians 1989 births