“I cannot thank you enough for giving me the opportunity to take part in such an amazing week! I had tons of fun and feel that I gained so much information that will not only help me grow as a clarinetist, but as a musician as well.”
You want to win the audition. You want to be hired.
You also know there's more you're meant to do: a concert series, a studio, a school residency, a collaboration... work that doesn't even have a name yet.
Building it takes more than technique. It takes business sense, a clear read on who you are, and a foundation that can actually hold you up: steady income, a body that can keep playing, and the resilience to stay in it for the long run.
You don't have to build it alone. And you don't have to choose. You can have both, the job and everything else, and we're here to help you shape it.
This is a space to fuel your momentum and growth for personal and professional transformation.
Building this takes more than technique. It takes business sense, communication, and a clear sense of who you are and what you're building toward. And it takes a sustainable foundation: financial stability, physical wellbeing, and the mental and emotional resilience to keep going.
Who We Are
Music360 is a team of inspired, inventive musicians and versatile performing artists who've built full, sustainable careers, on stage and off. We didn't read about this in a book. We're in the pit, on the stage, writing the syllabus, teaching the course and in the spreadsheet... and our careers are still growing.
We start with an intersectional strategy for you to grow your music and income together. No either/or required.
Thrive is the Music360 platform: our signature program, and the tool behind everything we mean by transformation. Join as a free member, then step into the three tiers whenever you're ready. Start where you are. Grow from there, one continuous journey.
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- Live masterclasses & workshops each month (recorded for replay)
- Access to video library with 100+ replays & mini lessons
- Library of PDF downloads
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- Live masterclasses & workshops each month (recorded for replay)
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- Library of PDF downloads
- Access to our digital platform
- 20% off all other Music360 programs
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Sustainability & Mindset
CAUTION: THIS WORK WILL STIR YOUR SOUL
Every audition, interview, brand exercise, and budget is rooted in a deeper practice. This crucial layer cannot be ignored, as it's the key to you building a truly meaningful and abundant career. It's why mindset, alignment, and inner work runs through every tier of Thrive, not as a bonus, but as the ground for you to stand on.
If you're the kind of person who feels the seasons turn in your own work, not just outside your window—here is something you can read and carry with you.
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Built by Artists
For Your Music Career
Welcome to Our Community
About Music360
Hey there! I'm Ixi Chen, a performer, teacher and career mentor with over 25 years direct experience - and I've put together a team of experts to set you straight on your music career path. This steller faculty play in orchestras, teach at universities, create educational programming, found and direct chamber ensembles, present at conferences, book, manage, produce, record and the list goes on. We've learned a lot along the way and we want to share it so you can create the life in music you dream of. That's why we built all this!
Now about you. All of our resources, programs and work with you are centered on our belief that in order to build a happy life in music, you must address all the layers of who you are. We want you to do work that's meaningful, make a good income, take on challenges that are difficult and worth doing, and contribute to something larger than yourself. All this requires you to see the music world with a wider lens, turn your fears into powerful action - and above all embrace the idea that with the right tools and support, a whole heck of a lot is possible.
This work isn't always comfortable but boy is it worth it.
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Meet Your Mentors
Learn from experienced professionals who've built successful, multifaceted music careers.
Ixi Chen
Clarinetist & Entrepreneur
Clarinetist with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, faculty at UC CCM, and founder of concertnova. Ixi specializes in performance and entrepreneurship.
David Cook
Author & Career Consultant
Associate Professor of Clarinet at Millikin University and author of Clarinet Conditioning. David specializes in higher-ed career consulting.
Austin Pancner
Performance Health Specialist
Founder of The Functional Musician and certified health specialist helping musicians overcome tension and injury through holistic wellness.
Annie Phillips
Arts Marketing & Coach
Former faculty at NEC & SFCM leading over 1,500 coaching sessions. Annie specializes in creative professional development and arts marketing.
Nick Photinos
Grammy Award-Winning Cellist
4-time Grammy-winning cellist, Professor at UC CCM, and co-founder of Eighth Blackbird, offering 24 years of creative expertise.
Ted Nelson
Cellist & Orchestral Planner
Cellist with Cincinnati Symphony for 21 years and former VP at DPAA. Ted shares insider knowledge on auditions and orchestra management.
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Practice with Purpose
Daily Planning for the Whole Musician
The Practice with Purpose Planner integrates the full 3-section framework taught inside Music 360—a system refined to help musicians move from scattered and reactive to grounded and intentional. Able to keep up with your dreams, provide insights on building your career, and organize your practice priorities, this new planner is built with YOU in mind.
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Your North Star & Purpose Mapping
Reverse-Engineered Goal Frameworks
Intentional Practice & Routine Design
Mindset & Mental Game Strategies
Personal Brand & "Onlyness" Tools
Digital Footprint & Career Outward Work
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Free Workbook
Spark Your Music Career
A free professional development workbook for musicians! Get 20+ pages of questions, checklists & strategies to build a career you love & that makes you money.
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Free Workbook
Anxiety to Agency
Anxiety to Agency is a free workbook that shows music students how to trade audition-room anxiety for a real, workable plan — using skills you already have and probably aren't counting.
Student & Artist Stories
What Musicians Are Saying
Transformative experiences, meaningful connections, and career-defining growth.
