The award-winning author of the upcoming book on Fine Violin Making
Dmitry Badiarov is coming from the least privileged background. He has made a name for himself as a core member of
La Petite Bande. He created instruments for world-class musicians such as
Sigiswald Kuijken,
Sergey Malov, and
Ryo Terakado.
After becoming redundant in 2006, he discovered his passion for marketing and self-promotion. This took him on stages such as Tokyo Opera City and got him featured in Tokyo MX TV and Nikkei News, among others.
In 2019 he created the Professional ARTIST Pathway™ program that teaches musicians how to be more successful. He started his Authentic Instrument Makers Academy™ where he teaches instrument makers the Old Masters' acoustics, Social Media marketing, pricing and sales. He hosted his events online and LIVE in Spain, Portugal and The Netherlands.
As a speaker and entrepreneur, he shared the stage with experts on Social Media Marketing such as Paul O'Mahony, Marcin Marczak, and Chris Rowell at a Digital Marketing conference in London.
In 2019 he became an award-winning speaker on the stage of Andy Harrington's Professional Speakers Academy. In 2021 he launched his popular Luthiers & Legacy Podcast where he interviews experts and thought leaders in music, instrument making, sales and marketing, and his guests include New York Times and Sunday Times Bestselling Authors, concertmasters, instrument makers, CEO of marketing companies and more.