About

Windy Indie, a versatile violinist from Chicago’s West Side, began her journey from an early age. Since picking up the violin as her principal instrument in 6th grade at K.I.P.P. Ascend Charter School, she has become passionate about music and encouraging others to believe in themselves.

A CHICAGO NATIVE & CLASSICALLY TRAINED VIOLINIST

Since 2004, Windy Indie has graced Chicago’s youth orchestras with her performances. By 2010, she emerged as section leader of the 2nd violins at Lane Tech, showcasing her talent and leadership. Concurrently, she joined the “All-City C.P.S. High School Orchestra,” captivating audiences at The Chicago Orchestra Hall, Navy Pier, and more. Classically trained by the esteemed Robert Fisher, she was in the S.E.E.D. quartet, under his guidance from Chicago’s Sinfonietta Orchestra.

UTILIZES HER MUSICALITY TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN INNOVATION AND MUSIC AS A TOOL TO EMPOWER ALL DEMOGRAPHICS

Now focusing on the fusion genre of Classical and Hip-Hop, Windy has been continuing her education in Chicago’s City College Music Education programs. With sounds reminiscent of Jazz musicians and Chicago’s Artistic flavor, she aspired to bridge the gap between innovation and music as a tool to empower all demographics.

Windy Indie utilizes her expansive musicality to blend genres such as hip-hop, soul, and classical music to demonstrate her discipline in the community. With the core beliefs of Jesus Christ and ideas of philanthropy grounding her, Windy continues to share her violin skills in spaces of learners and individuals in hopes of forming loving bonds within the communities Windy impacts. Raised amongst a family of educators, Windy has naturally become a Violin Instructor and has taught in several schools and youth programs across Chicago. This union of hard work and optimism has led Windy to many achievements, such as appearing thrice on Fox TV’s hit show Empire while performing in spaces such as Chicago’s Blues Festival, the House of Blues, and many private venues and shows. With dreams of opening a music school and ideals helmed in philanthropy, Windy Indie strives to connect with people on a universal scale in unity.