about devin marie

DEVIN COPFER   is a performer, recording musician, contractor, producer, registered Suzuki teacher, and arts entrepreneur based in Columbus, OH. 

Devin is the Co-Founder and Director of Chamber Brews, a dynamic new music ensemble; known for multi-genre collaborations with outstanding artists, designing unique and interactive programming, and celebrating new music. She currently sits on the advisory board of the Johnstone Fund for New Music,  serves as Concertmaster of the Worthington Chamber Orchestra, and arranges and performs in electrified violin pop duo, Devi & Liz.

Her performance experience includes work with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, Columbus Gay Men's Chorus, BalletMet, Opera Project Columbus, The Ohio State University, The Streetlight Guild, The Wexner Center for the Arts, Capital University, the Central Ohio Discovery Ensemble, Columbus Dance Theater, the Columbus Museum of Art, and Ohio Wesleyan University. Devin has performed with artists such as Dr. Mark Lomax, Counterfeit Madison, Maria Schneider, Michael Bublé, the Trans Siberian Orchestra, and Disturbed.

Devin is passionate about her Suzuki Violin and Viola studio, and is excited to be a part of the strong Suzuki Community in Columbus. She is invested in the principle that "anyone can learn," and that "ability does not develop innately. it is up to you" [Nurtured by Love, S. Suzuki, p. 53]. We are a studio driven by love, comfort, joy, and commitment to excellence. Every day we practice our skills on the violin so that we may grow to be powerful musicians and wonderful people.

Devin's loves performing violin and vocals with Small Songs [AVANT-POP], which, "has big feelings. The five-piece band calls its music "pop," but, like the limbs of an octopus, tentacles of rock, jazz and, on occasion, musical theater guide it along as well." [J. Oller, the Columbus Dispatch]

A graduate from the Ohio State University (BM - Violin Performance, BA - Arts Management), Devin’s musical curiosity led her to building strong relationships outside of the university as well - playing and recording in bands (Small Songs, Oliver Oak, Fables, Lowlights, Waves de Aché), growing contacts as a producer, and managing personnel lists as a contractor through her business, Devin Marie Music, LLC. She attributes her career growth and trajectory to the thriving community of artists, colleagues, and mentors she gets to work with in Columbus, OH.

A consistent recipient of program grants from the Johnstone Fund for New Music and the Greater Columbus Arts Council, Devin is an arts advocate dedicated to building a strong musical environment capable of sustaining creative events and organizations in the Central Ohio region.