Alex Cequea & Trippy the Traveling Ukulele
MIU Alum Alex Cequea starts his journey to have his ukulele “Trippy” be the first musical instrument in history to play music in every country on Earth.
Trippy will partner with musicians and artists while telling stories along the way. Throughout the project, Alex and Trippy will also help raise money for the international non-profit UNICEF. They have the goal of raising
$1 million USD for UNICEF (from corporate sponsors) over the course of 10 years, starting in 2023.
Alex is a former Marketing Executive at a Fortune 100 company and has almost 20 years of experience creating and executing fun viral projects. He graduated from MIU in 2009 with a BA in Business Administration and received his MBA from MIU in 2010.
Previously, Alex made animated educational videos about social issues for act.tv, where he was a Sr. Producer and Marketing Strategist. His work has been featured in the New York Times, TED.com, BuzzFeed, and many other places.
Alex’s animated videos have gotten over 250 million views and were consistently shared by political figures like US Senator Bernie Sanders, Robert Reich, organizations like NowThis, Moveon.org, and celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Lebron James, and Snoop Dogg.
Formerly, Alex was Marketing Executive at Cisco, and before that, he was the Editor in Chief at iPhone Life magazine. As a digital nomad for 10+ years, Alex visited 30+ countries before starting the project with Trippy the Traveling Ukulele.
Are you interested in becoming involved? Here are some ways to help:
1. Help Alex and Trippy connect with potential sponsors (email Alex at [email protected])
2. You can follow Trippy's social media pages on Instagram, Tiktok, or YouTube
3. You can connect your global musician friends with Alex!
