Welcome to Socel new users (gosh, there's a bunch of you!)
Please check out this helpful post on getting comfortable on Socel: https://socel.net/@admin/101180139985796794
Here's a great guide to being a successful artist on the fediverse: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/06/how-to-become-a-successful-artist-on-mastodon/
You can search for topics using hashtags. This will also help you find people to follow.
Lastly, create an #introductions toot to let everyone know a little bit about yourself!
Please reach out to me if you have any questions/concerns.