From “failed musician” to innovative entrepreneur
Susan De Weger is not your typical classical musician. The self-confessed “failed musician” now helps young musicians connect with modern audiences and compete with digital disruption
Published 18 July 2018
Associate lecturer Susan de Weger is a French horn player. In fact, she’s a self-confessed “failed musician”, who walked away from music and went on to establish a multi-million dollar IT consulting practice in Europe.
But music didn’t walk away from her.
Once she returned to Australia, she decided to change her internal narrative and tackle a Performance Master’s degree at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music at the University of Melbourne.
Now, she teaches music entrepreneurship to a new generation of musicians - helping young performers build careers that are artistically and financially rewarding.
Episode recorded: 3 July 2018
Producers: Dr Andi Horvath, Chris Hatzis and Silvi Vann-Wall Audio engineer and editor: Chris Hatzis
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