The Fourforty (440) with Eric Branner
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The Fourforty (440) with Eric Branner
Follow Your Curiosity: Designing a Sustainable Music Career with Dr. Lisa Neher
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Dr. Lisa Neher didn’t choose one lane.
She’s an opera singer, composer, professor, private studio teacher, actor, and President of New Wave Opera... and she does all of it at a high level.
In this conversation, we explore what it actually looks like to follow your curiosity into a multi-dimensional career in the arts.
Lisa shares:
- Why she didn’t follow a traditional conservatory path
- How she navigated being both a singer and a composer in graduate school
- What institutions get wrong about putting artists in boxes
- How she built a thriving private voice studio
- What it takes to launch an opera company from scratch
- How to commit to creative projects and actually finish them
- The difference between being “busy” & being aligned
- Why structure is what allows freedom
This episode is a blueprint for musicians who don’t want to shrink themselves into one job title.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re “too many things” to fit into a traditional arts career… this conversation will resonate deeply. 🌊
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