ASBURY PARK MUSIC FOUNDATION
In 2011 Susan rallied her committee to bring the Smithsonian Institute's
traveling music museum, New Harmonies, to Asbury Park.
As an added coup, Asbury Park was the first-in-the-nation destination for this exhibit.
After an exciting six months, when New Harmonies completed its run, the committee felt it was a natural decision to continue the momentum, and formalize a specific salute to Asbury Park's rich musical heritage.
In early 2012, they founded and launched the Asbury Park Musical Heritage Foundation,
which has been enormously successful and has been immediately recognized internationally.
Concurrent with establishing this new foundation, Susan wrote, produced and directed the feature length film, Music is My Soul: Asbury Park 1930s - 1970s. A collaboration between Synergy Productions, and students of Asbury Park High School and Monmouth University, the documentary chronicles numerous artistic and social experiences of Asbury Park musicians from the 1930's to 1970's.
Granted $100,000 from Bruce Springsteen
through Monmouth Arts to open
Where Music Lives Gallery & Performance Space.
Branded the organization including
"Asbury Park: Where Music Lives."
Curated and supervised exhibits and performances
at Where Music Lives
Created the Youth Music Initiative including
the Artist in Residence Program,
Sound Healing Classes and Sound Recording Classes.
Gave a TED Talk about
Asbury Park's musical history
