How Rosie Cusack Built a Creative Career Without Picking One Lane
Rosie Cusack has built a creative career that spans music education, stage management, voice acting, and audiobook narration. At the Michigan Music Econ Summit, she talks about leaving the classroom, finding new opportunities, and staying connected to music through collaboration.
Rosie shares what stage management at Saint Cecilia Music Center involves, how COVID changed music education, and how her interest in animation voice acting grew into audiobook work. She also discusses meeting indie authors at comic cons and book fairs, writing original music, and why collaboration matters to her creative process.
In this episode, you’ll hear about:
Rosie’s path from teaching music in Grand Rapids Public Schools to stage management and voice work
How educators adapted to virtual music classes and became audio producers
The behind-the-scenes work that helps live performances run smoothly
How networking with authors led to audiobook opportunities
The role collaboration plays in Rosie’s songwriting and creative life