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Susan Dodes is a Clinical Assistant Professor at New York University’s Steinhardt School, specializing in Music Business. She holds a BA from Brandeis University and an MA in American Studies from Columbia University. Her career spans over 30 years in the music industry, including roles at Warner-Chappell Music, Sony/Relativity Recordings, and her own consultancy firm, SuLeDo Music Consulting. She has mentored over 150 young women through the She Is the Music Foundation’s Virtual Mentorship Program and oversees the SITM/Blackbird Academy Scholarship Program. She is also a Mechanical Licensing Collective Educator Ambassador.
- Affiliations: NYU Steinhardt, University of Sussex (Brighton Institute of Modern Music), University of New Haven
- Key Roles: Global Co-Chair of Mentorship (She Is the Music Foundation), Adjunct Lecturer at Syracuse University and others.
Her research focuses on creator rights, technological impacts on the music industry, and entrepreneurship. She developed curricula in Songwriting and Entrepreneurship and pioneered NYU’s A+R and Production course in Nashville with Universal Music.
Awards include the Hamden Alumni Achievement Award for mentorship and professional excellence. She advocates for legislative changes benefiting songwriters and has advised NARAS and The Latin Grammys on educational initiatives.
