Susan Heymann
General Manager, Touring,
Chugg Entertainment
Surry Hills, NSW, Australia
@ChuggEnt
Susan began to pursue a career in the music industry in 2002, gaining valuable experience in a variety of part-time jobs and internships including concert promotion at (what was then) Michael Chugg Entertainment (MCE), artist management with Black Yak Management, music retail and ticketing with Fish Records, sales with EMI Music Australia and writing with Australia's only music trade publication, The Music Network.
In December 2003, Susan began full-time employment with MCE as the Assistant to the GM and in the years that followed, she worked in a variety of roles in the company including Tour Coordinator and Marketing Manager. In May 2010, Chugg Entertainment went through period of expansion and a subsequent restructure of the company saw Susan take on the role of General Manager - Touring, managing the touring team under the company Directors, Michael Chugg and Matthew Lazarus-Hall.
Some highlights in her career included working with acts such as Radiohead, Coldplay, Robbie Williams, Keith Urban, John Mayer, City and Colour, Jason Mraz, Bob Dylan, Dolly Parton, Gwen Stefani, Kings Of Leon and Pearl Jam as well as a number of large-scale charity events including Wave Aid and Sound Relief.