Stephanie Bergara wears many hats in Austin and beyond. Music Program Coordinator for the City of Austin Music & Entertainment Division, nominee for Austin’s 40 under 40 awards, first latina to play blues on the green, first latina to win an Austin music award in her category, and the bidi bidi boss of the Selena cover band Bidi Bidi Banda.

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In this episode of Radio Peligrosa, Stephanie and Orión discuss all of her accolades, tips on staying mentally fit to continue working in the music industry, and pro tips for musicians in Austin who would like to take advantage of some of our unique and awesome resources. Plus some crucial life pro tips.

Here’s Peligrosa for our proclamation day at the Austin City Council meeting that we were joking about. lol.

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Learn more about Bidi Bidi Banda here: http://bidibidibanda.com/

Want some more info on resources available to Austin artists? Check here: http://www.austintexas.gov/department/music-entertainment-division