WCA #293 with Heidi Trefethen - Live Sound, Recording, French Horn, Struggles with The Mormon Church, Session Mindset, Sexism and Learning to Evolve

Published: July 26, 2020, 11:19 p.m.

b'Heidi Trefethen is a French Hornist, multi-instrumentalist, educator, and sought-after sound engineer, Heidi Trefethen shuttles back and forth across continents frequently, in roles both onstage and off. As a hornist, she has performed in numerous ensembles and venues in Italy, the UK, Bosnia, Thailand, Guatemala, Israel Turkey, and the US, including the LA Philharmonic, the JazzUp Festival in Italy, Cleveland\'s Rock n\' Roll Hall of Fame, San Francisco\'s Davies Symphony Hall and SFJAZZ\'s Miner Hall.\\nAs a live sound engineer, she has worked with the likes of Shawn Colvin, Meshell N\'degeocello, Odetta, Ellis Paul, Joan Baez, Joan Armatrading, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Holly Near, John Stewart of the Kingston Trio, Dar Williams, Al Stewart, Jane Siberry and Lucy Kaplansky, often at the legendary Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, CA. Heidi can be often seen behind the sound boards at SFJAZZ where she was recently recruited as a FOH and A2 engineer.\\xa0\\nAs a recording engineer, she studied at the California Recording Institute\\u2019s intensive sound engineering program. An internship at the historic Coast Recorders and a job at Rocket Lab mastering house had her working side-by-side with technical heavyweights John Cuniberti, Dan Alexander and Michael Romanowski. Heidi\\u2019s engineering credits include Tammy Hall\\u2019s \\u201cBlue Soul,\\u201d Jessica Jones and Mark Taylor\\u2019s \\u201cLive at the Freight\\u201d 2011, Lucy Kaplansky\\u2019s "Kaplansky Sings Kaplanksy," 2000, Michael Burles\' currently "Untitled Recording" 2017, Nestler and Hawtin\'s "Duality" 2014, co-engineered with Bryan Bell, Herbie Hancock\\u2019s first engineer, and full production of Anne Rainwater\'s solo piano recording of Johann Sebastian Bach\'s Goldberg Variations.\\n\\nIn this episode, we discuss:\\n\\nSF Jazz\\n\\nFrench Horn\\n\\nFreight & Salvage\\n\\nTeaching\\n\\nLearning to Evolve\\n\\nMentoring\\n\\nWomen\'s Audio Mission\\n\\nCovid\'s Effect\\n\\nThe Audio Pro Advantage\\n\\nThe Importance of Recording & Music\\n\\nOverdubbing at a Young Age\\n\\nEducation\\n\\nOpen Mic Nights\\n\\nLive Sounds\\n\\nProducing\\n\\nSession Mindset\\n\\nCommunication Style\\n\\nStruggles w/The Mormon Church\\n\\nEmpathy\\n\\nWomen in Audio\\n\\nSexism\\n\\nBay Area\\n\\nSpeaking Italian\\n\\nMaking a Living\\n\\nNot Working for Free\\n\\n\\nLinks and Show Notes\\n\\n\\nHeidi\'s Site: www.heiditrefethen.com\\n\\n\\n\\nLinkedin Profile: https://bit.ly/39ujk1L\\n\\n\\n\\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/heiditrefethen/\\n\\n\\n\\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/heiditrefethen\\n\\n\\n\\nWCA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/working_class_audio\\n\\n\\n\\nSupport WCA - Go Ad-Free!\\xa0https://glow.fm/workingclassaudio/\\n\\n\\n\\nConnect with Matt on Linkedin:\\xa0https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/\\n\\n\\n\\nCurrent sponsors & promos:\\xa0https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw\\n\\n\\n\\nWorking Class Audio Journal:\\xa0https://amzn.to/2GN67TP\\n\\n\\n\\nCredits:\\n\\n\\nGuest: Heidi Trefethen\\n\\n\\nHost:\\xa0Matt Boudreau\\xa0\\n\\n\\nWCA Theme Music:\\xa0Cliff Truesdell\\xa0\\n\\n\\nAnnouncer:\\xa0Chuck Smith\\n\\n\\nEditing:\\xa0Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau\\n\\n\\nAdditional Music:\\xa0The License Lab'