Fresh off mixing the Broadway musical The Outsiders to a Tony Award win for Best Sound Design of a Musical for sound designer Cody Spencer, Broadway sound engineer and regular SoundGirls contributor Heather Augustine sits down with Andy and Sean to chat about her long touring career (including Billy Elliot, Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, and Mean Girls), her transition from touring to subbing on Broadway shows such Funny Girl, SIX, and A Beautiful Noise to mixing her first full-time show on Broadway, and more. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath and RCF.
Episode Links:
Heather Augustine On SoundGirls
Clip From Mix Training Video For The 2019 National Tour Of Miss Saigon
NPR Article Featuring Heather
Heather On The SoundGirls Podcast
Glass Slippers Give You Blisters (Book Mentioned In The Episode)
Cody Spencer’s Tony Awards Speech
Episode 256 Transcript
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