Congratulations to Carla Feuerstein who has been nominated in Production Award: Sound Engineer of the Year in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2024. Vote for Carla Feuerstein now!. It’s going to be another great night at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards on Saturday 30th November in Inverness Leisure. Why not join us for a brilliant night of music and awards. Buy a ticket here.
We asked Carla of Carla Feuerstein the following questions.
Tell us about yourself
I am a live sound and recording engineer based in Glasgow who has extensively toured the UK and Europe over the last 10 years. While I have worked with artists from a variety of backgrounds, my main focus lies with the Folk and Traditional Music Scene of Scotland, where I've had the pleasure of working with outstanding artists such as Breabach, HEISK, The Paul McKenna Band, Seàn Gray and the crossover-folk-theatre production Hebridean Treasure – Lost and Found.
In 2021, I joined the team at GloWorm Recording Studios in the heart of Glasgow, where I work under producer-owners Iain Hutchison and Andrea Gobbi.
Having joined the Royal Conservatoire’s School of Music part-time teaching staff I am now regularly leading tutorials, helping students hone their recording and live sound skills.
Why are you involved in Scottish music?
I just naturally fell into it, from the very first day I moved to Scotland! All of my friends were either musicians or involved in Scottish music to some extent, so from an early point in my career, that's what I was exposed to most. I have always loved listening to and playing trad and folk music, so felt right at home in the Scottish music scene from the start.
Any particular career highlights?
I was very lucky to be part of a special crossover-folk-theatre production this year: Hebridean Treasure – Lost and Found. For an entire month, we toured this beautiful piece around the Hebrides and other parts of Scotland and brought it to some very unique and remote places.
What are your plans for the future?
Having joined the team at GloWorm a couple of years ago, I'm looking forward to getting more work as a recording engineer. I have no plans of abandoning live sound of course, but I have been really enjoying the change of pace working in a studio brings.
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The 2024 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards are on the 30th November 2024 in Inverness Leisure Centre! You will be able to watch it live in person (buy a ticket here). Watch it live in the UK at 9pm (GMT) on BBC ALBA and and around the world here. Bands performing on Saturday 30th November include Julie Fowlis, Skipinnish, Laura Wilkie and Ian Carr, Highland Young Musicians and Arc Fiddlers, An Dannsa Dub, BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award winner 2024 Calum McIlroy and more!
If you would like to support Hands Up for Trad in their work with Scottish trad music and musicians why not become a friend of Hands Up for Trad. In addition to our high profile events like the Scots Trad Music Awards, we also deliver a less well known, education programme for young people from 8yrs right through to young adults at the start of their careers. Read more here.
