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WANJA HUEFFELL, RECORDING, MIXING AND FRONT-OF-HOUSE ENGINEER
BASED IN HAMBURG AND BERLIN
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GRADUATED AS A TONMEISTER FROM THE BERLIN UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS.
​FREELANCE ENGINEER AT THE RENOWNED HANSA STUDIOS BERLIN FOR SEVERAL YEARS, TOURING WORLDWIDE.
CLASSICAL BACKGROUND, PLAYING CLARINET AND PIANO SINCE EARLY CHILDHOOD.
BROAD MUSICAL EXPERIENCE, HAVING WORKED WITH ARTISTS FROM VERY DIVERSE MUSICAL BACKGROUNDS SUCH AS HERBERT GRÖNEMEYER, ROY AYERS, DAVID AUGUST, JAZZANOVA, AND THE BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER.
EXPERIENCED IN BOTH MUSIC PRODUCTION AND LIVE SOUND, ALWAYS AIMING TO KEEP THE BALANCE BETWEEN THESE TWO COMPLEMENTARY WORLDS — NUANCES HERE, ROCK’N’ROLL THERE, AND VICE VERSA.
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MY APPROACH TO PROJECTS IS DEEPLY MUSIC-CENTERED, STRIVING FOR A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND THE RIGHT TECHNICAL RESPONSE. EVERY PROJECT CALLS FOR ITS OWN SONIC CONCEPT.
THE BEST ARTISTIC PERFORMANCE GROWS OUT OF AN ATMOSPHERE OF EASE AND TRUST, EVEN IN MOMENTS OF PRESSURE. BEYOND CONTROLLING FADERS AND FREQUENCY CURVES, I SEE IT AS PART OF MY JOB TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN THIS ENVIRONMENT.
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I WORK IN STUDIO PRODUCTION AND MIXING, ON-SITE RECORDING, LIVESTREAMS AND FRONT-OF-HOUSE MIXING. FIRST LISTENING, THEN ACTING — SPEAKING THE LANGUAGE OF MUSIC AS FLUENTLY AS THE LANGUAGE OF SOUND.
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RECORDING/MIXING
HERBERT GROENEMEYER | CHVRCHES | LORD HURON | DAVID AUGUST
NENA | OLLI SCHULZ | JEREMIAS | ELEN | GLASPERLENSPIEL
TONBANDGERÄT | MOKA EFTI ORCHESTRA | LEON WEBER AKA LCAW CHARLY ANN | HANNA BATKA | JAMILA AND THE OTHER HEROES
AVI & AHMED | AKUA NARU | THE TEENS | DAN REED NETWORK
BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER | DIE 12 CELLISTEN DER B. PHILHARMONIKER DEUTSCHES SYMPHONIE ORCHESTER (DSO) | BALTIC SEA PHILHARMONIC STEGREIFORCHESTER | TRIKESTRA
​SEBASTIAN STUDNITZKY | OMER KLEIN | EMBRYO | MASAA
RICHARD KOCH QUARTETT | NIK BAERTSCH | DAVID HELBOCK
PASCAL SCHUMACHER | ARNE JANSEN | LAMMEL LAUER BORNSTEIN JULIA KADEL TRIO | LUCIA CADOTSCH | MATTIMATTI | JORAM FEITSMA RALPH HEIDEL | MONIKA WERKSTATT | KID BE KID KOMFORTRAUSCHEN | CATS & BREAKKIES | VELVET TWO STRIPES
TIM TAUTORAT | HANSA STUDIOS BERLIN
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LIVE/FOH
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ROY AYERS | DAVID AUGUST | ÄTNA | MICHAEL WOLLNY TRIO
TILL BRÖNNER | FARHOT | SILVAN STRAUSS TRIO
MOSES YOOFEE TRIO | ROBERT AMES | JAZZANOVA | BUKAHARA
LOVE IN EXILE (Vijay Iyer, Arooj Aftab, Shahzad Ismaily) | AVISHAI COHEN
SHAI MAESTRO | ALABASTER DEPLUME | MOKA EFTI ORCHESTRA
SEBASTIAN STUDNITZKY | OMER KLEIN | OSCAR JEROME | MASAA
JOHANNA SUMMER | JOCELYN B. SMITH | ANGEL BAT DAWID
RICHARD KOCH QUARTETT | EMBRYO | MONIKA WERKSTATT
NATALIE GREFFEL | A SONG FOR YOU BERLIN | GEBRÜDER TEICHMANN
JAMILA & THE OTHER HEROES | K.ZIA | BALTIC SEA PHILHARMONIC
DEUTSCHES SYMPHONIE ORCHESTER BERLIN (DSO) | JAQEE
KOMFORTRAUSCHEN | CATS & BREAKKIES | XJAZZ FESTIVAL
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AND MANY MORE
