Twenty Thousand Hertz

Mixing Seth Meyers: Behind the sound of late night TV

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The sound of Late Night television is a complex beast with many moving parts. In this episode, we step inside the daily hustle of Broadcast Mixer Fred Hedemark as he and his team bring the sound of Late Night with Seth Meyers to life. Along the way, Fred reveals the highs and lows of working on a high-adrenaline, live-to-tape TV show, and shares some never-heard recordings from his years on the show.


Twenty Thousand Hertz is produced by Defacto Sound.

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