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“There are so many paths you can take as an audio engineer,” says UW alum Andrea Roberts. “It never gets old because there’s always something else to learn or expand upon.”
When Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” album won Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, UW School of Music alum Andrea Roberts was in the audience cheering the win. As part of the audio engineering team for the album, it was a win for Roberts as well.
“It’s amazing to be involved in something at that level,” says Roberts, who previously worked on Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” album and film.
Beyoncé’s projects are as high-profile as it gets, but Roberts has worked with recording artists in a wide range of genres, from hip hop to classical, as well as on film projects. “There are so many paths you can take as an audio engineer,” she says. “It never gets old because there’s always something else to learn or expand upon.”