{"id":112731,"date":"2020-09-08T13:03:54","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T17:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=112731"},"modified":"2020-09-25T13:58:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T17:58:28","slug":"ucf-alums-surprised-with-taylor-swift-album-credit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-alums-surprised-with-taylor-swift-album-credit\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Alums Surprised with Taylor Swift Album Credit"},"content":{"rendered":"

As music professionals in Lakeland, Jessica (Wigert) \u201907 <\/strong>and Jonathan Gautier \u201906 \u201909MA<\/strong> are used to working with musical artists of various backgrounds.<\/p>\n

So when a violinist from New York, who was visiting his father when travel shut down in Florida due to COVID-19, reached out to the couple about booking some time to work on material in Jonathan’s recording studio, they were happy to take on the work.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes, he would ask to come record in off-hours for a project and needed a quick turnaround,\u201d Jonathan says. \u201cThe projects never had any descriptions. We never knew what they were for.\u201d<\/p>\n

So imagine their surprise when months later, they awoke to a text message explaining Sound House Studios was credited as an engineer for the song \u201cAugust\u201d on Taylor Swift\u2019s surprise album \u201cFolklore.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything has been so serious and intense these past few months, so it was really great to get excited about something fun happening at the studio,\u201d says Jessica.<\/p>\n

The Prelude<\/h5>\n

Jonathan and Jessica met each other through the music program at UCF, where he received his B.A. in digital media<\/a> and then a master\u2019s degree in music<\/a>, and she earned a B.S. in elementary education<\/a> with a minor in music.<\/p>\n

They both say UCF\u2019s collaborative and welcoming environment helped set them up for their future career, which got its early start in the residence halls.<\/p>\n