Heather Sommerlad is a multifaceted musician, music educator, and writer. Her musical training began on the U.S./Mexican border, where she played the violin in public school orchestra. Heather’s Mexican heritage, coupled with her training as a classical violinist, led her to draw musical inspiration from groups and composers like Los Tres Ases, Arvo Part, and Maurice Ravel. Heather continued her musical journey with a degree in music performance from Bennington College, where she was exposed to experimental songwriters like Joanna Newsom and The Dirty Projectors. While primarily a composer and performer of her own material, she is also a dedicated member of the electronic trio Old Robes, and a founding member of New York City’s Horse’s Mouth.

Heather is currently working on a memoir about her experience with student loan familiar fraud.