Heidi has always been one to push the boundaries and find her own path. Growing up in country Tasmania, she studied classical piano and trumpet from a very young age and eventually found a great passion for contemporary music in wanting to play what she heard on the radio.

Heidi graduated with honours from University of Tasmania’s Bachelor of Contemporary Arts (Music) in 2005.

Her twenty year long career has seen her effortlessly move through a huge array of contemporary genres; rock, acoustic, roots, soul, funk, ska, reggae, jazz, synth rock, pop and more. In these bands, she has worked as a professional keyboard, trumpet and trombone player, as well as a backing vocalist. She has played on festival stages across the country, including Falls Festival, Party In The Paddock, Dark Mofo, MONA, Taste of Tasmania and Junction Festival. Heidi’s original band Heloise also had the honour of playing at Melbourne Cricket Ground for Sleep At The G. Heidi’s bands have supported the likes of Kate Cebrano, Katie Noonan, Darryl Braithwaite, Taxi Ride, Phil Jamieson and You Am I, to name a few.

Heidi began working in commercial musical theatre in 2018, playing keys on the national tour of Green Day’s American Idiot. In 2020 she was invited to be Assistant Music Director on the sell out sensation SIX: The Musical, which she toured with until February 2023. She then orchestrated Vidya Makan’s critically acclaimed new musical The Lucky Country, for which she was also Music Director. Heidi then worked on the national tour of Mamma Mia! as Assistant Music Director.

The year 2020 saw the birth of Heidi’s current original band Laphrodisiac. After performing at various festivals (between musical theatre shows) Laphro released their Debut single ‘Do you not know’ in 2023 and are working on releasing more in 2024.

Heidi is also a proud educator, with fifteen years of experience as a highly sought after music teacher. Having taught students from the ages of eight to eighty, she has a keen interest in inspiring people to find themselves in music and a great passion for working in team settings. Heidi has taught piano, voice, percussion, trumpet, trombone, guitar and bass, and has extensive experience conducting school bands. She owes a great deal of her skills she now utilises working in musical theatre to her time working with the incredible young talent in Tasmanian schools.