Collin Hegna is a Portland, Oregon based musician, composer, and recording engineer. Hegna founded the Spaghetti Western themed psychedelic rock combo Federale and remains the principal songwriter. In addition, he has played bass with The Brian Jonestown Massacre since 2004.
As owner of Portland’s Revolver Studios, Hegna has produced releases from The Shivas, Roselit Bone, Jenny Don’t & The Spurs, Joel Gion, Matthew J. Tow, and David J.
His songs, both with and without instrumentation by Federale, have appeared on a variety of film and television soundtracks including A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, The Bad Batch, and The Lego Movie. He oversaw the music for the Emmy-nominated Super Bowl commercial “Halftime in America“.
From The Brian Jonestown Massacre to Federale: Collin Hegna's Unique …
In this episode of "Concerts That Made Us," Brian sits down with Collin Hegna, the charismatic frontman of the band Federale and long-time bassist with the iconic Brian Jonestown Massacre, for an in-depth conversation about F...