Headliner Radio

OLLO Audio CEO Rok Gulič talks to specialist guitar producers, Leo Abrahams (Adele, Katie Melua, Paolo Nutini, Brian Eno) and Enrico Sesselego (Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert) about the art of recording guitar like a pro. 

Rich Costey is a producer and audio engineer who has such a stunning CV of incredible artists that you only wish you had three hours to interview him and talk about them all: Biffy Clyro, Muse, Foo Fighters, Fiona Apple, and so many more. Headliner talks about Costey’s amazing career, how his time working at Philip Glass’ studio shaped him professionally, and how Waves plugins fit into the whole p...

Journalist, broadcaster and 6 Music presenter Stuart Maconie speaks to Headliner about the upcoming 6 Music Festival and recalls some of his personal highlights of the station's 20 years to date.

Composer Lucas Vidal talks about becoming the youngest Berklee College of Music student ever to compose and record the score to a feature film with a full orchestra, the film scores that inspired him to pursue his career, his music trailer work for The Hunger Games , Terminator , and Interstellar , and why he couldn’t do any of it without Steinberg’s Cubase.

Some will know her from her music, others will know her as the star of Netflix’s Ragnarok . Either way, Norway’s Resa Saffa Park is a rising star who hugely deserves your attention. Headliner speaks to the actor and musician to discuss Norway’s special place in the music industry right now, landing her big Netflix role, and her stunning slice of indie-pop on latest single, Tendencies .

One of the most celebrated songwriters of the past century, Jimmy Webb, tells Headliner about writing hits for the likes of Glen Campbell, Richard Harris, and Art Garfunkel, and how he made it from local church pianist to bona fide musical royalty.

New York City-based producer and engineer Zukye Ardelle talks about quitting her job as an emergency medical technician to pursue music full time. The gamble paid off. Now, she’s working with New York’s up-and-coming hip-hop artists at her very own s5studio, which was founded by her mentor Sonny Carson. She explains her route into the industry, how she approaches working with different artists, an...

Boston-based producer, audio engineer and songwriter Jason Maas gets candid about his music production process, his experiences on the live touring circuit, and his love of oeksound plugins, as well as revealing details about his new intelligent mastering platform, maastr.io .

After Memphis-born rapper Ty Brasel found himself walking a road of substance abuse and crime, a spiritual encounter caused him to change his ways, and to focus his energy entirely on his music. Here he speaks to Headliner about that period of his life, and how he now sees himself maturing and developing as an artist on the straight on the narrow.

Portland based producer, Yung Bae, talks about his new album, Groove Continental Side A , his future funk influences, and his approach to music production.

Forrest Lawrence, founder of Working Title Recording Studios, and Kenny Kaiser, fron-of-house engineer for The Killers, talk about transforming the recording studio into a Dolby Atmos-enabled facility, made possible due to the recent addition of a Focusrite RedNet A16R analogue interface for Dante networks. The duo reflect on their working relationship, the rise of Dolby Atmos music, working with...

Feeder frontman Grant Nicholas speaks to Headliner about navigating the vast changes the music industry has undergone since the band exploded onto the scene in the mid-'90s, and takes us inside the making of new album Torpedo .

James Morrison reflects on writing his debut single, You Give Me Something and on the success of his duet with Nelly Furtado, Broken Strings, and explains how his songwriting has developed since he released his debut album, Undiscovered in 2006. With his new Greatest Hits album out now and the UK tour underway, he explains why he re-recorded his biggest songs for the record, why hearing his songs...

Sound engineer Rupert Coulson is one of very few engineers to have experienced all three incarnations of AIR Studios. During his career, he has worked with the likes of George Martin, The Rolling Stones, Danny Elfman, and on films including Blood Diamond , Transformers , The Grand Budapest Hotel, and No Time To Die . He discusses his score recording and mixing work on Fear and Loathing in Las Vega...

Product specialist at Wisycom USA, Geoff Baynard chats to Headliner about all things wireless audio technology, revealing details about the company’s strong relationship with JH Audio.

Legendary broadcaster 'Whispering Bob' Harris speaks to Headliner about the 2022 C2C (Country 2 Country) music festival at the O2 in London, the genre's 21st century boom and his new BBC Radio 2 series celebrating its most exciting new talent. 

Jamie Lawson is a singer-songwriter in the classical mould. He spent decades in the romanticised life of travelling around with his guitar always strapped to his back, playing every open mic, gig and tour he could get his name on, eventually signing with Ed Sheeran’s record label, touring stadiums with the global superstar, and winning an Ivor Novello award. We chat to Jamie about his long story,...

X Factor star Aidan Martin has never shied away from addressing the mistakes he made after moving to London aged 17, so it makes sense that he’s made a living out of channelling deep, dark feelings into his songs. He explains how he overcame struggles with addiction and turned his life around using music, and talks about the inspiration behind new singles, Easy and Tears .

Maita lead singer and songwriter, Maria Maita-Keppeler, tells Headliner about her creative process and the production of the band's second album I Just Want To Be Wild For You .

RMB Audio founder and owner Cooper Cannady discusses the state of the live events market in the US and his long-standing relationship with UK pro audio specialist Martin Audio.

Creating quite a legacy in the musical melting pot of Nashville, Nick Brophy is a name that deserves respect in the world of engineering and songwriting. He’s worked with The Rolling Stones, on Avril Lavigne’s game-changing debut Let Go , and even got to write a song with a 15-year-old Taylor Swift – before anyone knew who she was. We talk about the happy place he’s found writing songs for movie p...

OLLO Audio founder Rok Gulič chats to engineers Kevin McCombs and William Robertson about the art of mixing over 300 stems in just one song.

Studio engineer Liam Nolan, who has worked with artists including Amy Winehouse and Paul McCartney, talks about his route into the industry, working at Metropolis Studios, and his engineering work for Adele’s album, 25 , including the single Hello – which saw him win two Grammy awards. He reveals where his Grammys are kept, and why the West London studio complex he works out of is powered largely...

Curt Smith, one half of the legendary Tears For Fears, speaks to Headliner about the band’s new album The Tipping Point – their first set of new songs in 17 years.

The Libertines co-founder Carl Barat talks the band’s upcoming anniversary tour, new material, and his solo tour in support of grassroots venues.