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Chris Clark – who composes and produces under the name, Clark – explains how he scored Apple TV+'s Lisey’s Story (starring Julianne Moore and Clive Owen), which follows the widow of a famous novelist hounded by a dangerous fan as she uncovers an other-dimensional world her husband could travel between – a world stalked by a terrifying creature...

British drummer Ash Soan has worked with Adele, Celine Dion, Cher, Seal, Robbie Williams, Enrique Iglesias – to name a few – and in this interview he reflects on his first big break as a drummer in 1994 when he joined Del Amitri, leading to work with some of the biggest artists on the planet and on projects as diverse as playing at the 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony and as the house drummer o...

Julien Bracht joins Berlin's wonderfully burgeoning scene of artists releasing intelligent and introspective electronic music plays with euphoric melodies, despite being in the city of techno. After a massive remix for electronic music polymath Grimes, Bracht released his excellent debut solo album Now Forever One this year. We discuss his time at the legendary Funkhaus studios, music's...

Recording engineer, record producer and mixer Dan Grech-Marguerat reflects on the moment his career took off, mixing the multi-platinum selling album Ta-Dah for the Scissor Sisters, including the huge single I Don't Feel Like Dancin’ , co-written by Elton John. Grech-Marguerat explains his approach to mixing the multi-platinum selling Lana Del Rey album, Born to Die , winning this year’s MPG...

Producer, mixer and engineer Neal Pogue reflects on working on Outkast’s Grammy Award-winning album SpeakerBoxx/The Love Below , and convincing Andre 3000 that Hey Ya! should be the album’s lead single. Mixing TLC’s Waterfalls is another highlight, and he explains why he used a pseudonym for producing the song’s iconic horn part. In the studio, Pogue has been using Waves for 20 years. Here, he rev...

Ivor Novello-nominated and Telly Award-winning composer, Walter Mair explains how he composed the score for survival thriller Till Death , starring Megan Fox as Emma, who wakes up in a secluded lakehouse, handcuffed to her husband’s dead body.

House DJ Kevin Knapp started the year with a bang with the release of his EP Baby Don’t Stop . Here he tells Headliner how he’s been getting involved with live stream shows on Twitch, discusses his production setup, and gives us the lowdown on his very own label Plump Records.

Veteran monitor engineer Ian Beveridge, who has worked extensively with the likes of Foo Fighters, Green Day, Weezer and more, reveals all about how he got into mixing live sound, his formative years on tour with Nirvana, and why he uses JH Audio in-ears both at home and on the road.

New Yorker-turned Hollywood composer Jessica Weiss discusses scoring Amazon Prime's new and progressive adaptation of Cinderella , starring Camila Cabello, Pierce Brosnan and Idina Menzel, why it's very important to have an emotional support dog in the studio, and why she always chooses Genelec.

Thomas Riedel, founder and CEO of broadcast and networking giant Riedel, discusses the future of industry, the latest market trends and how the business is evolving into new sectors. 

Samuel Jack is the first artist to go viral solely through Instagram reels thanks to his infectious song, Feels Like Summer , which at one point was uploaded over 10,000 times per day and was played over 60 million times around the world. The singer-songwriter talks about the viral song, the best and weirdest Instagram reels videos he’s seen so far, and what’s next for his music.

Record producer, DJ and songwriter BURNS talks about his latest EP Loving Touch , how he’s been keeping himself busy on the production side throughout the pandemic, and why it feels good going back to his dance roots on his new solo project.

Northern Irish artist, composer, producer and broadcaster Hannah Peel talks about composing and recording the soundtrack for Game of Thrones: The Last Watch and winning an MPG Award for Original UK Score Recording of the Year for her work on Channel 5’s psychological thriller, The Deceived .   #gameofthrones #thelastwatch #headlinerradio

Recording and mix engineer Olga Fitzroy talks about her role as the executive producer of The MPG and the organisation’s recent efforts to increase diversity. She reflects on her start in the industry at AIR, engineering on Coldplay’s Ghost Stories , assisting Sir George Martin on the last ever Beatles recording for the 2006 album, Love , working on season four of The Crown , and reveals how Neve...

Max Aruj is a graduate of Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Studios, where he perfected his craft under one of the best mentors you could ask for, Lorne Balfe. He talks about his work for films such as Crawl , and most recently the Liam Neeson-starring The Ice Road for Netflix, plus how he still makes sure to work with Balfe on such massive blockbusters as Marvel's Black Widow . 

Danish artist Sitrekin is joined by Grammy-winning sound engineer and producer Dyre Gormsen to talk about Sitrekin’s single, Open Chest , the first track ever to be released exclusively in Dolby Atmos on Apple Music. Sitrekin explains why this is a new chapter for her away from Blue Foundation, and reflects on being the voice behind the Twilight Saga soundtrack hit song, Eyes on Fire .

Jenn Wasner, one half of the shape shifting US alt. indie due Wye Oak, reflects on 10 years of their breakthrough record, Civilian and the experiences that shaped its creation. 

Producer, audio engineer, guitarist and songwriter, Tim Palmer, reflects on getting his start by mixing (I Just) Died in Your Arms for Cutting Crew, producing David Bowie's debut LP with Tin Machine in 1989, why patience paid off when working with Ozzy Osbourne, and reveals why he recently upgraded to Genelec 8341A monitors.

Musician Tom Bright reveals the inspiration behind his track, Down The Line , a single taken from his upcoming album, Legacy . He talks about being compared to Rod Stewart, how he utilised Spotify to obtain a monthly listenership of up to 100,000, and reveals what fans can expect from his new album release.

In this OLLO Chat Podcast, OLLO Audio CEO Rok Gulič speaks to Berklee College of Music’s John Escobar and acclaimed engineer and producer Matteo Marciano about best practice production techniques, immersive mixing in Dolby Atmos and how to ensure your studio skills are future-ready. Check out the video podcast here: https://bit.ly/3ioDOyv #olloaudio #headlinerradio #podcast #dolbyatmos

Three-time Grammy Award-winning recording and mix engineer, Geoff Foster, delves into how he recorded the orchestra for Billie Eilish’s Bond theme, No Time To Die with Hans Zimmer at London's Air Studios for the much anticipated new Bond film, for which he is also the score engineer. Foster reveals what it takes to capture the quintessential Bond sound, and how he achieved this using a Neve 8...

As a producer, engineer and songwriter, Julian Kindred has made numerous records with a wide and varied range of artists for over two decades. Here he reflects on his time spent recording in many of Music City’s legendary rooms, the hybrid setup in his UK-based studio, and the interesting ways he uses oeksound plugins throughout his workflow.

Miles Hankins describes how himself and Marco Beltrami composed the music for the new must-watch Hulu series, Nine Perfect Strangers , starring Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy.

Just before the MPG announced the winner of Remixer Of The Year for 2021, Headliner caught up with singer, songwriter, producer and DJ, Laura Bettinson (aka lau.ra), who explains her route into the industry, why she’s turning her attention back to her own solo electronic music and delving deeper into her role as producer and DJ, and shares her tips for aspiring remixers.

Composer Gareth Coker, whose music appears in a number of Triple-A video game titles including Ark, Immortals Fenyx Rising , and the upcoming Halo Infinite , talks us through his creative process when it comes to crafting soundtracks of truly epic proportions.