Headliner Radio

After very nearly disappearing into music academia, Trevor Gureckis landed himself an internship with a certain Philip Glass, inspiring him to pursue film composition. That decision has led to him collaborating with beloved director M. Night Shyamalan on his Apple TV series Servant , and his latest movie Old . He opens up about the amazing journey of his music, and how he created the Servant serie...

Independent London-based songstress NAGYEDi talks about becoming the first Hungarian to release a single as an NFT (non-fungible token) for her new release, Out of This World , and discusses some of her upcoming material. 

Having played piano on two of the best selling albums of all time, Adele's 19 and 21 , Neil Cowley's piano is one of the most widely heard instruments out there. But being a musician-for-hire is something he has put fully behind him, as he releases his stunning album of neoclassical instrumentals, Hall Of Mirrors . We talk about his classical child prodigy days, playing for Gabrielle and...

Undoubtedly one of the greatest movie scoring mixes of the modern era, Alan Meyerson joins Headliner on a call from the 5.1 mix room that he’s built in his home to talk about some of his favourite projects, his philosophy when it comes to crafting film scores, and his love of Leapwing Audio plugins.

With his upcoming project, Pages , Taylor Gang singer SK8 marks his transition into punk rock while remaining true to his “hip-hop head” days, and shares that it’s his best work yet.

Chris Alderton, guitarist from four-piece British rock band, The Amazons, reflects on the band’s formation, how their biggest hit to date, Black Magic , blew up; and explains how his brand new Genelec monitors are helping shape their third album.

Legendary Nirvana, Pixies and PJ Harvey engineer Steve Albini discusses his route into the industry, the major label politics that plagued In Utero, and why his economical approach to recording is now more popular than ever.

The Hoosiers’ frontman, Irwin Sparkes, explains how the band teamed up with social media sensations Woody & Kleiny to release the new Euro 2020 England anthem Route 66 , and why proceeds from the track will aid the charity CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably.

Four time Grammy award-winning producer and recording engineer, Dave Way; Grammy-nominated recording engineer Steve Genewick; sound designer, Ana Monte; and immersive audio expert, Anastasia Devana, join Headliner to discuss how far the various immersive audio formats have come, how Focusrite fits into their immersive workflow, and to look at 3D audio trends across the music and entertainment indu...

After overcoming the paralysing fear that social media held over his life, Ukrainian singer, songwriter and producer Marineris brings us his indie-pop from the city of Kiev, with the strong message that sometimes, we really ought to put down our phones. We discuss his approach of writing, singing, producing all his music and directing his own videos, and how a young Ukrainian fell so hard for Brit...

For L.A.-based songwriter and producer, David Pramik, each day at work is never the same. Here he discusses why he doesn’t allow himself to be limited by genre, how receiving multiple Grammy nods has opened up a whole host of opportunities, and the interesting ways in which he uses oeksound plugins throughout his creative process.

Producer and engineer Thomas Mitchener takes us inside Broadfields Studios to talk studio techniques, the challenges of recording a silent vulture, and the Neve gear he can't live without.

We catch up with seven-time Grammy-winning producer and songwriter Paul Epworth on location at his immense North London studio complex, The Church, to chat about life during lockdown, championing new talent, and the art of music production.

London pop-soul artist Sami Nathan opens up about her time on Sir Tom Jones’ team on The Voice , writing songs for other artists vs. for herself, the inspiration behind single, Older With You , and her brand new single release, Weekend .

The grind hasn’t stopped for multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Adam Blackstone. Currently the musical director for both Nicki Minaj and Justin Timberlake, Blackstone speaks about his musical ethos, playing and performing with some of the biggest musicians on the planet, and why he wouldn’t be without his JH Audio Roxannes.

Mexican singer-songwriter Natalia Lafourcade explains the inspiration behind her 10th studio album, Un Canto Por México Vol. 2 , and why it’s important for her music to keep Latin American traditions alive. The multiple Grammy award-winning star reflects on the popularity of her song, Tú Sí Sabes Quererme, her Oscar-winning song, Remember Me for Disney-Pixar's film Coco , and explains why hon...

Award-winning engineer and producer Marta Salogni discusses her approach to work in the studio, the art of great production, her 2021 MPG nomination, and why Genelec monitors are key to her workflow.

Dublin based duo, Morgana MacIntyre and Gemma Doherty, aka Saint Sister, talk us through their creative process and the making of their upcoming second album, Where I Should End .

Liverpool-based bedroom pop artist Amber Jay discusses how her debut EP, Never Too Far from a Dark Thought came together, the inspiration that she takes from film and TV, and why she’s keen to keep up the momentum when it comes to writing and producing music.

Prince’s legendary recording engineer and winner of the MPG 2021 Outstanding Contribution to UK Music Award, Susan Rogers, reflects on her incredible career in the industry and the future of music production.

Laura Kidd, aka Penfriend, tells Headliner about her brand new record, Exotic Monsters, and talks us through her creative process.

He's written with Selena Gomez and he's fronted a Channel 4 comedy, all after accidentally taking the Internet by storm by musically poking fun at the Kesha hit, TiK ToK . Stefan Abingdon continues to leave his mark on the worlds of music, production and comedy with his totally unique approach. We discuss what he's been up to, for example ordering a Domino's Pizza and turning i...

As a sound designer at iZotope, Rachel Alix is directly responsible for creating and honing some of the most widely-used audio tools in the industry. Here she discusses her passion for vocal production, and teases some of the cool new products and features that we can expect from the company in the near future.

Indie-pop band The White Lakes were set for massive things in 2020 before the pandemic hit and put all their plans on hold. Here, the band’s singer Matt tells us how they made the decision to move into a shared house to continue writing and performing together no matter what the restrictions, a decision that produced their latest single, This Generation.

UK artist, Esmae wrote her first song aged 16, and although music was her true passion, career success elsewhere meant it took a backseat. She explains how she found her way back to music by posting demos on Soundcloud, which led to her releasing her debut single, Oughta Know , with a five-track EP titled Do Better , due to be released later this year...