Headliner Radio

What does one of the most famous songwriters in the world do when forced to stay home for the best part of a year? Write a brand new surprise album, of course. This is exactly what Sir Paul McCartney did in 2020, using the unexpected downtime to write and record McCartney III . Engineer, mixer and producer Steve Orchard explains how they recorded the project at McCartney’s home studio, Hog Hill Mi...

Award-winning British singer-songwriter, David Gray, recently completed work on his 12th album – Skellig – a stunning piece of work that you’ll get the most out of if you listen to it as he intended you to: from start to finish, in one sitting. We dive into Gray’s creative process, and find out why he made this record in such a unique, secluded setting. We also reflect on the crazy year that was 2...

Olivia Rodrigo’s Drivers License smashed Spotify's record for most streams in a day, and having also topped Billboard’s Hot 100 for eight consecutive weeks, the song continues to enjoy unprecedented success. Here we speak to one of the people who mixed the track, Mitch McCarthy, about why the song went viral, his use of oeksound plugins, and how its success has changed his career forever.

We sit down for an insightful chat with Jonathan Wyner — current AES President and iZotope’s Director of Education — about the importance of collaboration and education around audio technology, how he’s witnessed its development over the years, and some of the trends we can expect to see in the near future.

Building up film music credits, releasing an album of songs for children, an electronic and orchestral remix album, spontaneously covering Italian artist Francesca Michielin, plus a global pandemic — a few of the reasons why Evanescence haven’t released an album of original songs in 10 years. But the wait is over. Today sees the band release The Bitter Truth ; their fifth record, with a particular...

New independent artist Mango In Euphoria - who is embracing a unique style of alt-dream pop/rock - tells us how she wrote and recorded her latest single Never Be The Same , and excitedly reveals her plans to play a live London show in May.

Less Is Lessie is a progressive rock band based in Wroclaw. The band delves into the music scene in Poland, the way they use ambient recordings and samples from real places in Wroclaw, and reveal the inspiration behind brand new concept album, The Escape Plan .

Around the time Joe Biden secured his role as POTUS, Headliner caught up with singer-songwriter Daya about starting her whirlwind of a career at 15, collaborating with The Chainsmokers on Don’t Let Me Down, and how she’s found her creative stride over the last few months.

Mastering engineer Gavin Lurssen's Grammy Award-winning work includes Raising Sand , a collaborative album featuring Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, and the soundtrack for the Coen Brothers film, O Brother, Where Art Thou? He brings an artful Zen to his mastering work and a thoughtful balance to his life. In today’s podcast Will Hawkins chats to Gavin about his career and ideology of giving b...

London-based duo Glass Peaks recently released their first single for 2021 - By My Side - an ‘80s synth fueled alt-indie track. Here we speak to the band’s Alfie Jefferies about writing as a two piece for the first time, heading down a slightly darker electronic route, and how they’ve always kept their listeners on their toes when it comes to their genre. 

Discovered at the age of just 12, Birdy has gone on to amass over 1.6 billion audio streams worldwide, 1 billion YouTube views, 7.1 million monthly Spotify listeners and 4.7 million album sales to date. April 30 2021 will see her release her highly anticipated upcoming album, Young Heart , which as we discover, is quite the departure from her previous material. Birdy reflects on her early success,...

Recording and mix engineer and producer Jake Jackson has worked on a huge variety of soundtracks for film, TV, computer games, and more recently, albums. Jackson reveals the projects he’s been working on during lockdown, his route into the industry, the challenges of working on computer game scores, and the Genelec monitors that he relies upon.

London-based singer Jessica Wilde has started 2021 in a big way, recently dropping a double A-side with two fresh new singles. We chat about some of her favourite collaborations, the inspiration behind her raw, honest lyrics, and how she’s been pushing her own boundaries creatively during lockdown.

We speak to renowned German DJ, musician and producer ATB and platinum-selling producer Topic about their new single Your Love (9pm) , a faithful remake of the original ‘90s trance anthem featuring the vocals of Swedish songwriter A7S.

Up-and coming Trinbagonian artist Kalpee has just released a stunning acoustic version of his latest project Feel Good Playlist Vol.1 , which really does sound as the name suggests. Here he talks about partnering with this year’s virtual SXSW on The Island Stage , focusing on West Indian artists and reviving the acknowledgement of island pop globally.

Having spent the last two years touring with the likes of Brett Eldredge, Jon Pardi, Randy Houser and Lee Kernaghan, when Covid-19 hit, Brad Cox found solitude driving a tractor for up to 17 hours a day. Cox gets candid about the inspiration behind some of his biggest hits, why he only puts out the music he wants to, and talks about his new album, My Mind's Projection .

Can Tom Ashbrook put Liverpool on the neoclassical map to rival Berlin? With the quality of his stirring piano music, anything is possible. Having found its way into some of the biggest piano playlists on Spotify, we speak to Ashbrook about the next steps to take his music worldwide.

A Grammy Award-winner and trained at the most prestigious school of Julliard, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum has been carefully establishing herself within the world of film music, especially with her unique work on the Quibi series, Don’t Look Deeper . Headliner dives into her stunning work on the series, as well as the locked-down composer life and her work on the board of The Alliance for Women Film Comp...

Lawrence ‘Filet’ Mignogna has been a monitor and FOH engineer for many big acts over the years, including Gwen Stefani, Alicia Keys, Bruno Mars, Twenty One Pilots, and many more. Here we discuss why he took a step back from touring pre-Covid, his efforts to raise awareness and funds for the live industry, and his workflow on DiGiCo mixing consoles.

Swedish producer Bontruce recently dropped his debut single Salvation . The self-confessed studio nerd explains how he is responsible for the entire process of composing, producing and writing his tracks, and how he draws inspiration from both the natural world and the dichotomy between humans and the planet.

Headliner speaks with Christopher Mansfield, the man known best as Fences, an artist already drawing favourable comparisons to Bon Iver. He reflects on being discovered on Myspace by Tegan and Sara, his friendship and collaborations with Macklemore, and the profound travels and bonds that brought about his latest album, Failure Sculptures .

Newcomer Lu Wright is used to putting on a brave face, however with her debut single release, British Daisy and upcoming EP, she’s letting her guard down. It might just be the soundtrack to your summer. 

Composer Michael Yezerski’s most recent project is composing the score for The Vigil - a horror film which follows a young man who is tasked with keeping vigil over a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community, only to be targeted by a malevolent spirit. We delve into scoring a horror film, avoiding cliches, pacing out the tension, and his use of Steinberg’s Cubase.

American composer and pianist Kris Bowers has composed scores for films, video games, television, documentaries, and has also released his own music. He shares how he worked on Jay Z and Kanye West’s album, Watch the Throne , how he composed the scores for Green Book , Kobe Bryant's Muse , Netflix’s When They See Us , and most recently, Bridgerton – the most-watched series ever on Netflix.

Emily Lazar made Grammy history this year, becoming the first mastering engineer to land three album of the year nominations in the same year for Coldplay’s Everyday Life , Haim’s Women in Music Pt. III and Jacob Collier’s Djesse Vol. 3 . We catch up with Emily before the 2021 Grammy awards to reflect on her upcoming nominations, her past win for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for Beck'...