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Having accumulated 30 million streams and completed a huge arena tour supporting Dermot Kennedy, Lilla Vargen is one of Ireland’s fastest rising new talents. She shares how the pain of emotional devastation was channelled into heartbreaking pop ballad for the ages, Blueprints .

Get Musicians Working is a UK wide project to provide work for struggling musicians through the Covid-19 pandemic. Run by The Emery Foundation, Get Musicians Working seeks to provide grants to musicians who are in need, and in return they create inspirational content. Conductor, pianist and record producer Robert Emery discusses the project, why one third of  professional musicians have not been a...

He's had a substantial career in the ultra-successful indie-folk outfit The Lumineers of Denver, Colorado. But multi-instrumentalist Jeremiah Fraites suddenly finds himself with a cancelled 18 month tour, moving to Turin, Italy and releasing an album of minimalist piano instrumental music. We chat with Jeremiah about this eyebrow-raising turn of events, and his stunning new album, Piano Piano...

Singer-songwriter Morgan Wallen has staked his claim as country music’s next superstar with over 3.4 billion streams, multi-platinum certifications, and four consecutive chart-toppers to his name. He chats about appearing on The Voice , becoming one of the first artists to sign to Big Loud Records, and why he feels like his honesty is appreciated by his army of loyal fans.

Julie Miles, professional vocal coach and founder of Vocal Ovation has rapidly become one of the UK’s most highly rated and sought-after vocal coaches, and has worked on The X Factor, America’s Got Talent and The Voice . She shares how to achieve the perfect audition, adapting to new methods during lockdown, why production skills are key to success as a performer in this ‘new normal’, and reveals...

Canadian record producer and songwriter Stint — mostly known for producing the likes of Gallant, MØ, Demi Lovato, NAO, Zara Larsson and more — discusses his Grammy nomination for Gallant’s debut album, why Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor has served as a massive influence, and how he uses oeksound’s soothe2 plugin on vocals.

Australian singer-songwriter Ziggy Alberts’ genuine grassroots story and captivating live performances have built him a career as one of Australia’s leading independent artists. Fresh off the back of a bunch of new singles, Ziggy reveals how he’s gearing up for live shows and teases what to expect from his forthcoming album, Searching for Freedom .

NYC-based multi-platinum record producer, mixer, and engineer Chris Tabron has worked on records by Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Mary J. Blige, Common, The Strokes, Erykah Badu, and many more. We discuss how he first started out in music production working closely with Tony Maserati, why it’s important to not be limited by genre, and his impressive knowledge of Waves plugins.

Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Ruby and Pete are President Street, who have used the lockdown period to write and record Time Is Up , a cry out in the face of adversity and a call to stand against injustice and divisiveness. The duo talk about the inspiration behind this defiant-yet-hopeful track, and look forward to supporting Roachford on their UK tour this year.

21-year-old Finnish singer-songwriter ILON emerged as a hotly-tipped newcomer before she even released her first single: FINNEAS fell in love with her voice and had her record a song he wrote. We find out the status of that track, and delve into ILON’s debut single, Selfish Love .

Sean ‘Sully’ Sullivan is one of the most revered FOH engineers in the business, having toured with the likes of Beck, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna and most recently Shania Twain and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Here, Sully reveals some of his pro tips for setting up and tuning PA systems, what he’s missing most about being out on the road, and why he's a big fan of d&b audiotechnik rigs.

Grammy and Academy Award-nominated composer, producer, pianist, arranger, conductor and recording artist, Stephan Moccio has amassed heavyweight credits that include Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne, Dua Lipa, Ellie Goulding and many more. He reveals why a yearning for solitude and simplicity manifested in his new album, Tales of Solace . 

Could Pamungkas be the first Indonesian artist to achieve international breakout success? As we discuss with the singer-songwriter in this podcast, much stranger things have happened in this internet age. We talk about his brilliant indie-pop tunes, his love of bands from the United Kingdom, and the global success he is gunning for. 

Hailing from Welwyn Garden City, Tibasko is a very exciting and up-and-coming duo bringing hard-hitting beats out of Hertfordshire. Having only formed in 2017, the pairing of Andy Bowden and Ken Petalcorin chat to us about their fast and formidable rise, releasing club-bangers in lockdown, and their vital work with #WeMakeEvents.

Sydney indie-pop act merci, mercy is one to watch, and takes a closer look at her EP, no thank you, no thanks , which features six candid and intimate tracks, covering themes of toxic relationships, social anxiety and self-confidence.

In episode one of Plugged In, we sit down with technologist, musician and CTO of Izotope, Jonathan Bailey, who provides us with a unique insight into the world of audio software and plugins at the Boston-based company, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

A true music pioneer in several genres, Kurtis Mantronik was told “people won't go for this hip-hop stuff,” but his beats production (in his bathtub at home with a drum machine!) would make him a key figure in making the genre go totally global. After huge success in Mantronix, he reinvented himself to become one of the world's first remixers, reworking songs by the likes of Shirley Bass...

With many years experience as a live sound engineer under his belt, Kevin Madigan has worked with a diverse range of artists including The Smashing Pumpkins, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Lucinda Williams, Santana, Eels, and Pavarotti. We chat about the studio projects that have kept him busy this year, his approach to mixing at front of house, and why he loves his DiGiCo SD5 console.

We recently caught up with multi award-winning, platinum selling British singer-songwriter Mike Rosenberg aka Passenger — who has just released his album Songs for the Drunk and Broken Hearted — to find out more about his creative process, the narrative running through his new record, and how his approach to writing has evolved over the years.

In the past decade, Antonia Gauci has established herself as one of Australia’s most trusted, best-regarded producers, engineers and versatile mixers, working with numerous local and international acts, with credits including Will. I.Am, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Kesha’s Grammy nominated single Praying , as well as some of Australia’s finest artists. Antonia reflects on her start at Sydney’s Bi...

Armenian-Ukranian rappers Samuum discuss their new single, Maria , a tongue in cheek look at the middle-eastern phenomenon of bride kidnapping. This legitimately unique musical duo is the collaboration between The Voice of Ukraine star Lusine Kocharian and music producer/film director Andranik Berberian, a Ukrainian pair with very strong Armenian heritage. And while taking pride in that, they cert...

We go behind the brand with Shure's Marc Henshall who talks us through the leading microphone manufacturer's ethos and mindset during the pandemic. He also reveals the thinking behind two new Shure products which are targeted at home recording and podcasting.

British R&B artist Eli Moon has been making some big moves in the music scene over the last couple of years. Here he explains why songwriting has always been his therapy, the creative process behind some of his recent tracks, and how he’s been delving deeper into production techniques during lockdown.  

When Rebekka Karijord and Jon Ekstrand were asked to compose the original score for the new Greta Thunberg documentary, I Am Greta, they knew they had to somehow create a musical language for a true force of nature. We discuss working on the film sustainably, their thoughts on the climate crisis, Rebekka's other life as a singer-songwriter, and Jon's upcoming Marvel movie, Morbius (starr...

One of the most genre-fluid bands out there, Brighton's Phoria are somewhere between an art-rock outfit and a neoclassical chamber group. We chat with Trewin from the band about seeking inspiration from the human experience within an infinite universe, retreating from the internet to record their new album, and recording Caught A Black Rabbit at Abbey Road Studios.