Headliner Radio

We catch up with multiple Grammy Award winning producer and mix engineer Tom Lord-Alge, who reflects on his career so far, which includes mixing records for U2, The Rolling Stones, P!nk, Peter Gabriel, Dave Matthews Band, Blink-182, Avril Lavigne, Sum 41, Manic Street Preachers, and Marilyn Manson.

As well as being one of the most in-demand violinists in the UK, Anna Phoebe has been increasing her stock as a composer, particularly with her 2020 singles seeing strong backing from the likes of Mary Anne Hobbs. We chat about her experiences playing with the likes of P Diddy, Roxy Music and Robin Gibb, her collaborations with the European Space Agency, and why she really is one of the most uncla...

After the enormous success of One Day / Reckoning Song back in 2012, German DJ and producer Wankelmut decided to keep his newly successful career in pop-house music in his native Berli, the world capital of techno: “When I started going out and discovering all these genres, I was into techno for a brief amount of time,” Wankelmut, the alias of Jacob Dilßner, says. “It doesn’t have enough diversity...

We chat to Grammy-winning remixer and producer Dave Aude about his latest project working with long time friend and collaborator LeAnn Rimes. Aude has remixed LeAnn's Coyote Ugly soundtrack into a beat-laden mashup with a twist as the movie turns 20 - and unlike many remixers, has chosen not to chop up the vocal: "let the artist and the song do the talking, and I'll add a little gas...

Mat Playford reflects on his seven-year residency at Space in Ibiza, and the future of the club and DJ scene. Having been introduced to Genelec in the ‘90s, Mat has never looked back, and reveals what makes them his choice of studio monitor every time, and why he intends to build another Genelec studio in his greenhouse.

Galxara explains why it’s so important for her to create music that surges with confidence, and that tells listeners to be themselves no matter what. The complex and continuously evolving artist explains why recent single, Loving Nobody is one of the most emotional songs she’s ever written.

During the start of 2020, Jesse Palter parted ways with her record label to start anew and focus on the next evolution of her music and sound. Out of that dynamic came Better Days , an ode to quarantine and lockdown which was written over Zoom. Jesse explains why it’s always been music for her, what it's like to be an independent artist in a global pandemic, and why she’s passionate about rai...

The HeavyTrackerz exploded onto the UK music scene as the production duo behind Meridian Dan's German Whip , one of the most commercially successful grime songs ever. The pair quickly went on to work with the likes of Stormzy ( Not That Deep ), Wiley, Skepta, Dizzee Rascal and more. The masked duo talk about making the transition from behind the scenes producers to artists in the forefront, t...

We go behind the brand at LA Percussion Rentals with co-owners Abby and Dan Savell, who reveal the origins of their high-end professional percussion business. They explain why their vast range of unique instruments sets them apart from other rental companies (including their treasured Emil Richards collection), how they cater to composers, filmmakers, orchestras and bands, and how they have adapte...

Ben Baptie has co-produced, mixed and engineered records for artists such as Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson and Moses Sumney to name a few, and is now based out of London’s Strongroom following a fruitful stint at Electric Lady Studios. Here we take a closer look at Ben's career, and learn more about his new personal studio setup based around a Neve Genesys console.

Record producer and mixer, Romesh Dodangoda – whose credits include Motorhead, Bring Me The Horizon, Funeral for a Friend, and Bullet for My Valentine – discusses his route into music production, his love of guitar music, and why his Long Wave recording studio in Cardiff wouldn’t be complete without his Genelec monitors.

South African born, London based singer, songwriter and producer Julia Church has already amassed 50 million streams in her short career. We talk about her new music, songwriting masterclasses with Paul McCartney and Ozzy Osbourne, her keen eye for music production, and lots more! 

In this podcast we chat to Lucas Pinzon - front of house engineer for hugely successful Colombian singer-songwriter Maluma - about adapting to life at home during lockdown, his artistic approach to mixing, and his passion for immersive audio. Lucas also offers some tips and tricks when it comes to treating and tuning PA systems, and reveals his plans to create some big arena shows with d&b’s S...

In this podcast we dive into the creative process with super talented singer-songwriter Frank Turner. Frank discusses songwriting, his newfound love for music production (particularly cool bits of hardware), how he is making his new album remotely, his support of the pivotal #wemakeevents campaign, and his love of Sennheiser and Neumann kit on stage and in the studio. 

Originally from Cannes in France, artist, producer and remix maker French Original has been behind the scenes for some time, respected on both sides of the Atlantic and the Channel. We recently caught up about how he first got into producing electronic dance music, his much-anticipated 2020 debut single “History”, and how he likes to experiment with a variety of Waves plugins.  

Quincy Jones protégé David Davis talks about his time on NBC’s Songland , where his song Everything It Took To Get To You  was chosen as the winner of the Ben Platt episode. Davis talks about shining a light on songwriters, working with Ryan Tedder on the show, and why now is the time for the world to get to know him as an artist.

Australian singer-songwriter Amy Shark talks about new single C’Mon , featuring Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker – the first single from her sophomore album, which is available for pre-order today (December 4) . Amy talks lockdown, how her success is sinking in, and teases info about her upcoming record.

Nominated for the Australian Music Prize and his music described as “absolutely heavenly” by Radio 6’s Mary Anne Hobbs, Melbourne’s Luke Howard is one of the solitary figures in Australia’s slowly-burgeoning contemporary classical music scene. He reflects on his eight-album discography and we discuss why Howard could be a key figure in transferring the immense popularity of this genre in Europe to...

We sit down for a chat with Luke Smallbone, one half of four-time Grammy Award-winning christian rock/pop duo For KING & COUNTRY, to discuss the musical chemistry he has with his brother Joel, collaborating with Dolly Parton on the band’s hit “God Only Knows”, and why their new Christmas album has been eight years in the making.

2020 has been a mega year for London-based singer-songwriter Arlo Parks, who wrote and recorded most of her latest album, Collapsed In Sunbeam s, during lockdown. Here she discusses how poetry has influenced her songwriting process, her broad range of musical influences, and why she feels making music is such a fun and liberating process.

Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer Nick van de Wall’s tremendous reputation precedes him no end. Best known as Afrojack, he came in at number seven in DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJ poll this year, and has been using the lockdown period to focus on and revive his once-dormant house and techno alias Kapuchon. Here, the superstar DJ tells us why he’s getting back to his musical roots, why human relationship...

Despite over a decade of hard work in Music City, country musician and singer-songwriter Hailey Whitters was only recently able to take a step back to reassess why she started this journey in the first place: to create music that she loves on her own terms. Here, “Nashville’s newest unsigned star” explains how she’s been staying connected with her fans throughout lockdown, and how things have fina...

Academy Award-nominated composer Hauschka lives two lives; as the solo artist known for his pioneering of the prepared piano and wildly succesful albums, and more recently as Volker Bertelmann (his given name), the film composer behind the scores of Lion, The Old Guard and Summerland . We talk pitting his eccentric artistry against a traditional upbringing in West Germany, his arduous journey to s...

ACM and CMA Award winner Lee Brice is in the middle of a record-breaking career run with his latest album, Hey World , and shows no signs of slowing down. Here, the country superstar tells us about some of the pivotal moments in his career and how some of his incredible collaborations have come together over the years.

Irwin Sparkes delves into the making of White Tail Falls’ debut album, Age Of Entitlement , and the protracted: ‘How did I end up here?’ moment that inspired its creation. Sparkes reveals the toll that chasing approval in the music industry takes, and explains how this record was a raw return to the initial reason he bothered to pick up a guitar as a child.