Episodes
Trailblazing singer-songwriter and Americana artist from Washington State, Rae Isla, talks about writing an original song for the Robert De Niro-starring Ezra and creating a video game built around the release of her latest single, Miles and Miles.
Published 05/10/24
Mikel Medley – aka Bristol-based ‘Mic Man’, Dread MC – talks about his role at The Music Works, helping disadvantaged and underrepresented young people access the music industry, tackling knife crime in the UK, and explains the high end Genelec studio gear The Music Works’ students have access to.
Published 05/08/24
Keane songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley reflects on the band's landmark debut album Hopes and Fears, discussing their formative years and how the runaway success of the album shaped what was to follow.
Published 05/07/24
New York-based composer and music producer, Jay Wadley, delves into his approach to composing the score for Apple TV’s latest miniseries, FRANKLIN. Starring and executive produced by Academy and Emmy Award winner Michael Douglas, the series explores the story of the greatest gamble of Benjamin Franklin’s career.
Published 05/03/24
Multicultural hip-hop artist Steven Malcolm, who has just released a new music video for his single Nothing Into Something, from his highly anticipated fourth album BOATS, discusses how the track came together and how his inspiring outlook and ethos keeps him grounded in the music industry.
Published 05/02/24
House music duo Soul Clap, made up of Eli AKA Bamboozle and Charlie AKA Lonely C, delve into the creative process behind their new EP, EcoSystemS, and their coinciding 2024 EcoSystemS Tour taking place across the US this spring/summer.
Published 04/30/24
Richard Reed Parry, best known as a core member of the Grammy Award-winning art-rock band Arcade Fire, talks about scoring The Iron Claw, the Zac Efron and Lily James-starring film about the true story of the Von Erich wrestling family, and teases the upcoming Arcade Fire album.
Published 04/29/24
Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Gareth Dunlop - originally from Belfast in Northern Ireland - speaks to Headliner about all things music, including his upcoming third studio album, Welcome To The House Of I Don’t Know, set for a June 2024 release.
Published 04/26/24
Brooklyn based indie-folk artist Maria Lane discusses her creative process, recent projects, and the cathartic nature of her music.
Published 04/25/24
Nashville-based alt-pop sensation Caroline Romano reflects on the evolution of her songwriting and how a tale of unrequited love inspired her recent brutal single, Used by You. She also reveals how an AKG P220 mic, K240 MKII headphones and JBL 305P MKII powered monitors make all the difference to her music-making process in her home studio.
Published 04/24/24
Molok Studios is a multilingual game, film and digital localisation and post-production company based in Milan. CEO Andrea De Cunto and Samuele Daccò, chief audio engineer, reveal how the company has carved out a niche for itself and why, as the first Dolby Atmos gaming studio in Italy, they chose Genelec monitors to elevate their immersive work.
Published 04/23/24
Canadian composer Jeff Toyne breaks down the main title theme to new Apple TV series, Palm Royale and explains how he took inspiration from a Slim Aarons photo, Henry Mancini, Bernard Herrmann and added a Latin twist for his unique score.
Published 04/22/24
Award-winning engineer and producer ECHO opens up on his fascinating career so far, the trends shaping the Latin music market, and the technology that powers The Lab Studios.
Published 04/18/24
Singer, songwriter and visual artist EMMI IIDA discusses her debut album The Eye and her unique approach to its sonic DNA and production.
Published 04/17/24
Legendary recording engineer Steve Albini takes us inside the making of Manic Street Preachers' Journal For Plague Lovers album, as it celebrates its 15th anniversary.
Published 04/16/24
Singer songwriter Vince Freeman gets candid about his time on The Voice, how it changed his life, the highs and lows of the music industry, how he had to adapt during the pandemic by opening a mobile coffee stall, and how a chance encounter with an entertainment lawyer resulted in him being able to raise the funds to complete his debut album, Scars, Ghosts & Glory.
Published 04/15/24
Welsh artist Yxngxr1 delves into his Americana-tinged indie-pop single, Budapest, taken from his new album, Front Porch.
Published 04/12/24
Two-time Grammy Award and seven-time Latin Grammy Award winner Gustavo Celis – a recording engineer, mixer and producer – reflects on mixing Shakira and Beyoncé’s 2007 hit, Beautiful Liar, engineering Shakira’s 2006 hit, Hips Don’t Lie (one of the best selling singles of all time), and why he chose Genelec monitors for his Dolby Atmos studio.
Published 04/10/24
Mixing engineer, music producer and electronic music live act, Hannes Bieger explains why he founded his own label, why he thinks A Million Souls is his most listened to track, and he breaks down the production for his brand new single, Black Hole, including the Steinberg DAW he couldn’t be without.
Published 04/09/24
Palace frontman Leo Wyndham joins Headliner for an insightful and open conversation about the making of the band's fourth album Ultrasound and how he navigated the tragic circumstances that framed its creation.
Published 04/08/24
American indie pop band, Cannons, explain how guitarist Ryan Clapham and bassist and keyboardist Paul Davis discovered vocalist Michelle Joy via Craigslist, how their single, Fire For You changed the trajectory of the band, how new album, Heartbeat Highway came together, and why they use use JBL 308P MkII monitors in the Cannons home studio.
Published 04/05/24
Chiz, an upcoming rap artist from Dallas, Texas, discusses his latest musical project and the inspiration behind his old school hip-hop flow.
Published 04/04/24
British artist Ayda Rose opens up about how a personal experience of love and loss inspired her raw and stripped-back R&B single, Damn, and why after making a huge impression in the dance scene as Effie, it was time for her to usher in a new age by releasing her new music under Ayda Rose.
Published 04/02/24
American composer David Fleming delves into composing music for HBO's The Last of Us (and reveals his favourite episode), the epic sounds of Dune: Part 2, what it was like working with Beyoncé as recording arranger for SPIRIT from The Lion King soundtrack and his approach to scoring new Netflix film Damsel, starring Millie Bobby Brown.
Published 03/29/24
Producer and composer Dave Reed – one half of electronic music duo, Tritonal – reflects on what first drew him to EDM, the evolution of Tritonal’s production and his thoughts on their early work, why he thinks Until You Were Gone is Tritonal’s most listened to song, and why Waves plugins are a constant on Tritonal’s tracks.
Published 03/28/24