Headliner Radio
1,121 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThis is a music podcast which explores the creative process. We chat to artists of all levels, from aspiring and emerging talent to international stars, to find more about how they make their music. Check us out on Insta @emergingheadliner, FB and Twitter @headlinerhub and hashtag #headlinerradio
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Aspiring Headliner USA E35: Loser Company
January 25, 2024 07:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBWill and Shawn from L.A-based indie rock band Loser Company discuss the band’s origins and how some of their recent musical projects came together from a creative perspective.
E319: Hidé Takemoto | The Guitar Wizard
January 22, 2024 07:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBGuitar virtuoso Hidé Takemoto – who was recently named one of Yamaha Music London’s ambassadors for 2024 – talks to Headliner about his musical background and his plans for this year. (Artwork: ©️Nocturnaphotography)
In The Box E19: Pinar Toprak
January 22, 2024 07:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBTurkish-American Emmy-nominated composer, conductor and performer Pinar Toprak, who is known for her work on everything from writing and producing music for Christina Aguilera’s 2019 Xperience Live Show in Las Vegas, conducting Billie Eilish's performance of No Time To Die at the Oscars, to scoring Captain Marvel to Fortnite, delves into her most recent projects: the new Netflix body-swap film, Family Switch and new open world game, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. She explains her approach to ...
The Mix Room E79: Dave Porter on scoring Marvel’s Echo
January 22, 2024 06:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBDave Porter, a composer known for his work across Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and El Camino, reveals how he most recently scored Marvel's newest series, Echo - incorporating the chant from the Choctaw Nation into the score - and why he relied on Genelec monitors for this project.
E318: VIANNE | Take Me With You
January 16, 2024 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBHailing from Tucson, Arizona, and crafting her sound amidst the cultural amalgamation of Bulgaria and the U.S, rising London-based old soul-pop starlet VIANNE delves into the meaning behind recent single, Take Me With You – featuring British hip hop-soul artist NeONE The Wonderer – lifted from her new EP, Blue.
E317: Brad Stank | Natty Wine
January 12, 2024 15:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBLiverpool-based singer-songwriter, Brad Stank, explains why when it comes to making music, he needs to feel it in order to write it. He also delves into the meaning behind recent single, Natty Wine, taken from his romantic new album, In The Midst of You.
E316: Mavin Records | The world’s biggest indie Afrobeats label
January 10, 2024 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBMavin Records execs Edward ‘Vaedar’ Ekwunme and Jennifer Imion take us inside the world’s biggest independent Afrobeats label and discuss their plans for global expansion.
Levels E4: Jean-Marie Horvat | 'Chaos is the best recipe'
January 09, 2024 07:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBFive-times Grammy nominated, multi-platinum mixer, writer and producer Jean-Marie Horvat on working with the world's biggest stars, rule-breaking, and the game changing power of Augspurger Monitors.
E315: Andrew Cushin | Just Like You’d Want Me To
January 08, 2024 07:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBThe North East’s fastest rising new star, Andrew Cushin, explains how his latest single, Just Like You’d Want Me To, is a song about resilience, hope and inner belief, standing tall and knowing that better days are going to come.
E314: DEJA | Artistic Evolution
January 05, 2024 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBLondon-based artist DEJA tells Headliner about her life in music and the artistic evolution that has turned her into the performer she is today.
E313: Hannah Peel | Becoming The F-List president
January 03, 2024 08:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBAward-winning artist, composer, and producer Hannah Peel discusses her career so far and becoming president of The F-List.
Aspiring Headliner USA E34: Dan Harrison
January 02, 2024 12:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBNashville-based singer-songwriter and country artist Dan Harrison chats to Headliner about new music and his plans for 2024.
The Mix Room E78: Studio Sound Service
December 22, 2023 11:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBThe team behind Studio Sound Service – a design and consultancy company in Italy working globally in the fields of acoustics and with clients including Andrea Bocelli, George Lucas, Disney and Netflix – explain the company’s services, how it became a Dolby Certified Service Partner, and reveal a few favourite projects, including designing a Millennium Falcon-themed room using Genelec monitoring.
JBL Emerging Headliner E32: DINER
December 21, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBCalifornia-based Portland country-pop artist, DINER on how her new single, Goodbye To Someday was inspired by the Chicago Cubs' World Series victory in 2016, her upcoming debut EP, and why she uses an AKG C214 condenser mic to capture vocals at home and on the road.
In The Box E18: Clyde Sendke
December 20, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBClyde Sendke, managing director of Steinberg, talks about Steinberg's position in the market, the way AI is muscling into the world of music production tech and if it’s a threat, how the company stays innovative and what sets the brand’s technology apart from the competition.
E312: MINOE | Bleeding Hearts Disco
December 18, 2023 11:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBRising star MINOE discusses the making of her debut EP Bleeding Hearts Disco and some unique insights into life as an independent artist in today’s music industry.
Aspiring Headliner USA E33: Don Castor
December 18, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBSinger, composer and actor Don Castor discusses the creative process on his latest musical project FREEDOM, and how he came to star in the 2022 Marvel blockbuster Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
E311: Volney Morgan & New-Ye | Making Gospel Cool
December 15, 2023 15:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBMulti-award winning British gospel group Volney Morgan & New-Ye reveal how they went from a group of friends from North London to becoming the most in-demand gospel group in the country, picking up a MOBO, and performing at some of the biggest events in the industry.
E310: Paul Leonard-Morgan | Scoring Fellow Travelers
December 14, 2023 11:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MBL.A.-based Glaswegian composer Paul Leonard-Morgan on his incredible career thus far, including scoring the Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro-starring Limitless shortly after writing arrangements for the likes of No Doubt and Mogwai, and the new McCarthyism TV drama, Fellow Travelers.
E309: Phazz | 'The Gateway to Infinity'
December 13, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBArtist and producer Phazz opens up on his career to date and his work on new Beatsurfing plugin RANDOM.
Headliner USA E158: Rick Maguire: Hot Air Balloon
December 12, 2023 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBRick Maguire, singer and songwriting force behind US alt rock band, Pile, on creative evolution and the making of new EP, Hot Air Balloon.
E308: Leisure | The Road to Leisurevision
December 08, 2023 09:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBTom Young, the bassist from New Zealand electronic music project, Leisure, explains how recent single, Back In Love was inspired by the trials and tribulations of navigating parenthood with a partner, and how their fourth album, Leisurevision, navigates the human experience and all the hope, joy, chaos and euphoria it entails.
E307: Sea Power | Do You Like Rock Music? Turns 15
December 07, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBScott Wilkinson of Sea Power discusses the 15th anniversary of their breakthrough album Do You Like Rock Music?
Aspiring Headliner USA E32: Kaien Cruz
December 05, 2023 17:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBNon-binary singer-songwriter Kaien Cruz on moving to L.A from South Africa, their debut single, Love Me In The Dark rising to the top of the South African charts and leading to the singer opening Justin Beiber’s tour, new single, I Lay and brand new album, KAIEN.
The Mix Room E77: Aaron Horn
December 04, 2023 17:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBArtist, producer and writer, Aaron Horn talks about co writing and producing Doja Cat’s hit single, Woman, his and Alex Preager’s series of limited NFTs, AI vocals and why Genelec monitors have made an impression on him.
JBL Emerging Headliner E31: Venus
December 01, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBCalifornia-based singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and producer, Venus on how she writes, records and produces all of her music within the walls of her home, standing out as an independent artist, the meaning behind her new single, If (This is Love), what to expect from her upcoming EP, and reveals why she uses AKG K371-BT headphones for her music production.
Headliner USA E157: The Christopher Brothers | The Journey So Far
November 30, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes - 9.89 MBThe Christopher Brothers, made up of brothers Cameron, Charles and Ethan and who play a mix of their own original music, classic rock, and top 40s, discuss their trajectory as a band and some of their favourite gigs up to now.
Headliner USA E156: Kendra Erika | Have My Way With You
November 29, 2023 11:00 - 14 minutes - 9.77 MBFlorida-based dance pop artist Kendra Erika talks to Headliner about her seductive new single Have My Way With You, and her musical journey so far.
E306: Bellsavvy | Out Of My Head
November 28, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBBrazilian pop artist Bellsavvy on moving to the UK to start her music career, why Queen Of My Mind was the perfect song to announce herself as an artist, the meaning behind new song, Out Of My Head, why she’s embracing a new musical style, and what to expect from her upcoming LD Systems Live Session.
E305: Delara | The Making of Shahrazad
November 27, 2023 15:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBAlicia Keys co-signed Norwegian artist Delara on how her Iranian heritage and Scandinavian upbringing influence her music, her song, Didn’t You Know, being synched to Norwegian Netflix crime-thriller series, Gangs of Oslo, being handpicked by Alicia Keys to perform in a 70-plus orchestra made up entirely of women of colour for Bridgerton, and the meaning behind key songs on her new album, Shahrazad.
Levels E3: 50 Years of Hip-Hop | Quad Studios NYC
November 24, 2023 13:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBThe Hip Hop Museum’s Reggie Peters (Director of Marketing and Visitor Services), Eric Orr, (Artist In Residence & Gift Shop Manager) and Elai Tubo (Sound Curator & Engineer) reflect on 50 years of hip hop from NYC's Quad Studios, explain the concept of The Hip Hop Museum – located at the birthplace of hip hop in the South Bronx – the birth and growing mainstream popularity of the genre, the evolution of studio technology, why hip hop is a reflection of the human experience and how Augspurger...
Headliner USA E155: Jauz | Wise/Wicked
November 23, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBEsteemed DJ and EDM producer Sam Vogel, better known as Jauz, talks about his new project that celebrates the five-year anniversary of his debut album, The Wise and the Wicked, and the Wise vs. Wicked tour that he embarked on this summer.
E304: Matilde G | None of your Business
November 22, 2023 07:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBSingapore based Italian singer-songwriter Matilde G, who has amassed half a million engaged followers across various platforms, talks about leveraging her online presence to amplify her music and message, performing at the Formula1 Grand Prix Singapore 2023, and the meaning and creative process behind her new single, None of your Business.
E303: OMD | Bauhaus Staircase & 'criminal' record deals
November 21, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBPaul Humphreys of electro pop pioneers OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) talks new album Bauhaus Staircase, 'criminal' record deals, and why things have never been better for the band.
The Mix Room E76: Windmill Lane Recording
November 20, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBTony Perrey, director of the historic Windmill Lane Recording Studios in Dublin, reflects on the studio’s history, some of its most famous guests to record there, why international recording artists continue to choose the studio to this day, and the studio’s history with Genelec monitors.
Headliner USA E154: Ships Have Sailed | Get Loud
November 17, 2023 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBWill Carpenter of alternative rock band Ships Have Sailed, based out of Los Angeles, talks new music and everything in between.
E302: Sleaford Mods | More UK Grim
November 16, 2023 07:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBJason Williamson of Sleaford Mods talks new EP More UK Grim and why 2023 has been the band's finest year yet.
E301: Herdís Stefánsdóttir | On Kónguló and Knock At The Cabin
November 15, 2023 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBHerdís Stefánsdóttir explains how she composed the score for M. Night Shyamalan’s horror film Knock At The Cabin and why her new avant-garde pop singles are released under the name Kónguló.
Headliner USA E153: King Calaway | Making Tennessee’s Waiting
November 14, 2023 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBFormed in Nashville, country band King Calaway have followed up their debut project Rivers with their 16-track album, Tennessee’s Waiting. The band talk about making the album and how it showcases their personal and creative evolution.
The Mix Room E75: Chris Craker
November 13, 2023 14:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBMulti-Grammy nominated producer (and composer and director at Karma Studios in Thailand), Chris Craker reflects on producing the soundtrack for Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar with Hans Zimmer, working on scores including John Williams’ Return of the Jedi and The Phantom Menace, welcoming The Libertines to Karma Studios, what led him to create a luxury residential recording studio complex in South East Asia, and why he uses Genelec monitors throughout.
Aspiring Headliner USA E31: RAYVEN
November 10, 2023 08:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBWisconsin-based R&B pop artist RAYVEN chats to Headliner about her recent musical endeavours and her gospel, jazz and musical theatre background that has influenced her songwriting.
The Mix Room E74: Atomic Productions
November 09, 2023 07:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBDanny Angotti, founder and executive producer at Atomic Productions, and Johnny Small, Atomic Productions’ sound designer, motion graphics editor, and the primary audio engineer for the facility’s new Dolby Atmos audio suite talk about the company’s evolution since the ‘90s, share their favourite-ever projects, dream clients and explain why they chose a Genelec monitoring array for their new immersive room.
E300: Leona Lewis | Christmas, With Love
November 08, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBThree-time Grammy and seven-time BRIT Award nominee Leona Lewis reflects on her favourite X Factor performance, shares her thoughts on AI vocals, the way her 2013 song, One More Sleep has become a new Christmas classic, and reveals what to expect from her upcoming Christmas, With Love UK tour.
E299: OMD | Andy McCluskey on the past, present and future
November 06, 2023 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBOMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) singer and bassist Andy McCluskey talks new album Bauhaus Staircase and why this might be the end of the road for the electro pop pioneers.
Headliner USA E152: Trip Rexx | Me & My Bimmer
November 06, 2023 08:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBToronto-born hip-hop and pop punk artist Trip Rexx chats to Headliner about new music and going viral with his bouncy trap track Me & My Bimmer.
Aspiring Headliner E56: The Wild Things
November 01, 2023 07:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBThe Wild Things’ story is almost a fairytale - singer Sydney Rae White and guitarist Rob Kendrick met while on tour with The Who musical Quadrophenia, after which they would not only get married but form the band. Sydney opens up about performing at Madison Square Garden and the Royal Albert Hall, the band’s recent singles, and their upcoming album.
The Mix Room E73: Mariana Lopez
October 31, 2023 07:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBMariana Lopez, professor in sound production and post production at the Department of Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media at the University of York talks about developing an alternative to standard audio description that incorporates sound effects, the spatialisation of dialogue and sounding objects and first-person narration, and shares how Genelec monitors have played a key part in some of her more unusual projects.
E298: Icona Pop | Making Club Romantech
October 30, 2023 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBAino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt have released their hugely anticipated second album, Club Romantech. The dance-pop duo talk about meeting in Stockholm, how their single, I Love It, ft. Charli XCX completely changed their lives, and the experience of recording the new record while they were both pregnant.
Aspiring Headliner E55: SOFY
October 26, 2023 06:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBLondon-based artist SOFY talks about the artists that inspire her relatable, conversational lyrical style, why her proudest lyrics to date involve David Gray and Doritos, what to expect from her brand new mixtape, Chaos & Commotion, and why her fans have named themselves ratworld.
JBL Emerging Headliner E30: UMI
October 25, 2023 20:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBSeattle-born, L.A-based R&B singer-songwriter UMI on how her African American and Japanese heritage is reflected in her music, how her experiences as a queer woman have become a beacon of acceptance for others in her artistry, why recent single, happy im, was inspired by a time she was running from love, and she shares why her AKG C214 condenser mic travels with her wherever she goes.