UK-based producer and mixer Al Groves, who has over a decade's worth of studio experience, reveals his top music production tips and tricks, the ways in which he uses oeksound plugins, and reflects on how he took ownership of one of Liverpool’s most iconic recording studios and mix rooms, The Motor Museum.
Fickle Friends’ lead singer, Natti Shiner, talks about the band’s upcoming album and new single, Love You To Death , how writing new music helped when therapy didn’t, her carbon-neutral mission, and balancing her life as a singer and yoga teacher.
One year on since its launch, The F-List founder Vick Bain and new president Brix Smith discuss their mission to make the music industry a more diverse place.
Icelandic composer Herdis Stefansdottir talks about her unconventional approach to scoring the FX series Y: THE LAST MAN, where all men on the planet suddenly die, except one…
Mike Eriksson, a mixer, producer, songwriter and owner of Rockatown Studios in Stockholm explains why he started up his own studio, the part he played in the recent Avicci tribute concert for the Tim Bergling Foundation, teases an ongoing project that’s currently under wraps, and reveals why he only uses Genelec studio monitors.
The Morales brothers are an American producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist team that go by The Elev3n. From being mentored by Darkchild straight out of university to doing all-night studio sessions with Celine Dion, the brothers’ journey has led them to starting up Creative House studio in L.A. Matt Morales reflects on working with Meghan Trainor, Celine Dion, opening Creative House, and explains why their new Focusrite kit is the perfect fit for their studio workflow.
EERA, aka Anna Lena Bruland, tells Headliner about the making of her new album, Speak, and how she is constantly evolving her creative process.
Josh Teskey of blues rock band, The Teskey Brothers reflects on the band's early busking days, viral reaction videos, and how people have embraced their timeless soul sound. The band’s lead singer explains how a performance to an empty Hamer Hall with Orchestra Victoria resulted in their brand new album, and how they sprinkled their signature Teskey Brothers sound on the record’s two original Christmas songs.
Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites, best known as the multi-Grammy nominated band The Lumineers, have made their long-awaited return to the airwaves with new singles Brightside and Big Shot . We spoke to Wesley about the band nearing two decades together, his thoughts on artistic longevity in this TikTok and Instagram age, and how their experience and recent solo projects helped the swift recording of their new music, as we build up to their upcoming album next year....
Accomplished FOH engineer, Ken 'Pooch' van Druten – who is currently on the road with ZZ Top – has worked with the likes of Iron Maiden, Jay-Z, Linkin Park, Kiss and many more over the course of his career. Here he discusses how IEMs are allowing for better front of house mixes, and offers some of his top tips and tricks for mixing live shows.
Brazilian-born, multi Grammy Award-winning music engineer, Enrico DePaoli, reflects on his early days in the music industry, working with Ray Charles, starting up his private mixing and mastering room, and his 25-year love affair with Genelec monitors.
Musician, producer, DJ and space enthusiast, Maor Levi, chats about his refusal to stop releasing bangers over the last year, nerves about finally going back on tour, the state of trance going into 2022, and how Waves plugins are vital in his musical workflow.
Headliner recently spoke to up-and-coming UK-based soul artist Hatty Keane about discovering her place in the music scene, honing her sound and growing her confidence, and how her funky summer record Coming Out epitomised the freedom of emerging from lockdown.
London-based DJ and producer, Luke Solomon has been steadily releasing dance records since the ‘90s, and is behind well-respected house labels, Classic, which he co-founded with Chicago house legend Derrick Carter in 1995, and Music for Freaks, co-run with Justin Harris since 1999. He reflects on the “accidental” mainstream success of production duo, Freaks, why the experience led him to dig himself back underground, and why he’s been a Cubase user from the start.
Musician and sound engineer Matt Motto has been performing, writing and teaching guitar since the age of just 14. Here we talk through his creative process in the studio, the ways in which he uses oeksound plugins, and the exciting plans in store for his Chicago-based prog metal band Dissona.
Jake Miller describes how he co-produced, engineered and mixed a special edition audiobook of Robert Macfarlane’s book, Ness , going to extraordinary lengths to get on-location recordings from the setting of the book, and then processing them almost exclusively using period-correct EMI technology. He also explains how he recently recorded a promo single for TV series, American Gods , at Snap Studios on their ultra rare, 1972 Neve 5316 recording console.
In the latest OLLO Chat podcast, OLLO founder Rok Gulič talks to engineer, Adam Moseley (U2, Roxette, Rush), and his former student, Lawrence Biancardi – who is now a pro mastering engineer based in the UK – about the role of educators in the music industry.
L.A.-based Australian singer-songwriter, Ben Abraham, reveals what fans can expect from his forthcoming album, Friendly Fire , and the story behind his heavy-hearted single, War In Your Arms .
Glasgow alt-pop band, TEOSE talk about their formation and sound – which blends New Wave, Dream Pop and Grunge – new music, and self-releasing a series of DIY recordings during lockdown.
FOH engineer and all round live sound specialist Simon Honywill discusses the return of live events, why the mental wellbeing of audio professionals needs to be treated with greater care, and how his long-standing relationship with Martin Audio has saved him throughout the pandemic.
Drum and bass icon, DJ, record producer and musician Danny Byrd discusses his new record deal with the Ministry of Sound, reflects on the success of his debut album, Supersized and his huge hit, Ill Behaviour , and as the first person in the UK to install Genelec’s original 8351A monitors, he explains why he has stuck with the brand over the years.
The National’s Dessner brothers worked with Taylor Swift last year on her Folklore and Evermore records, and we now see them scoring a major new movie, Cyrano . We talk to Bryce Dessner about working on this huge production that stars Peter Dinklage and Haley Bennett, and the news that the film’s soundtrack will also feature the latest single from The National.
DJ Jedah, who previously DJ’d for Lethal Bizzle's grime collective, Fire Camp reflects on the early days of grime in London in the early 2000s, how its changed over the years, the stigma around grime artists talking openly about mental health, and the role of women in the grime scene.
Moscow-based mix and mastering engineer, producer and sound designer Maxim Komov reveals how the Russian studio and recording industry has evolved in recent years, his approach to music production, and how he uses oeksound’s soothe and spiff plugins throughout his process.
Charles and Dave from garage-rock supergroup The Surfing Magazines open up about their single Sports Bar , and new album Badgers of Wymeswold , which takes influence from the likes of Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground and '60s surf music
Jamie Telford of My Glass World talks about the band’s new album, Still Life With Machine Gun , finding song inspiration from unlikely places, and creating a bigger sound for the new record.
In addition to his starring roles as Fox Mulder in The X Files and Californication's Hank Moody, David Duchovny has also made an unexpected career for himself of late as a prolific singer songwriter. Here, he tells Headliner about his new album Gestureland , songwriting, and why it took him so long to start making music...
Earlier this year, Headliner spoke to singer-songwriter Amanda Frances about the first single from her new EP, Cute , her formative years in Nashville, and the way in which she’s developed her sound.
At this point, the almost four decades strong and multi-Grammy award winning They Might Be Giants deserve legendary status. Twenty-three albums deep, plus musical collaborations with Disney, The Spongebob Squarepants musical and the beloved Malcolm In The Middle theme song. Headliner chats to John Linell, one half of the duo about the band's latest creative reinvention as they release their latest album Book - which, as the name alludes to, accompanies a stunning companion book in collaboration ...
Irish singer-songwriter Robert Grace talks about going viral with his confessional song, Fake Fine , which swiftly garnered him tens of millions of plays on Spotify, millions of YouTube views and 1.8 million TikTok followers. He reflects on speaking about mental health issues in his songwriting, the meaning behind new songs, Break the Silence and Beautiful Nightmare , and why he uses Genelec monitors in the studio.
