Sam Walker of American dance music duo Walker & Royce – who released the second part of their latest album, No Big Deal , earlier this year – shares his experiences on collaboration and experimentation, reveals his workflow and preferences for using soft synths, and discusses the growth of tech house across the US.
Maria Maita-Keppeler discusses the making of her band Maita's 'devastating' new album Want , as well as the challenges that come with being an independent artist in 2024.
Content is Queen founder and CEO Imriel Morgan talks about the upcoming International Women’s Podcast Festival, diversity across the sector, and how content creators can develop their audio skills.
Award-winning producer, songwriter, and musician Fraser T Smith opens up on his second solo Future Utopia album Django's High , a deeply personal affair that sees the man himself take centre stage for the very first time.
St Louis rapper REACEYUNG discusses his creative process and inspiration behind some of the most personal tracks on his sixth studio album, Heart Of Lou 2 .
Country star Elvie Shane talks about his most daring work yet - his sophomore album Damascus . He shares how the album tells the stories of those often untold, giving each testimony a chance to shine through.
Chicago-born, L.A-based producer Whethan speaks to Headliner about his newly released album Life of a Wallflower, Vol. 2 , his favourite collaborations, and how he’s pushing his production skills further than ever before.
Hailing from Kaduna, Nigeria, Godwin is a singer, songwriter and filmmaker signed to Sony Music after amassing 80 million views on TikTok singing covers of African songs. Following the release of his debut EP and a brilliant performance for Colors, Godwin releases his latest single Abeke . Here, he talks about the lead single from his upcoming debut album, which draws on afrobeats, soul and R&B.
Artist, producer and author Kallie Marie tells Headliner about her fascinating career to date, her book Conversations With Women In Music Production , and the future of the music and pro audio industries.
Nashville based Dolby Atmos mix and mastering engineer, Jeff Huskins, opens up about his approach to mixing and mastering in Atmos, his immersive work on Laniey Wilson’s Grammy award-winning album, Bell Bottom Country , and why he relies on Genelec monitors in BMG Studio A in Nashville.
Kiasmos - the side project/supergroup of producer and songwriter Janus Rasmussen and BAFTA-winning composer Ólafur Arnalds - dropped their debut album back in 2014, and its unexpected success left them unsure how to approach its follow up. Ten years later, Kiasmos II is finally here. The duo chats to Headliner about getting out of Iceland to record the album in Bali, and how they found their flow again.
Ludvig Forssell – the composer behind some of gaming's most immersive scores, including Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – delves into writing the score for Boy Kills World , an action comedy-thriller that stars Bill Skarsgård as a deaf and mute protagonist navigating a dystopian world.
Jake Jackson reveals how he recorded and mixed Mark Korven’s score for The Omen prequel, The First Omen at London’s AIR Studios using a 96-channel Neve 88R console.
Singer/songwriter, producer and studio owner (amongst many other things) – Chas Sandford – speaks about his creative process, some of his most memorable projects from down the years, and the Augspurger monitoring setup at his Franklin, TN-based studio – Secret Sound.
Brian Rothschild, co-founder and executive director of the Lennon Bus, a Genelec-equipped mobile audio and HD video recording and production facility that provides free production workshops to schools across the US and Canada, talks about this incredible initiative, which was started by himself and Yoko Ono to carry John Lennon's legacy forward.
Ukrainian-born, London-based sisters Anna and Sonia Kuprienko, aka Bloom Twins, talk about their musical journey, their debut EP, Transformer , and the influence of their Ukrainian identity in their music.
Rising LGBTQ+ rock sensation and The Voice contestant, Gina Zo, reveals why she is ready for a new beginning with her band, Velvet Rouge, who have announced the release of their debut EP. Zo shares her musical journey from The Voice and beyond, and how she’s using JBL monitors and an AKG mic and headphones in her home studio.
London rock band, Fuzz Skyler reveal what fans can expect from their upcoming EP, discuss what inspired recent singles, Bend & Break and I Am The Night , and explain how they will release their EP through SoundOn, TikTok’s all-in-one distribution and promotion services platform.
Jonas Blue – one of the biggest crossover artists in the world with 17 billion streams and seven singles certified platinum and multi-platinum in the UK – talks about his latest track Mountains , his hectic 2024 touring schedule, and teases his upcoming album project.
Bernard Lohr, one of the founders of Sweden’s Pole Position Production, talks about his role as in-house engineer at ABBA’s Benny Andersson’s Mono Music studio, mixing ABBA classics in Dolby Atmos, his role on ABBA Voyage and why he and Andersson rely on Genelec monitors in their respective studios.
Hot Chip's Joe Goddard discusses the making of his new solo album Harmonics , the art of collaboration, and the Shoreditch studio he runs with fellow bandmate Al Doyle.
Songwriter and producer Sophie Ackroyd tells Headliner about her role at the upcoming Pro7ect Rockfield Studios songwriting retreat, taking place from July 16-20.
London based singer/songwriter Paddy James reflects on his musical journey, from singing in The Alps for half a year to headlining at respected music venue, The Bedford. He also explains the meaning behind his most recent single, Closer .
Two-time Juno Award winning pianist and composer Andy Milne reflects on his route into the jazz world, his approach to scoring Star Trek documentaries for William Shatner, arranging for the hit Showtime series Fellow Travelers, the real events that inspired his brand new album, Time Will Tell , and the secret software weapon that he’s been using in his home studio since the ‘90s .
Venezuelan-born, Miami-based tech-house DJ, producer and singer Amal Nemer, who is currently making big waves in the Miami dance music scene and beyond, discusses how her latest release Leyenda has been received and her goals for 2024.
Jorge Gregorio García Moncada, an electroacoustic composer and full time faculty member of the Music Department at the Universidad de Los Andes Colombia, explains why the university runs the only undergraduate university program offering Electroacoustic music as a major in composition, why he founded BLAST – a multichannel immersive audio sound system for electroacoustic and mixed media work – and why Genelec monitors were the only option for BLAST.
Musician and songwriter Robert Grace – one of the most watched Irish artists on TikTok – reveals how his recent singles Euphoria and Reasons came together from a creative perspective, his relationship with social media, and teases his upcoming debut album, Happy Sad Songs .
Toronto-based composer Mark Korven, best known for his work on The Witch, The Lighthouse and The Black Phone , talks about crafting the score for his most recent horror project, The First Omen – a prequel to the 1976 film, The Omen . He explains how he created an original score while paying homage to Ave Satani from the ‘76 film, and how he used a unique instrument of his own design named The Apprehension Engine.
Revered engineer Rich Keller joins Headliner for a chat about his storied career, shaping the sound of hip-hop and why he always relies on Augspurger® Monitors.
In a world exclusive, L-Acoustics co-CEOs Laurent Vaissié and Hervé Guillaume reflect on the company’s 40th anniversary, the art of leading the business as a duo, and the trends shaping the future of pro audio.
