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This 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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Nov 14, 2023 • 25min
Headliner USA E153: King Calaway | Making Tennessee’s Waiting
Formed 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.

Nov 13, 2023 • 45min
The Mix Room E75: Chris Craker
Multi-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.

Nov 10, 2023 • 15min
Aspiring Headliner USA E31: RAYVEN
Wisconsin-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.

Nov 9, 2023 • 35min
The Mix Room E74: Atomic Productions
Danny 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.

Nov 8, 2023 • 40min
E300: Leona Lewis | Christmas, With Love
Three-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.

Nov 6, 2023 • 29min
E299: OMD | Andy McCluskey on the past, present and future
OMD (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.

Nov 6, 2023 • 17min
Headliner USA E152: Trip Rexx | Me & My Bimmer
Toronto-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.

Nov 1, 2023 • 54min
Aspiring Headliner E56: The Wild Things
The 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.

Oct 31, 2023 • 35min
The Mix Room E73: Mariana Lopez
Mariana 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.

Oct 30, 2023 • 28min
E298: Icona Pop | Making Club Romantech
Aino 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.


