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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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Mar 8, 2023 • 46min
E239: Lambert | The Making Of All This Time
Lambert talks about his new jazz-inspired album All This Time, his pre-Lambert past as a jazz musician, feeling rejected by the jazz community, and how he finally feels ready to return to his love of jazz piano.

Mar 7, 2023 • 60min
E238: Crying Day Choir | Give Me Something
Swedish band Crying Day Care Choir on how their new album, Give Me Something, is inspired by artist Damien Hirst’s project The Currency, in which he created physical paintings and digital NFTs of the art, and buyers could vote on whether the physical paintings should be burned.

Mar 6, 2023 • 32min
E237: Meet Me In The Bathroom | Inside the 'OOs NYC Indie Explosion
Film makers Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace discuss their new documentary Meet Me In The Bathroom, which documents the early '00s NYC indie rock boom with the artists that shaped it.

Mar 3, 2023 • 25min
Headliner USA E127: Gabriella Stella | Making R.I.P (Dead 2 Me)
Rising singer-songwriter Gabriella Stella delves into the meaning behind her most vulnerable song yet, r.i.p (dead 2 me), which weaves honest lyrics that detail the grief behind ending toxic cycles. She also reveals the way music has always been a key part of her life and explains why she uses her platform to be open and honest about mental health.

Mar 2, 2023 • 26min
Headliner USA E126: Keith Thomas | Tales From Nashville
Renowned Nashville producer and songwriter Keith Thomas discusses some of his career highlights and long-standing working relationships, reflecting on how he co-wrote with BeBe Winans a track called Don’t Cry, which is being used in the new Whitney Houston biopic I Want To Dance With Somebody.

Feb 28, 2023 • 35min
Emerging Headliner E22: Chris Walton
Boston-based singer, songwriter and producer Chris Walton talks about the making of his debut album, Ruminating Thoughts, how he blends classic soul, jazz and funk with a modern aesthetic, why Nashville helped the record come alive, and why he uses JBL 305P MkII powered studio monitors in his home recording space.

Feb 27, 2023 • 24min
E236: Lukas Graham | 7 Years Later
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Lukas Graham catches up with Headliner to discuss his long-awaited full length record 4 (The Pink Album), getting sober, and his refreshed perspective on songwriting.

Feb 24, 2023 • 30min
Aspiring Headliner E43: Karin Ann
Slovakian alt-pop artist Karin Ann – also referred to as Eastern Europe’s answer to Billie Eilish – is fast becoming a Gen-Z icon. She talks about becoming the first ever Slovak artist to feature on a giant billboard in New York’s Times Square, why she’s an outspoken advocate of the LGBTQ+ community and minority rights, and delves into the meaning behind her brand new single, for a moment.

Feb 24, 2023 • 38min
E235: Jung Jaeil | The Music Of Squid Game, Parasite and Listen
Award-winning South Korean Squid Game and Parasite composer Jung Jaeil talks about what inspired him to create his new intimate piano-based album, Listen. He also reflects on scoring Netflix's most watched TV series ever, Squid Game, winging the main theme on the recorder, his favourite scenes and cues, and how a hangover resulted in the perfect main theme for four-time Oscar-winning film, Parasite.

Feb 24, 2023 • 35min
In The Box E15: Stephanie Economou
L.A-based composer and BAFTA Breakthrough Artist Stephanie Economou reflects on her Grammy win for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök. She delves into the inspiration behind the score, why video game music deserves its own time in the limelight, and why she’s relied on Steinberg’s Cubase all along.


