Headliner Radio

Bristol-based emerging electronic artist Ruth Royall talks to Headliner about her musical origins, the current state of the drum and bass scene in her hometown, and reveals how her brand new single, Walk Through Fire, came together from a creative perspective.

UK-based singer-songwriter and multi instrumentalist Bertie –  the 2023 ambassador for Yamaha Music London’s flagship UK store – reveals how he played Glastonbury two days after finishing his A-Levels, why he left his stable job in finance to pursue music, and the inspiration behind his songs What We Feel, Not Easy and Nobody New.

Headliner visits Helsinki's Kalevala Studios to speak with the facility's Sami Sarhamaa and engineer Pietu Korhonen to find out about the city's post production market and the trends shaping the industry.  

Rome-born, Berlin-based electronic music composer and producer, NOCUI talks about his new single Pasión, which features guitar and Middle Eastern elements. He explains why he doesn’t make his dance music with nightclubs in mind, why he loves using analogue instruments, and teases his upcoming EP.

Italian multi-platinum audio engineer IRKO reflects on going from a garage studio just outside of Venice to working on Jay-Z's Kingdom Come album in New York, and more recently mixing and mastering Kanye West’s highly anticipated Donda. He explains how his current StudioBeat3 studio build is going, and breaks down why he uses Focusrite kit across his studio complex.

Non-binary singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Grace Gaustad visits the JBL L.A. Experience Center to talk about the meaning behind their brand new single nothing to me, taken from the PILLBX: whts ur fantasy? album, viral internet stardom, bringing the BLKBX concept to life and being a voice for the LGBTQIA+ community.

Composer Chanda Dancy explains how she scored the new Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody, how the films’s two main sonic themes highlight the contrast between the iconic vocalist’s onstage glamour and her private life, and why she’s used Waves plugins since graduating from film scoring school.

UK-based singer-songwriter Beth Keeping – the 2023 ambassador for Yamaha Music London’s flagship UK store – reflects on Plane Tickets going viral, shining a light on female songwriters, and her latest EP, I still think about that moment.

Melbourne artist Gena Rose Bruce speaks to Headliner about her new album Deep Is The Way, her approach to making music, and the challenges facing artists today.

Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess reflects on 30 years in the industry, his recent Artist & Manager Awards success, and why he is still just as excited by music as he was when he started out three decades ago.