Headliner Radio

American country singer and songwriter Eric Paslay catches up with Headliner about his new record Even If It Breaks Your Barefoot Friday Night – for which he re-recorded some of his most popular tracks –  his current UK tour, as well as offering his thoughts on songwriting collaboration in the music industry.

Lisa Fitz, producer, songwriter and founder of Pro7ect, discusses the organisation's work and how its songwriting retreats can help artists develop their skills.

UK artist Gia Lily reflects on her musical heroes, explains the inspiration behind her second single, Good Enough, and debut track, Signs; and teases what fans can expect from her new music…

US singer-songwriter, Haley Gold, who spent her late teenage years and early twenties writing and recording original music after the split of all-star girl group DAME, talks to Headliner about her time in the group, her biggest musical influences, her recently released single Laughing In My Sleep, and her upcoming tour in NYC.

Studio-owner, multi-disciplinary artist and film composer Karl Frid talks about releasing his original music for Pleasure, the new film in which a young Swedish girl moves to Los Angeles and comes up against the grim realities of the pornography industry; and explains how his trusted Genelec monitoring setup has helped this multi-genre experience.

Guitarist and film score composer, Hal Lindes, reflects on his time with Dire Straits at the height of their success, playing on Private Dancer for Tina Turner, and his move into film and TV scoring. He talks Headliner through the highlights of his extensive guitar collection, and explains why Celestion speakers have been shaping his tone from the start.

Many will know Electric Six as the American rock band who achieved international recognition in 2003 with their iconic singles Danger! High Voltage and Gay Bar, whose in-your-face musical celebrations of hedonism – described as a combination of garage, disco, punk rock, new wave and metal – have brought them prolonged success. 14 studio albums, two rarities albums, and one live album later, the band’s lead singer Tyler Spencer talks to Headliner about their upcoming record, and plans to get back out on the road this year.

Tyler Smyth, a top-line songwriter and frontman of the metalcore band Dangerkids, discusses his diverse music journey and production work for bands like I Prevail and the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He shares insights on adapting to post-pandemic creativity and his perfectionist tendencies in song production. Tyler highlights the importance of collaboration and the honor of Grammy nominations. Plus, he teases a genre-bending new album for I Prevail and offers a glimpse into making music for Sega while utilizing Cubase throughout his career.

Martin Audio marketing director James King speaks to Headliner about Focusrite's acquisition of the company just weeks before the pandemic, and why he is seeing signs for great optimism in the pro audio market.

Award-winning author Sarah Hall tells Headliner about her new BBC Radio 4 show We're All Living In OK Computer Now, which looks at the cultural impact of Radiohead's 1997 classic 25 years after its release.