Headliner Radio

Creating quite a legacy in the musical melting pot of Nashville, Nick Brophy is a name that deserves respect in the world of engineering and songwriting. He’s worked with The Rolling Stones, on Avril Lavigne’s game-changing debut Let Go, and even got to write a song with a 15-year-old Taylor Swift – before anyone knew who she was. We talk about the happy place he’s found writing songs for movie placements, the career highlights that spring to mind, and how Waves plugins fit into it all.

OLLO Audio founder Rok Gulič chats to engineers Kevin McCombs and William Robertson about the art of mixing over 300 stems in just one song.

Studio engineer Liam Nolan, who has worked with artists including Amy Winehouse and Paul McCartney, talks about his route into the industry, working at Metropolis Studios, and his engineering work for Adele’s album, 25, including the single Hello – which saw him win two Grammy awards. He reveals where his Grammys are kept, and why the West London studio complex he works out of is powered largely by Genelec monitors. 

Curt Smith, one half of the legendary Tears For Fears, speaks to Headliner about the band’s new album The Tipping Point – their first set of new songs in 17 years.

The Libertines co-founder Carl Barat talks the band’s upcoming anniversary tour, new material, and his solo tour in support of grassroots venues.

Freelance mixer and ADR recordist, Emma Butt, reveals what it was like to work on Game of Thrones’ and Sex Education’s ADR sessions, discusses her mixing and sound editing credits on Eastenders, and offers a personal insight into what the industry needs to do to encourage diversity. At the heart of her studio setup are her trusted Genelec monitors; she reveals why the brand has become a go-to for her. 

L.A-based rapper and Emmy winning musician George Doman (georgetragic) gets candid about life in the music industry as someone living with Cerebral Palsy, recalling the truth about the discrimination he has faced in music studios, and why this issue is not spoken about more. He explains that musicians with disabilities face no lack of talent, but only a lack of opportunity. He recently contributed to Netflix’s Rising Phoenix documentary on the Paralympics, and explains why the project was such an important showcase for musicians living with disabilities, and the changes he hopes to see in the future.

In this Aspiring Headliner podcast sponsored by QSC, Louisa Roach of She Drew The Gun discusses her career to date and the making of the band's latest album, Behave Myself.

Esteemed BBC Radio 1 DJ, presenter and now producer Arielle Free chats to Headliner about her recently released debut single, Soul Full, featuring Joe Killington with Mortimer via Defected’s D4 DANCE label, and her excitement about returning to the stage for some big festival sets this summer.

An award-winning electronic artist and composer, Robert Koch is a trailblazer from Berlin who now makes music from Los Angeles. His music has been synced to countless TV and film trailers, which now sees him working on scores for Netflix and video games. His recent initiation into the world of transcendental meditation (where he unexpectedly met fellow electronic artist Jon Hopkins) saw him inspired to release Full Circle, an album where he deliberately removed any sense of planning or expectations, with stunning results.