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Icelandic composer Herdis Stefansdottir talks about her unconventional approach to scoring the FX series Y: THE LAST MAN, where all men on the planet suddenly die, except one…

Mike Eriksson, a mixer, producer, songwriter and owner of Rockatown Studios in Stockholm explains why he started up his own studio, the part he played in the recent Avicci tribute concert for the Tim Bergling Foundation, teases an ongoing project that’s currently under wraps, and reveals why he only uses Genelec studio monitors.

The Morales brothers are an American producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist team that go by The Elev3n. From being mentored by Darkchild straight out of university to doing all-night studio sessions with Celine Dion, the brothers’ journey has led them to starting up Creative House studio in L.A. Matt Morales reflects on working with Meghan Trainor, Celine Dion, opening Creative House, and explains why their new Focusrite kit is the perfect fit for their studio workflow.

EERA, aka Anna Lena Bruland, tells Headliner about the making of her new album, Speak, and how she is constantly evolving her creative process.

Josh Teskey of blues rock band, The Teskey Brothers reflects on the band's early busking days, viral reaction videos, and how people have embraced their timeless soul sound. The band’s lead singer explains how a performance to an empty Hamer Hall with Orchestra Victoria resulted in their brand new album, and how they sprinkled their signature Teskey Brothers sound on the record’s two original Christmas songs.

Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites, best known as the multi-Grammy nominated band The Lumineers, have made their long-awaited return to the airwaves with new singles Brightside and Big Shot. We spoke to Wesley about the band nearing two decades together, his thoughts on artistic longevity in this TikTok and Instagram age, and how their experience and recent solo projects helped the swift recording of their new music, as we build up to their upcoming album next year. 

Accomplished FOH engineer, Ken 'Pooch' van Druten – who is currently on the road with ZZ Top – has worked with the likes of Iron Maiden, Jay-Z, Linkin Park, Kiss and many more over the course of his career. Here he discusses how IEMs are allowing for better front of house mixes, and offers some of his top tips and tricks for mixing live shows.

Brazilian-born, multi Grammy Award-winning music engineer, Enrico DePaoli, reflects on his early days in the music industry, working with Ray Charles, starting up his private mixing and mastering room, and his 25-year love affair with Genelec monitors. 

Headliner recently spoke to up-and-coming UK-based soul artist Hatty Keane about discovering her place in the music scene, honing her sound and growing her confidence, and how her funky summer record Coming Out epitomised the freedom of emerging from lockdown.

Musician, producer, DJ and space enthusiast, Maor Levi, chats about his refusal to stop releasing bangers over the last year, nerves about finally going back on tour, the state of trance going into 2022, and how Waves plugins are vital in his musical workflow.