Headliner Radio

Ivor Novello-nominated and Telly Award-winning composer, Walter Mair explains how he composed the score for survival thriller Till Death, starring Megan Fox as Emma, who wakes up in a secluded lakehouse, handcuffed to her husband’s dead body.

House DJ Kevin Knapp started the year with a bang with the release of his EP Baby Don’t Stop. Here he tells Headliner how he’s been getting involved with live stream shows on Twitch, discusses his production setup, and gives us the lowdown on his very own label Plump Records.

Veteran monitor engineer Ian Beveridge, who has worked extensively with the likes of Foo Fighters, Green Day, Weezer and more, reveals all about how he got into mixing live sound, his formative years on tour with Nirvana, and why he uses JH Audio in-ears both at home and on the road.

New Yorker-turned Hollywood composer Jessica Weiss discusses scoring Amazon Prime's new and progressive adaptation of Cinderella, starring Camila Cabello, Pierce Brosnan and Idina Menzel, why it's very important to have an emotional support dog in the studio, and why she always chooses Genelec.

Samuel Jack is the first artist to go viral solely through Instagram reels thanks to his infectious song, Feels Like Summer, which at one point was uploaded over 10,000 times per day and was played over 60 million times around the world. The singer-songwriter talks about the viral song, the best and weirdest Instagram reels videos he’s seen so far, and what’s next for his music.

Thomas Riedel, founder and CEO of broadcast and networking giant Riedel, discusses the future of industry, the latest market trends and how the business is evolving into new sectors. 

Record producer, DJ and songwriter BURNS talks about his latest EP Loving Touch, how he’s been keeping himself busy on the production side throughout the pandemic, and why it feels good going back to his dance roots on his new solo project.

Northern Irish artist, composer, producer and broadcaster Hannah Peel talks about composing and recording the soundtrack for Game of Thrones: The Last Watch and winning an MPG Award for Original UK Score Recording of the Year for her work on Channel 5’s psychological thriller, The Deceived.  #gameofthrones #thelastwatch #headlinerradio

Recording and mix engineer Olga Fitzroy talks about her role as the executive producer of The MPG and the organisation’s recent efforts to increase diversity. She reflects on her start in the industry at AIR, engineering on Coldplay’s Ghost Stories, assisting Sir George Martin on the last ever Beatles recording for the 2006 album, Love, working on season four of The Crown, and reveals how Neve consoles are essential to her workflow.

Max Aruj is a graduate of Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Studios, where he perfected his craft under one of the best mentors you could ask for, Lorne Balfe. He talks about his work for films such as Crawl, and most recently the Liam Neeson-starring The Ice Road for Netflix, plus how he still makes sure to work with Balfe on such massive blockbusters as Marvel's Black Widow.