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This is a music podcast which explores the creative process. We chat to artists of all levels, from aspiring and emerging talent to international stars, to find more about how they make their music. Check us out on Insta @emergingheadliner, FB and Twitter @headlinerhub and hashtag #headlinerradio
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Mar 12, 2025 • 25min
E409: Sam Wilkinson: Everything’s Alright
UK singer-songwriter and BRIT School student Sam Wilkinson delves into his first EP, Everything’s Alright, which he wrote between the ages of 12 and 16.

Mar 11, 2025 • 34min
The Mix Room E104: Laidback Luke: It Clicked
Dutch DJ and producer Laidback Luke joins Headliner to talk about all things music production, and to explain why his new single, It Clicked, sees him relaunch his career and rediscover his roots.

Mar 5, 2025 • 26min
Aspiring Headliner 74: BOY SODA
Sydney-based artist, BOY SODA chats to Headliner about his epic new track, Lil Obsession, with triumphant backing vocals and horn section.

Feb 28, 2025 • 33min
E408: The Wombats: Making Oh! The Ocean
Almost two decades since The Wombats broke through with the UK chart-climbing Let’s Dance To Joy Division, the band are back with a new album, Oh! The Ocean. Singer Matthew Murphy chats to Headliner about how a sudden state of peace found on a Californian beach set the tone for the new record, and how they set out to make the most human-sounding album possible, without a trace of AI.

Feb 27, 2025 • 27min
The Mix Room E103: Inon Zur | Imagine Dragons
Composer Inon Zur, best known for his emotionally dynamic scores for Fallout and Starfield, delves into his role for Imagine Dragons: Live From The Hollywood Bowl, which features his orchestral arrangements of the band’s hits played by the LA Film Orchestra, including Children of The Sky - A Starfield Song - which will be the first song transmitted to earth from the moon. He also provides an insight into his Genelec-equipped recording studio.

Feb 24, 2025 • 25min
Aspiring Headliner 73: VICTORIA
Bulgarian artist VICTORIA reflects on her time on X Factor Bulgaria and the Eurovision Song Contest - and why she’s learned to trust her gut - why she always comes back to dark pop, and reveals the inspiration behind her new single, Pity Party.

Feb 21, 2025 • 1h 8min
Headliner USA E198: OK Go: A Stone Only Rolls Downhill
American rock band OK Go, who won a GRAMMY for their treadmill-choreography music video for Here It Goes Again, talk about new single A Stone Only Rolls Downhill, its video – which was filmed on 64 individual iPhones – and their upcoming album.

Feb 19, 2025 • 39min
Headliner USA E197: Rufus Wainwright: Dream Requiem
Rufus Wainwright chats to Headliner about writing his new opera Dream Requiem during the pandemic, how it ended up enlisting the talents of Meryl Streep, Jane Fonda, Sharon Stone, and Carice Van Houten, and why he’s ready to re-enter the world of pop after this classical excursion.

Feb 18, 2025 • 56min
E407: Raffertie: Scoring The Substance
British composer and producer Raffertie delves into his electronic score for one of the most talked about films of 2024, The Substance, including how he created ‘The Substance sound’.

Feb 14, 2025 • 47min
Headliner USA E196: Mark Mancina: Scoring Moana 2 & Juror #2
Three-time Grammy-winning composer Mark Mancina speaks to Headliner about simultaneously returning to the world of Moana to score its sequel, while also working on Juror #2, rumoured to be Clint Eastwood’s final film.


