Headliner Radio

Composer Ilan Eshkeri’s latest score is for BBC Earth’s A Perfect Planet – his fourth collaboration with Sir David Attenborough. He explains how his working relationship with Sir David has evolved, how he approached this programme’s score, how each episode packs in musical cues from horror, action, heist or comedy genres, and why this is a dream job for a composer.

Ex en Provence is a brand new collaboration between Londoner Samuel Deschamps and Berlin-based Jan Blumentrath. They detail their music connection, musical influences, and perform an exclusive live session of their debut single, Counting Down The Suns.

In 2018, Chappell Roan packed everything she owned into the back of her car and drove three days straight from her tiny Missouri hometown, to L.A. Roan explains how an outrageously fun night out at an iconic gay bar altered her entire trajectory as an artist. 

It’s safe to say that a lot has changed since Headliner last caught up with Cameron Craig, although one thing that can be relied upon as a constant is that wherever he goes to record – his rack of Neve 33135s usually go with him. The two-time Grammy award-winning producer, mixer and engineer reflects on a last minute project for Adele’s 25 album, working with a young Amy Winehouse, and on discovering his 33135s by chance in a secondhand shop.

Award winning recording engineer Manon Grandjean (who is also a mix and mastering engineer) reflects on her start in the industry and getting global recognition for her work with Stormzy. She delves into recent projects with NAO and Fredo, and shares how she’s kept up her workflow at home during the pandemic thanks to her brand new Genelec monitors.

Lupin hasn't sprung up from nowhere; keen eyes will recognise him as Jake Luppen, the vocalist from beloved Minnesota indie outfit Hippo Campus. His debut self-titled record is a departure from the sound he was previously known for, and feels like his 'arrival' of sorts, honing into a more candid approach to songwriting, which he often eschewed in favour of broader, shared experiences of his bandmates. He reveals how striking out as a solo artist has allowed him the space to write about his life and experiences.

Aston Merrygold’s time with JLS proved to be one of UK pop’s biggest success stories this century, and now he’s back with brand new singles Overboard and Share A Coke. He talks about what he’s been up to during lockdown, keeping The Masked Singer secret, reflects on JLS’ success, and reveals the inspiration behind Overboard. We also get an update on the status of the postponed JLS reunion tour, and Merrygold shares that new JLS material is “never off the table”...

Guy Lawrence, one half of hugely successful British electronic music duo, Disclosure, reveals how he’s been interacting with the burgeoning music production community on Twitch, how his creative approach has evolved in recent years, and why oeksound plugins have been a complete game changer.

We catch up with Alexey Lukin — principal DSP engineer at iZotope and one of the brains behind the company’s acclaimed RX audio repair and restoration software — to find out how he was able to turn a set of complex algorithms into one of the most widely used, versatile tools in the business.

18 year old rising star, Alfie Templeman’s brand new single, Everybody’s Gonna Love Somebody, was released this week, premiering as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record In The World on BBC Radio 1 – making this his fourth consecutive Hottest Record. Not bad for a song that was written, performed, and produced entirely by Templeman in his bedroom. He reflects on his whirlwind success, being included on the longlist for BBC Music Sound of 2021, and teases his upcoming mini-album, Forever Isn’t Long Enough, and what we can eventually expect from his first full album next year.