Headliner Radio

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.

Jasmine Kok, founder of She Knows Tech (SKT), and the organisation’s social media manager and strategist, Lisa Murray explain the important work SKT are doing to channel waves of trained women into technical roles in the music industry. They explain how official partner Genelec is proud to get behind their initiative, the barriers for women in the industry, and what to expect from their upcoming SKT Summit, starting on March 5.

Last year was a big year for MAX, professionally and personally – he welcomed his daughter into the world and released Colour Vision. He explains why he took more risks on Colour Vision, opens up about his relationship with SUGA of BTS (who features on recent single, Blueberry Eyes), and reveals the fun that went on behind the scenes of the song’s music video.

Although best known for his work as guitarist with Simply Red and The Stone Roses, for guitarist and composer Aziz Ibrahim, some of his proudest work is using his solo work to detail his family’s journey from Pakistan to Manchester and supporting various music education initiatives. Ibrahim delves into what ‘the Asian blues’ means to him, being recognised by the Queen for his contributions to Great Britain’s economy, culture and the music industry, and why Celestion has always been a part of his sound.

Having provided the original music for not one but two films on Barack Obama's end of year film list for 2018, New York- based composer Nathan Halpern has bolstered his career with more music for the Haley Bennett-starring Swallow. We spoke to this exciting composer about his huge indie-film career thus far.

Urban pop artist CHINCHILLA has been making waves in the music industry over the last couple of years. Never one to shy away from the weird and wonderful side of things, she currently finds herself in a productive phase after a rollercoaster start to her career, and explains the thinking behind her timely single, The Lockdown Getdown.

Award-winning composer, producer, DJ and artist Mira Calix has a long and varied history of work in film, theatre and much more. We recently caught up about her early electronic days, the public art installation projects that have been keeping her busy, and why she’s always turned to Steinberg software for her music production needs.

Abigail Ory is a Boston-based singer-songwriter who is determined to make music her own way. With her debut EP, Don't Mind Me, she set out to create her truest interpretation of what was going on inside her head, and in doing so, made something unlike anything she’d ever heard before. Describing her music as “weird pop” Abigail reveals the inspiration behind her new material, which has resulted in a unique collection of charming songs.