Headliner Radio

The HeavyTrackerz exploded onto the UK music scene as the production duo behind Meridian Dan's German Whip, one of the most commercially successful grime songs ever. The pair quickly went on to work with the likes of Stormzy (Not That Deep), Wiley, Skepta, Dizzee Rascal and more. The masked duo talk about making the transition from behind the scenes producers to artists in the forefront, the history of grime, and the insane features on their new album, TRKRZ FM. 

We go behind the brand at LA Percussion Rentals with co-owners Abby and Dan Savell, who reveal the origins of their high-end professional percussion business. They explain why their vast range of unique instruments sets them apart from other rental companies (including their treasured Emil Richards collection), how they cater to composers, filmmakers, orchestras and bands, and how they have adapted in 2020.

Ben Baptie has co-produced, mixed and engineered records for artists such as Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson and Moses Sumney to name a few, and is now based out of London’s Strongroom following a fruitful stint at Electric Lady Studios. Here we take a closer look at Ben's career, and learn more about his new personal studio setup based around a Neve Genesys console.

Record producer and mixer, Romesh Dodangoda – whose credits include Motorhead, Bring Me The Horizon, Funeral for a Friend, and Bullet for My Valentine – discusses his route into music production, his love of guitar music, and why his Long Wave recording studio in Cardiff wouldn’t be complete without his Genelec monitors.

South African born, London based singer, songwriter and producer Julia Church has already amassed 50 million streams in her short career. We talk about her new music, songwriting masterclasses with Paul McCartney and Ozzy Osbourne, her keen eye for music production, and lots more! 

In this podcast we chat to Lucas Pinzon - front of house engineer for hugely successful Colombian singer-songwriter Maluma - about adapting to life at home during lockdown, his artistic approach to mixing, and his passion for immersive audio. Lucas also offers some tips and tricks when it comes to treating and tuning PA systems, and reveals his plans to create some big arena shows with d&b’s Soundscape as the centrepiece.

In this podcast we dive into the creative process with super talented singer-songwriter Frank Turner. Frank discusses songwriting, his newfound love for music production (particularly cool bits of hardware), how he is making his new album remotely, his support of the pivotal #wemakeevents campaign, and his love of Sennheiser and Neumann kit on stage and in the studio. 

Originally from Cannes in France, artist, producer and remix maker French Original has been behind the scenes for some time, respected on both sides of the Atlantic and the Channel. We recently caught up about how he first got into producing electronic dance music, his much-anticipated 2020 debut single “History”, and how he likes to experiment with a variety of Waves plugins.  

Quincy Jones protégé David Davis talks about his time on NBC’s Songland, where his song Everything It Took To Get To You  was chosen as the winner of the Ben Platt episode. Davis talks about shining a light on songwriters, working with Ryan Tedder on the show, and why now is the time for the world to get to know him as an artist.

Australian singer-songwriter Amy Shark talks about new single C’Mon, featuring Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker – the first single from her sophomore album, which is available for pre-order today (December 4) . Amy talks lockdown, how her success is sinking in, and teases info about her upcoming record.