Headliner Radio

Guitarist and film score composer, Hal Lindes, reflects on his time with Dire Straits at the height of their success, playing on Private Dancer for Tina Turner, and his move into film and TV scoring. He talks Headliner through the highlights of his extensive guitar collection, and explains why Celestion speakers have been shaping his tone from the start.

Many will know Electric Six as the American rock band who achieved international recognition in 2003 with their iconic singles Danger! High Voltage and Gay Bar, whose in-your-face musical celebrations of hedonism – described as a combination of garage, disco, punk rock, new wave and metal – have brought them prolonged success. 14 studio albums, two rarities albums, and one live album later, the band’s lead singer Tyler Spencer talks to Headliner about their upcoming record, and plans to get back out on the road this year.

Tyler Smyth, a top-line songwriter and frontman of the metalcore band Dangerkids, discusses his diverse music journey and production work for bands like I Prevail and the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He shares insights on adapting to post-pandemic creativity and his perfectionist tendencies in song production. Tyler highlights the importance of collaboration and the honor of Grammy nominations. Plus, he teases a genre-bending new album for I Prevail and offers a glimpse into making music for Sega while utilizing Cubase throughout his career.

Martin Audio marketing director James King speaks to Headliner about Focusrite's acquisition of the company just weeks before the pandemic, and why he is seeing signs for great optimism in the pro audio market.

Award-winning author Sarah Hall tells Headliner about her new BBC Radio 4 show We're All Living In OK Computer Now, which looks at the cultural impact of Radiohead's 1997 classic 25 years after its release.

Spanish and Turkish rapper, singer, and producer Alexx Cloud from Santa Fe, New Mexico has been making some big moves in the music scene recently. Here he talks about the challenges of being an independent artist, how he’s developed his sound, and the plans in store for his first headline show this summer.

Jonny Breakwell, recording and mixing engineer at Miloco Studios, reflects on his recent MPG nomination in the category of Rising Star, delves into how he worked with BBC’s Sound of 2022, PinkPantheress on her huge hit, Just for me, and why he enjoys working on Genelec monitors in a string of Miloco studios.

Singer and songwriter Dana Gavanski opens up on the making of her new album When It Comes, from the sonic influences that have inspired her artistic process, to the personal challenges that impacted its production.

Five-time Grammy-winning mix engineer, Chris Lord-Alge, talks about upgrading Studio A at his MIX L.A. complex for Dolby Atmos work, facilitated by an interface and converter infrastructure based on Focusrite RedNet components. He gets candid about his thoughts on Atmos and explains his unique approach to immersive mixing.

Breakout singer SHAB reflects on her unique journey to releasing music: travelling to America from Iran as a young teenager on her own; working three jobs and studying Law; going viral on YouTube during lockdown; and now working with Grammy-winning producer Damon Sharpe (Jennifer Lopez, Ariana Grande). SHAB gets candid about making it as an emerging artist in a crowded industry, comparing life to a series of computer game levels, and teases what fans can expect from her debut album, Euphoria, that drops later this year.