Headliner Radio

The Oscar and Grammy-nominated Dustin O'Halloran has seen his nomadic life take him from his native Los Angeles to Italy, Berlin, to now spending the entire pandemic in his new home of Iceland. The last time Headliner caught up with O'Halloran, he was desperate to return to his hugely popular solo compositions, having spent the last decade working on films such as Lion, and most recently Netflix's The Old Guard and the Kate Winslet/Saoirse Ronan-starring Ammonite. And with his first album release on Deutsche Grammophon, Silfur, we discuss him revisiting his beloved older material, with some stunning new pieces also.

After a long wait due to the pandemic, country artist Halle Kearns recently played to a live crowd again in her hometown, and describes the “pinch me” moment when a young girl in the audience sang her words back to her. The rising star talks about what inspires her music, getting radio support, and new single, Plans, which has resonated strongly with her fans.

Acclaimed German artist Felix Räuber reflects on the time his band, Polarkeis 18’s No. 1 hit, Allein Allein became one of the most successful German-language songs of all time, and how his song Après Minuit (feat. Schlindwein) was used in the Emmy-nominated ABC and Netflix series How To Get Away With Murder. His recent release, Scared To Be Human takes a look at toxic masculinity – he explains why.

Headliner chats to senior director of engineering at iZotope, Lisa Ferrante-Walsh about the important role she plays at the company, fostering innovation amongst its teams and ‘finding the genius in the geniuses’. She reveals how they have adapted during the pandemic and discusses the new opportunities that have arisen as a result.

Leslie Gaston-Bird, an audio engineer specialising in re-recording, mixing and sound editing reflects on her incredible career so far, which includes being a member of the Recording Academy, the Association of Motion Picture Sound, and being a tenured associate professor at the University of Colorado, Denver. Gaston-Bird recalls the fascinating stories she uncovered when researching for her book, Women in Audio; how she founded Mix Messiah Productions; what inspired her to write her PhD, Immersive & Inclusive; and why she’s such a big Genelec fan.

Composer and filmmaker Mark Crawford discusses his role as the sole composer for the seven-time Emmy-nominated feature length documentary, The Social Dilemma, which was watched by 38 million households in its first 28 days on Netflix. 

American music producer and engineer, Sterling Winfield is a go-to guy in the hard rock music scene for his heavy sounds, which traces back to the early ‘90s when he first worked with Pantera. He reflects on his start in the industry, working with Pantera, reveals the new rock bands he’s working with, and explains why Waves plugins help him rock on.

Moby may be considered one of the most pivotal and important figures in dance and electronic music, but in the year that has seen him release a film and album that looks back over the immense ups and downs of his career, Headliner finds him questioning the meaning of life, music, success, and everything in the context of a 13.77 billion years old universe. Moby opens up about Moby Doc, his new biographical film; Reprise, his new orchestral greatest hits album; and why he'd pack it all in to spend more time helping animals.

Kevin Antunes’ work as a keyboardist, musical director, producer and mix engineer has seen him curate live shows for some huge names in the world of music and showbiz, from Shakira and Madonna to Justin Timberlake and Cirque du Soleil. Here he tells Headliner how he’s been staying productive of late, and why he couldn’t do any of it without his JH Audio in-ears.

In an exclusive Headliner interview, Sennehsier co-CEOs Daniel and Andreas Sennheiser open up about the sale of the company's consumer division, what it means for their pro audio business and their strategy for breaking new markets...