Goo Goo Dolls bassist and vocalist Robby Takac reflects on more than three decades making music, the ever-changing nature of the industry, and the band's new Rarities record.

Co-founders of Femme House, Leah Chisholm and Lauren A. Spalding, explain how they are creating more opportunities for women, trans, non-binary, and other marginalised gender expressions in the technical areas of music. 

Osei Essed is a multi-instrumentalist with a big affinity for blues and americana, and after several years playing in bands around New York City, he suddenly found himself in the world of scoring to picture. His biggest project so far has been working on Amend: The Fight For America, hosted and executive produced by Will Smith and also stars Mahershala Ali, Diane Lane, Pedro Pascal and Samuel L. Jackson.

Composer Raphaelle Thibaut reflects on how her diagnosis of single-sided deafness as a child led to intense piano practice, and ultimately, her path to recovery. After four years leading marketing at Google in Europe, a trip to Abbey Road Studios changed her trajectory forever. Thibaut explains how she went on to score Secrets of the Whales, a Disney+ original documentary series executive-produced by James Cameron and narrated by Sigourney Weaver.

Songwriter, producer, mixer, and programmer Emre Ramazanoglu reflects on working on Noel Gallagher’s album Who Built the Moon, the Killing Eve soundtrack, and explains why Genelec monitors are a key part of his new Dolby Atmos studio setup.

Headliner speaks to Gothenburg-based singer songwriter Mimi Bergman, aka Mimi Bay – who has been writing and recording music since her early teens – about why her vlogging channel quickly resonated with young audiences, how music provides her with the ultimate escape, and the creative process behind her new six-track EP Far From Home.

For the past 50 years, Sparks have blazed a trail as one of the most influential acts in the business. Here, brothers Ron and Russell Mael reflect on half a century making music together and discuss the brand new Edgar Wright directed documentary film The Sparks Brothers.

Catherine Marks, award-winning producer and engineer for the likes of Wolf Alice, Foals, The Big Moon, Alanis Morissette, The Amazons and Manchester Orchestra, takes an in-depth look at six of the records that shaped her into one of the industry's most sought after talents. 

Engineer, producer and mixer Fiona Cruickshank talks about her work on The Grand Budapest Hotel, Sex Education 2 and Supernova, and her history with AIR Studios and Neve consoles.

What do you get when you combine a marketing genius, a studio engineer, a pianist and a cellist? The answer is The Piano Guys, “a bunch of ordinary guys” playing classically influenced instrumental music in viral Youtube videos. The band’s music producer Al van der Beek talks divine intervention, ‘the Disney test’, and Cubase.