Studio Radicals
By Studio Radicals
Studio Radicals is a new podcast series from dCS Audio and journalist Kate Hutchinson, featuring in-depth conversations with some of music’s most innovative minds. It celebrates the individuals who are shaping how music is made and bringing a fresh approach to production, from the composers building distinctive sonic worlds to the engineers helping translate artists’ ideas into sound.
Host Kate Hutchinson travels to studios and mixing desks on both sides of the Atlantic – from the sun-dappled coast of California to the iconic Abbey Road Studios in London – to speak with eight creatives about their craft, process and adventures in music. She meets renowned musicians, engineers and composers who are pushing their craft to produce exciting and thought-provoking scores, songs and soundtracks across the genres.
For more information and to see photography, videos and playlists, visit dcsaudio.com/studioradicals and follow instagram.com/dcsonlythemusic.
Host Kate Hutchinson travels to studios and mixing desks on both sides of the Atlantic – from the sun-dappled coast of California to the iconic Abbey Road Studios in London – to speak with eight creatives about their craft, process and adventures in music. She meets renowned musicians, engineers and composers who are pushing their craft to produce exciting and thought-provoking scores, songs and soundtracks across the genres.
For more information and to see photography, videos and playlists, visit dcsaudio.com/studioradicals and follow instagram.com/dcsonlythemusic.
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8: Cicely Balston
Cicely Balston is one of the UK’s breakthrough young talents. They’ve worked across leading London studios like Gearbox, Air and now the legendary Abbey Road, with its iconic zebra crossing out front. Cicely has a hugely varied list of credits and h… -

7: Suzanne Ciani
Electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani talks to host Kate Hutchinson about the Buchla synthesizer’s counter cultural beginnings, breaking through as a rare woman in early electronic sound in the 1970s, sleeping on Philip Glass’s floor, why she never … -

6: Maria Elisa Ayerbe
In this episode of Studio Radicals, host Kate Hutchinson is in Miami, Florida, with Maria Elisa Ayerbe, who Billboard magazine named one of the songwriters, producers and engineers who is “Blazing New Paths for Women in Latin Music”. -

5: Ramera Abraham
Ramera Abraham is an award-winning vocal producer, recording engineer and songwriter who really gets great pop music. She has created arrangements and/or engineered for the likes of Victoria Monet, Little Mix, Jade Thirlwall, Arya Starr and Ivy Queen… -

4: Hannah Peel
Hannah Peel is a musician, producer, composer and BBC Radio 3 broadcaster based in Yorkshire, England, who blends electronic and classical music across her many film and TV soundtracks and artist albums, including 2021’s Fir Wave, which made the Merc… -

3: Ebonie Smith
Ebonie Smith is an LA-based engineer, producer and artist who The Fader called “one of the most meticulous minds behind the boards.” She has worked on smash-hit albums and theatre soundtracks, including Hamilton: An American Musical, Cardi B’s Invasi… -

2: Catherine Marks
Catherine Marks is a Grammy-winning music producer, mixer and engineer from Australia who got into studios via a chance meeting with the legendary producer Flood. Since then, Catherine has worked with some of the biggest bands in indie-rock – Wolf Al… -

1: Marta Salogni
Episode one of Studio Radicals meets Marta Salogni, an Italian-born, award-winning engineer, mixer and producer known for her sonic experimentation and creative use of analogue tape machines. She has worked with some of the most exciting names in mus… -

1: Welcome to Studio Radicals - Series One launches on 23 April 2025
Studio Radicals is a brand new podcast series from dCS Audio and journalist Kate Hutchinson, featuring in-depth conversations with some of music’s most innovative minds. It celebrates the individuals who are shaping how music is made and bringing a f…