Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Podcast

I’ve had so many great guests over the 10 years and nearly 500 episodes of my inner circle podcast. I always enjoy revisiting them, as I hope you do as well.  

One of the best is from back in 2016 with hit mixer Josh …

My guest today is award-winning sound supervisor, sound designer, and mixer Scott Gershin, who’s audio work has enhanced a variety of different visual mediums in film, broadcast, streaming and games.

Some of Scott’s vast …

My guest today is Bill Smith, who spent most of his career as a recording engineer and mixer before transitioning into audio archiving (you can hear him talk about recording and mix in Episode 160). Bill started at …

My guest today is Nichole Barsalona, who’s the director of Everyday Rebellion Entertainment artist management and the president of the non-profit …

My guest today is country music singer and award winning professional songwriter Drew Ryder Smith, who’s also the owner of Gray Sound Recording in Nashville and Charlotte NC, working as a producer and senior mixing …

Over the nearly 500 episodes of the Inner Circle I’ve had some incredible guests. One is the legendary engineer Elliott Scheiner, and this special replay is from way back on Episode 51 in April of 2015.

You certainly …

I’ve had so many great guests on the Inner Circle Podcast, and it’s aways great to go back and revisit some of the best interviews. One is with Don Roeser, better known as Buck Dharma, lead guitarist and and one of the …

Over the almost 500 episodes of the Inner Circle podcast I’ve had some excellent guests that are true legends in the music business. One is the late Al Schmitt, who unfortunately left us in 2021. 

Al won 20 Grammy awards …

My guest today is Jesper Skibsby, the CEO and founder of radio monitory service WARM - the first global radio monitoring service focusing on serving the artists and indie segment of the music industry. 

WARM track and …

My guest today is composer / plug-in developer Sam Fischmann from the plugin company Musik Hack. Musik Hack is the brainchild of both Sam and Grammy-nominated producer and engineer Stan Greene. Their first product is …

My guests today are Evan Dhillon and James Paston, two of the founders of the Ai voice cloning service Kits Ai. The company has launched tools for …

My guest today is Los Angeles session guitarist Andrew Synowiec, ,who has recorded for or performed with artists ranging from music industry icons The Who and Alanis Morissette to contemporary trailblazers like Lil Nas …

My guest today is vinyl pressing expert Dustin Blocker, who founded Hand Drawn Records in 2011 and Hand Drawn vinyl pressing in 2014. He’s also been named the first president of the Vinyl Record Manufacturing …

My guest today is Bill McQuay, who’s an  independent audio producer, NPR contributor, National Geographic Explorer and founder of Eco Location Sound.

Before starting Eco Location Sound, Bill was Supervising Audio …

My guest today is holistic artist coach Wendy Parr, who’s personal and professional experiences led her to become a coach that helps artists lose …

My guest today is Sam Gribben, the CEO of the music learning platform Melodics. Melodics is a software platform that teaches you to play keyboards, …

My guest today is producer/engineer Ed Stasium, who was an essential element in the New York punk and alternative rock scene in the 70’s and 80’s, having worked on seminal albums by The Ramones, Talking Heads and Living …

My guest today is producer/engineer Ed Stasium, who was an essential element in the New York punk and alternative rock scene in the 70’s and 80’s, having worked on seminal albums by The Ramones, Talking Heads and Living …

My guest on this episode is artist manager Zack Zarrillo. Zack is co-founder of Alternate Side, a full-service music company that represents over 30 …

My guest on this episode is engineer, producer and avid gear collector Pete Min. Pete is owner of Lucy’s Meat Market studio, and Colorfield Records, …

My guest on this episode is Paul Sampson, who’s the founder and CEO of the music licensing service for creators, Lickd.

Paul started in the …

My guest on this episode is Vickie Nauman, who’s expertise crosses between music and technology, finance, gaming, and the digital business economy.

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My guest on this episode is Evan Price, who’s an artist manager, educator, branding specialist and CEO of Artist Collective. At age 14, Evan started …

My guest on this episode is Eric Boulanger, who’s the founder of The Bakery mastering studio as well as a professional studio violinist. 

A protege of …

My guest on this episode is Eric Boulanger, who’s the founder of The Bakery mastering studio as well as a professional studio violinist. 

A protege of …

My guest this week is David Packouz, who may have the most interesting back story of just about any guest I’ve had on this podcast. David is the CEO …

My guest this week is Ryan Schwabe who’s a two-time Grammy nominated, platinum certified mixing and mastering engineer. In 2020, he was nominated for a Grammy for Best Dance/Electronic Album for Baauer’s "Planet’s Mad," …

My guest this week is Tony Simerman, who as a kid would go to work with his Dad, who was the manager of The Kennedy Center Concert Hall in …

My guest this week is Josh Rogosin, who stumbled into NPR headquarters in 1999 on his way to mixing shows at The Shakespeare Theatre in downtown DC. …

My guest this week is Temima Shames, who’s the CEO of Next Step Talent, a full service talent management and digital brand agency that’s home to more …

My guest this week is composer and producer Dren McDonald who has done everything from experimental indie rock to video game music to string quartet chamber music to film and VR animation soundtracks.

He has worked with …

My guest this week is musician Doug Legacy, who’s  one of the founding members of the the Zydeco Party Band, which won an Emmy for being the house band for The Late Mr. Pete Show. The band also provide music for Gilmore …

My guests this week are Ritch Esra and Eric Knight of Music Business Television. MUBU TV takes music business education out of the classroom using interviews with music heavyweights to help artists empower their careers.

My guest this week is Dr. Martin Clancy, who’s a musician, academic, and events producer focusing on AI ethics. 

Martin completed his PhD on AI's …

My guest this week is Jennifer Freed, who founded Trevanna Post in NY after working as a Production Accountant on major motion pictures on both …

My guest this week is Chris Dunnett, who’s helped artists like The Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan and Iron Maiden sell their …

My guest this week is the On-Demand songwriter and mastering engineer Mitchell Dyer, who’s on a mission to help other songwriters eliminate their mental blocks and turn their songwriting struggles into a …

My guest this week is the Head of Partner Marketing & Strategy for Video & Sound Products at Sony Corporation of America Jordy Freed.

A talented sax player who considered becoming a professional musician, the …

My guests this week are Robina Ritchie-Barker and Scott Barker, who’s TrackStage sync music management app is taking the sync world by storm.

TrackStage not only helps you get your songs and cut-downs get organized in …

My guest this week again is legendary engineer/producer Ken Scott, who was one of the five engineers for The Beatles, producer/engineer for four of the most revered David Bowie albums, and engineered or produced seminal …

My guest this week is legendary engineer/producer Ken Scott, who has a list of accomplishments and credits that are almost too long to list. After getting his start at Abbey Road Studios as a teenager, Ken went on to …

My guest this week is Kelli Richards, who’s been a trusted Advisor to legendary musicians, tech executives, leaders and innovators. During her 25 …

My guest this week is Steve Rosen, who’s an esteemed rock journalist who’s written for Guitar World, Guitar Player, Rolling Stone, Playboy, Classic …

My guest this week is Emily White, who’s a partner in the talent management company Collective Entertainment and the Founder of #iVoted Festival. …

My guest this week is Kevin Paul, who started in the music business as a DJ, but then discovered sound engineering and immediately knew that was his …

My guest this week is Chris SD, who’s an award-winning music producer with 5 Juno awards and 7 nominations. He was also nominated as Engineer Of The Year in 2012. With his extensive industry contacts and experience …

My guest this week is Max Goldberg, who’s a co-founder and CEO of the music discovery app HotDrop. HotDrop is a platform that connects undiscovered …

My guest this week is Holly Knight, who’s songs made up a good part of the soundtrack to the MTV eighties with mega-hits for Tina Turner (“The …

In this episode, I’m going to make some predictions for 2023 in both the music business and the audio industry. These are based on trends that have happened this year that give us some insight on what may be in store …

In this episode I take a look back at the events in the music business and music production during 2022, including:

Songwriters get a raise in two places

TikTok trends

Playlist influence waning

Streaming scams

Streaming …

My guest this week is Tom Trones, co-founder and chief product officer for Minuendo lossless earplugs. Minuendo earplugs can be manually adjusted from 7 to 25dB with no loss in sound quality.

Besides being a musician and …

My guest this week is songwriter Sam Hollander, who has written and produced for the likes of Panic! At The Disco, One Direction, Katy Perry, Weezer, …

My guest this week is Lenise Bent, who was one of a handful of women working in the Hollywood recording studio business in a technical role during …

My guest this week is Ramon Hervey II, who’s worked as a highly regarded entertainment manager, brand consultant, and public relations specialist …

My guests this week are Mike Dickey and Russ Gavin, of JackTrip Labs. The JackTrip Foundation is a non-profit collaboration between Stanford …

My guest this week is Joe Chiccarelli, who’s a ten-time Grammy-winning producer/engineer/mixer whose credits include Beck, U2, The White Stripes, The Strokes, The Killers, Elton John, Morrissey, Jason Mraz among many …

My guest this week is Darryl Hurs, who has a 25 year history in the music business including launching and running Indie Week Canada (Nov 8 - 12), one of Canada’s largest emerging artist showcase conferences. He has …

My guest this week is Sean O’Malley who is the CEO of the boutique music publisher Regard Music.

Sean has more than 20 years of experience in music …

My guest this week is Chuck Kentis, who has worked as a touring and session player with artists like Nona Hendryx, Julian Lennon, Power Station, John …

My guest this week is Josh Simons, CEO and co-founder of Vampr, the world’s largest and most active social-professional network for musicians. 

Often dubbed the “LinkedIn for creatives”, Vampr is home to over one million …

My guest this week is engineer Jason LaRocca, who has recorded and mixed music for major motion pictures, games and television. Jason not only engineers the scores, but often produces them as well, along with creating …

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My guest this week is Cassie Petrey who’s been behind the social media marketing for some of the music’s most iconic artists including Backstreet Boys, Camila Cabello and Britney Spears. 

Cassie is the …

My guest this week is Grammy-award nominated engineer/producer Justin Cortelyou. Justin started his career working with Chuck Ainlay at Soundstage Studios in Nashville before moving to Los Angeles to work with …

My guest this week is Ryan Dusick, who was Maroon 5’s original drummer until he retired because of chronic nerve damage. After departing the band, Ryan struggled with anxiety and addiction for a decade before making a …

My guest this week is professional song doctor Molly Leikin, who’s coaching has helped 12 clients become Grammy winners and another 19 become Grammy …

My guest this week is Kevin Kelly, who’s a producer, mixer and long-time audio educator with a host of major label, film score and jingle credits. These include projects by Blondie, Edgar Winter and Rick Wakeman, among …

My guest this week is Jason Kramer, who’s been working in radio in Los Angeles since 1992  and has hosted an influential weekly radio show on KCRW for the past 24 years. 

Jason has also worked at Fox Sports TV as their …

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My guest this week is Talya Elitzer, who along with her partner Nick Sylvester leads godmode, a company that offers label, management, publishing and creative direction services.

godmode has an …

My guest this week is Katie Zaccardi, who pivoted from being a wellness coach to a music career coach.

Since then she’s helped hundreds of musicians grow their careers, release music, launch Patreons, start coaching …

My guest this week is Nicole Slater, who specializes in helping artists, musicians, and entrepreneurs develop their marketing strategies. Since 2005, …

If you ever wanted a vintage microphone but couldn't afford the super high price, a Heiserman Audio mic has become a top alternative. In fact, many …

My guest this week is audio restoration and mastering engineer Michael Graves, who’s a four time Grammy award winner and 12 time nominee. Michael's main focus is saving historical audio that was recorded on …

My guest this week is producer, songwriter and keyboardist CJ Vanston.

CJ Vanston started doing jingles in Chicago where he soon became a first call player, doing as many as six sessions a day.

After moving to Los …

My guest this week is Jules Standen, who worked as an engineer with groups like The Lemonheads, The Smiths, and Siouxsie and the Banshees before …

My guest this week is Bob Pomann, who discovered his unique ability to tell a story through sound while doing sound effects for the original Saturday …

My guest this week is Andrew Scheps, who’s won 3 Grammy awards and mixed huge hits for Adele, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Beyonce, Jay-Z, U2 and many more. Andrew has also spent quite a lot of time mixing in …

My guest this week is Jim Hustwitt, who quit his marketing job in 2011 to work as a music producer and composer. 

Since them Jim has produced music for Universal, EMI, BMG WestOne & NinjaTune and has been …

If you're a drummer or regularly work with drums, you're really going to like my guest on the podcast this week since it's filled with things you …

My guests this week are director of marketing Nate Baglyos and director of acoustics Charles Sprinkle of the speaker manufacturer Kali Audio. Both held executive positions at JBL before joining forces to start the …

Peter Sinclair, the CEO of BeatBread. BeatBread enables artists and songwriters to get advances from 1k to 2mil based on strength of the catalogs.

Unlike other services, the company allows artist to keep 100% ownership …

If you've ever tried to get an approval on a mix from someone, you know how hard that can get. You want them to hear it in all its glory, yet you don't want to send the high-res file without getting paid first. Plus, …

Jason Tonioli has managed to do something that everyone thought was impossible these days, and that’s crack 7 figures of income with only sheet music …

My guest on the podcast this week is Vinny Ribas, who’s the founder and CEO of both Indie Direct and Cartne.

Vinny has worked as both an agent and an artist manager, but is also an executive coach and strategic business …

My guest this week is Elisa Di Napoli, who’s a holistic life coach, hypnotherapist, author and performer.

Elisa specializes in helping professionals …

My guest this week is Ron Jones, who’s had a long career writing for some of the biggest hit television shows of our time.

Ron has worked a variety of …

My guest this week is journalist Larry Jaffee, who’s going to take us behind the scenes of the biggest vinyl selling day of the year, Record Store Day.

Larry has been editor in chief of several magazines and websites …

My guest this week is Gary Lux, who is one of Hollywood’s premier music mixers with literally thousands of projects to his credit.

Before stepping out …

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My guest this week is Laura Whitmore, who started her career in the direct marketing department of CBS Records before a 20 year stint as the marketing director for Korg USA. There she was …

My guest this week is Hayden Maringer, who has performed countless shows and tours all over the world working with artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Demi Lovato, The Band Perry, Carrie Underwood, and many more. 

Hayden …

My guest this week is Michael Walker, who went from being a living-out-of-his-car touring musician to reaching #2 on the iTunes Alternative Charts in 6 months by using some simple grass-roots marketing techniques.

After …

My guest this week is Daniel Rowland, who’s an audio engineer, producer, educator, Head of Strategy and Partnerships at Montreal’s LANDR Audio, and longtime professor at MTSU in Nashville.

Daniel has been part of …

My guest this week is Steve Genewick, who’s worked at Capitol Studios in Hollywood for 25 years. Steve was one of the very first mixers to get into …

My guest this week is Paul Kopf who’s the product manager for the go-to orchestral sample library for most film composers - the Vienna Symphonic …

Also, how TikTok royalties works, and what will happen to musical instrument sales after the boom during Covid.

My guest this week is Ceri Thomas, …

PLUS: why the CD sales increase was just a mirage, and the end of the smart speaker era.

My guest this week is engineer Lij Shaw, who’s the owner of the Toy Box Studio in Nashville and host of the great podcast Recording …

Plus, why the prices of streaming audio should be increased, and the world's fastest cybernetic drummer.

My guest this week is Martins Popelis, who’s …

Also, the top music moneymakers last year, and some plugins that can do more harm than good.

My guest this week is the legendary guitarist Wayne Kramer, who may be one of the most unappreciated but exceptionally …

Plus on the intro, a look at how CDs increased for the first time in 17 years, and how voiceovers are being disrupted by AI.

My guest this week is …

My guest this week is Grammy-nominated mastering engineer Michael Romanowski, who’s the owner and chief mastering engineer at Coast Mastering in Berkley, CA.

Michael has over 30 years of experience mastering in stereo, …

It's that time of year again to take a look back at the influential music business stories from 2021, see how the predictions from last year fared, and have a look forward to the trends and predictions for 2022. Among …

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We've hit a milestone today with Episode 400 so I'm going to change …

My guest this week is my good friend for many years Dennis Moody, who also appeared on the very first episode of the Inner Circle Podcast as well as number 100, 200 and 300. This is episode #399 and I’m going to be …

My guest this week is Kati Eismann, who’s the global marketing director for the Adam Hall Group. The Adam Hall Group brands include sound reinforcement company LD Systems, stage lighting company Cameo, stand company …

My guest this week is mastering engineer Pete Doell, who worked as a staff engineer at the legendary Wally Heider Studios before moving to Capitol …

John Krivit is an audio educator and founder of the extremely popular Facebook group "Hey Audio Student." 

He's a past president of the Audio …

NEWS

How the music industry jobs have changed
The ultimate song according to science

GUEST

Earthworks Audio CEO Gareth Krausser

Gareth Krausser, who’s the …

NEWS

Vinyl is doing better than ever, and that's why it's in crises
Will the latest guitar sales boom collapse?

GUEST

Music life coach Ariane Paras

My …

NEWS

According to it's own insider data, Facebook has lost young users
Metallica has an online band course, but are bands passe?

GUEST

L-Acoustic's managing director Guillaume LeNost talks L-ISA Studio

Guillaume LeNost …

NEWS

Spotify's Marquee promotion tool makes you pay to reach your own fans
How smart apps and plugins are changing music

GUEST

Vocal coach Adreana …

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My guest this week is Andreas Wagner, who’s the head of software development for Rebeat Innovation. Andreas is the main developer for the company’s Perfect Groove software, which allows mastering engineers to …

NEWS

What it takes to make a living through streaming

Recording hits on an iPhone

GUEST

Founder and CEO of the collaboration platform Sessionwire, Robin …

NEWS

NFTs are the hot new thing, but you have to be aware of these legal issues
A new bill will make music production costs deductible

GUESTS

Erik Blicker and Glann Schloss, founders of Flavorlab 

My guests this week are …

NEWS

New data shows that music spreads just like an infectious disease

With Apple release their own processors, the end of the Hackentosh is near

GUEST

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An overview of how YouTube's video recommendation works
The warehouse storing the history of analog electronic music no one knows about

GUEST

Byta.com founder and CEO Marc Brown
Also check out HowWeListen.org

My guest …

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Canadian study shows how the digital streaming dollar is split
Winter NAMM 2022 is postponed to June

GUEST

Songwriter / Producer Kris Bradley
Find …

Inside The M&B Remote Audio Truck

NEWS

Amazon is getting into live programming

How loudspeaker DSP has changed the audio world

GUEST

3 time Grammy-winning engineer Mark Linett
Find out more about Mark and the Horizon …

NEWS

TikTok is testing increased video lengths to compete with YouTube
Using MID from your browser with Web MIDI

GUESTS

Chris Bragg and Travis Michaud from trailer music company Ghostwriter Music

Ghostwriter is the go-to …

NEWS

More people are streaming music than you might have thought
The legendary synth developer Tom Oberheim gets his worldwide trademark back and will …

NEWS

The most influential artists and how much they make from streaming
The latest "Stolen Feel" lawsuit that could turn music on its head

GUESTS

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NEWS

Big stars that have huge fake Instagram and Twitter followings
Will the big change at Sweetwater affect the way they do business?

GUEST

Merlin CEO …

NEWS

More than 13,000 make $50k or more on Spotify, but that's not the bad news
Answering questions about master mix levels for mastering

GUEST

Some good stories from 18 time Grammy winning engineer Benny Faccone

18 time …

NEWS

How TikTok influences streaming numbers
The scientific reason behind why people love drumming

GUEST

Engineer and tech writer Barry Rudolph

Barry …

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The latest streaming numbers tells us a lot about the current music business
A new simple and cheap sound isolation tool may make a big difference …

NEWS

A look at the best-selling streaming songwriters shows some interesting and unseen trends
The Rhodes electric piano may be back in production soon

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NEWS

You can easily buy Instagram followers but is it wise?
Single chord progression songs have been around longer than rap, hip hop and EDM

GUEST

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NEWS

Tours are having a tough time finding road crews that are vaccinated
Manufacturers like Avid are having great years despite the pandemic

GUEST

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NEWS

The creator economy has created a lot of competition
The reason why songs are getting simpler

GUEST

Keyboardist, conductor, composer and arranger Bob Luna

Keyboardist, conductor, composer and arranger Bob Luna has …

NEWS

Hit records have a shorter and shorter shelf life
The problems with mixing on headphones and possible solutions

GUEST

Mixer Nacho Molino

5 time …

NEWS

YouTube payed a massive amount of royalty's to the music industry over the last 12 months
Is microtime audio the next audio horizon?

GUEST

Producer / engineer / educator Mark Rubel

Mark Rubel has produced thousands of …

NEWS

The latest trends in film scores is good news for indie artists
Environmental issues and guitar tonewoods

GUEST

Music PR maven Ariel Hyatt

Music PR maven Ariel Hyatt's CyberPR agency just celebrated 25 years in …

NEWS

German copyright is changing and artists hate that TikTok won't be paying
Pro Sound News and Mix Magazine are merging

GUEST

Production manager for Boston House of Blues and the Xfinity Center Tim McKenna

My guest this …

NEWS

TikTok blowing up with Gen-Z
What makes music so universal?

GUEST

Producer/engineer/photographer Terry Manning - Part 2

My guest on the podcast this …

NEWS

Trends in the hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart
The best song tempo to study to

GUEST

Producer/engineer/photographer Terry Manning - Part 1

Terry …

NEWS

The new trend of making different versions of the same song
Focurite Group acquires legendary synth manufacture Sequential Circuits

GUEST

Composer and music licensing expert Michael Elsner
Master Music Licensing

Michael …

NEWS

The music industry is drowning in data and it's getting worse
The 10 most expensive albums ever made

GUEST

Producer/engineer and mixer Brian Malouf
…

NEWS

Streaming music recommendations may be poor depending on the music genre
The world's quietest room is not where you expect it

GUEST

Music producer Richard "Younglord" Frierson

My guest this week is Richard “Younglord” …

NEWS

The latest trends in social media according to Pew Research
Shure recommendations for cleaning microphones

GUEST

Meddling CEO Travis Rosenblatt

Travis Rosenblatt used his experience in A&R for Warner Bros and 300 …

NEWS

Is reduced royalty rates for playlist placements actually payola?
New technologies for super-large hard drive capacity

GUEST

Guitarist Jennifer …

NEWS

The latest on streaming royalty rates from various services
A look at why bands are disappearing

GUEST

Mastering engineer Scott Hull

Scott Hull …

NEWS

Last year's livestreaming sales numbers were surprising
Native Instruments and iZotope merge

GUEST

Audionamix general manager Ellie McNeil

Ellie McNeil is the general manager of the audio software company Audionamix, a …

NEWS

The 8 best social networks to promote your music
Behringer loses trademark battle over Oberheim

GUEST

Viberate co-founder Vasja Veber

Vasja Veber co-founded Viberate, a platform that gives artists important analytics …

NEWS

The UK's roadmap for opening up live music

The most hated rock bands of all time

GUEST

Music attorney Kamal Moo
Check out his book The Straightforward Guide To The Music Biz

Music attorney Kamal Moo has represented …

NEWS

MLC collects almost $500 million in unclaimed funds
Random, probable and generative music

GUEST

Composer-mixer Lars Deutsch

Two time Emmy winner Lars …

NEWS

The audio legend Rupert Neve passes away
Record labels de-emphasizing radio promo as music consumption drops

GUEST

Producer/multi-instrumentalist …

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SoundCloud may pay institute artist-centric royalties
Immersive audio easy with wallpaper speakers

GUEST

Console designer and "father of British EQ" …

NEWS

Spotify's latest patents have it listening to you to suggest music
Native Instruments the latest MI company to be acquired

GUEST

Engineer/podcast Matt Boudreau
Listen to Working Class Audio

My guest this week is Matt …

NEWS

How the MLC will collect streaming royalties for songwriters, if you're signed up
An overview of LUFS and why it doesn't matter much for music

GUEST

SONY DSC

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Our musical attention span is getting short and what will happen by 2030Taylor Guitars gives the company to its employees

GUEST

Elton John guitar player and musical director Davey Johnstone

Davey Johnstone has …

My guests this week are Alexandra Bartles and Rick Snoman of Pro Audio Ears and Altar Recording Studios, the world’s first boutique recording studio dedicated to Electronic Dance Music. 

Alex is a practicing …

My guest this week is drummer Matt Starr, who's worked with Ace Frehley, Joe Lynn Turner, Mr. Big and many others both recording and touring .

Matt …

No guest this week, but you'll find plenty to listen to as I give my top predictions for what will happen next year in the music industry. We'll look at a wide variety of topics including:

How music venues adapt to the …

No guest on the podcast this week, but I will be taking my annual look back at how the music world changed in 2020.

Even though the pandemic dominated the headlines, there was so much more that happened in the past year. …

NEWS

The 3 types of media every artist should knowTop 10 Audio Hardware pieces from this year by GearNews

GUEST

Producer/Engineer Mark Plati - Part 2

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NEWS

A look at Apple Music prices around the world
Production relief from Congress with the HITS bill

GUEST

Super Hi-Fi CEO Zack Zalon

Zack Zalon started his music business career as the general manager of the legendary …

NEWS

Warner Music uses AI-driven A&R to sign more artists

Popular artist vocals and lyrics can now be deep faked

GUEST

The Police and Sting manager …

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YouTube can now puts ads on all your videos whether you like it or not

Thunderbolt 4 is coming to a computer near you

GUEST

Police manager and IRS …

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Labels make Twitch crack down on music infringement

Immersive sound without speakers or headphones

GUEST

Musician, vocalist, and mixer Robert Martin

Robert Martin was a long-time member of Frank Zappa’s band, the …

NEWS

Is Spotify's new Discovery Mode tool pay-to-play?
Drive-In Concert audio is actually pretty good

GUEST

Engineer John Cuniberti
Check out his OneMic …

NEWS

The RIAA is going after 41 YouTube ripper sites

A fire at the AKM factory means audio chips are about to get scarce

GUEST

Nashville mixer Biller Decker

Check out his Template Mixing And Mastering book
You can also listen …

NEWS

The company that monopolizes ice cream truck music
The 100th anniversary of the theremin

GUEST

World Maestro Colin O'Donohoe

Colin O’Donohoe has …

NEWS

The rise of fake artists in streaming

Even old analog engineers are now okay with mixing in-the-box

GUEST

Producer/engineer Gareth Jones

My guest …

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The album is being reinvented for the streaming eraThe legendary Prophet 5 synthesizer is being reissued

GUEST

Studio designer and Phantom Focus developer Carl TatzHear more from Carl on Episode #17

Carl Tatz has gone …

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A look at what happens on the Internet in a minute in 2020Acoustic materials made from recycled plastic bottles

GUEST

Producer Mark Plati - Part 1

Mark Plati has worked with a wide range of major artists including …

NEWS

Neighboring rights and what it means to an artistGibson's latest guitar aging technology

GUEST

Music producer and Soma Breath founder Niraj Naik

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NEWS

Music piracy is evolving, or so an industry association wants you to believeSony is de-emphasizing electronics

GUEST

Engineer, producer and …

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The social media universe in 2020Guitars are selling better than ever during the pandemic

GUEST

Songwriter/educator Andrea Stolpe

Andrea Stolpe has …

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You won't see too many mid-level foreign artists touring after a 50% visa price increaseGet ready for the immersive audio wars as Sony 360 Reality Audio is released

GUEST

Producer/mixer/engineer and plugin developer …

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64% of UK musicians are considering leaving the music business

Horn players at risk during the pandemic

GUEST

Royalty Exchange partner and music exec Anthony Martini

Anthony Martini got his start as a rap/metal …

NEWS

2 unique plagiarism cases about copying yourself, and freedom to experimentWinter NAMM 2021 has been cancelled, but that might not be so bad

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Producer/engineer/entrepreneur Sean Giovanni

Sean Giovanni is a …

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The "Stairway To Heaven" plagiarism lawsuit is going to the Supreme CourtRickenbacker dumps Guitar Center and Musician's Friend

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AmplifyX founder Adam Cowherd

Adam Cowherd is the founder of AmplifyX, a company …

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Bipartisan Congressional support for not paying artists for radio airplaySeveral new acoustic advances to be aware of

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America co-founder Dewey Bunnell

Dewey Bunnell, is a founding member and half of the band with …

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Official music videos coming to Facebook with the industry's blessingDPA gear is going to Mars on the latest Rover

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Singer/songwriter, mentor and entrepreneur Adam McInnis

Adam McInnis is a singer/songwriter most …

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Gen-Z's taste in music is different and it's influencing other generationsThe 5 Mix Element Rule

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Musical theater composer/arranger and …

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The UK Government passed an aid package for venues and cultural institutionsRed Bull has closed it's 11 studios around the world

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Austrian …

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Nielsen's mid-year recorded music report has some interesting data pointsKorg and Roland get big fines in the UK

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Sweetwater Sound's founder …

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Streaming service Deezer making movesMy top 10 DAWs

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Tour manager Felicity Hall

Felicity Hall has been a tour manager for the last 10 years in a male dominated world. During that time she’s worked with Snarky …

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Lij ShawSign the petition at SaveHomeStudios.comIf you live in Nashville, send an email directly to the city council at balancenashville.org

Imagine that it was illegal for you to record anyone except yourself in …

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Yes, online concerts can pay off big-timeThe reasons why we don't miss the studios of old

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Studio designer John Brandt

John Brandt has owned …

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The Recording Academy has released a new rule book for the GrammysOrchestras try to make a comeback after COVID

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Producer Kyle HunterFind out …

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Kids are watching TikTok almost as much as YouTubeTelefunken has opened a mic custom shopGibson sells iconic manufacturer Stanton to InMusic

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Why the charts and what people actually listen to don't always matchA look at the Recording Academy P&E Wing recommendations for reopening studios.

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CD Baby VP of Marketing Kevin Breuner

My guest on the …

Stu Hamm is one of the world’s premier bass players and clinicians. His unique and innovative two-handed tapping technique proves that even the …

Zack O’Malley Greenburg is a senior editor of media & entertainment at Forbes and author of four excellent music oriented business books.

His latest, A-List Angels, is how a band of actors, artists and athletes …

Jack Forman is a senior vice-president at BiCoastal Productions, the New York City-based concerts and theatrical booking agency. 

Originally spearheading the agency’s coverage of the Western United States, Jack now …

Camille Barbone has done just about every behind-the-scenes job in the music business you can think of. 

From working as a label executive for …

My guest on this episode is Joe Renzetti, who started in the studio band of the Cameo Parkway label in Philadelphia playing on hits like “Let’s Twist Again,” “South Street,” Palisades Park,” and “Limbo Rock.”

He then …

My guest today is Katie Zaccardi who’s a songwriter, artist, music industry professional, and certified yoga instructor. Through her work in both music and wellness along with her own experience with a generalized …

Brett Porter is one of the lead engineers in the development of the MIDI 2.0 spec. Brett has a big background in electronic music, but he’s also developed software products for the pro audio, broadcast, and musical …

This week's guest is Kurt Dahl, who's not only a successful entertainment attorney but is a busy drummer as well. His band One Bad Son has toured …

My guest today is Ira Ingber, who’s a long time Los Angeles studio musician, composer and producer.

Through the years Ira has had multiple major label …

This week's guest is Matt Black who's the co-founder of the leading indie record label Ninja Tune and electronic music pioneer duo Coldcut. Coldcut …

This week's guest is Laura Bull, who spent ten years with Sony Music Entertainment where she became one of the company's youngest executives at the …

My guest this week is Tony Braunagel, who's been the drummer for a wide variety of artists including Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, Rickie Lee Jones, and Taj Mahal, among others.

It was with Taj that Tony gained a named for …

This week's guest is Jay Warsinske has been in music marketing, promotion and artist development for over 40 years.

In that time he's helped launch the music for celebrated artists like U2, NWA, AC/DC, Dr. Dre, …

My guest on this episode is Leslie Gaston-Bird, who is a post-production engineer, governor-at-large for the Audio Engineering Society, and a former …

This week's guest is drummer Daniel Glass, who has worked with a wide variety of artists that range from Brian Setzer to Bette Midler, to the Budapest Jazz Orchestra, to KISS front man Gene Simmons. 

Daniel has been …

Legendary producer John Boylan started in the business as a member of the burgeoning folk scene in the Village in New York City that set the tone for …

My guest this week is Jay Gilbert, who turned his love of taking concert photographs into being on the cutting edge of digital sales and marketing as an executive with Universal, Sony and Warner Music Groups.

Jay has …

After working at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Dwight Heckelman felt that music higher education needed to be held to a higher standard …

This week on the podcast I take a quick look at the recent Winter NAMM 2020 exhibition that just finished in Anaheim.

NAMM was certainly different this year as it felt renewed and actually had its first buzz-worthy …

My guest today on Episode #300 is Dennis Moody who’s the engineer of choice for some of the worlds top drummers, including Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd, …

My guest today is Radial Engineering product manager Jay Porter, who worked as both a live and studio engineer before entering the world of audio manufacturing.

Over the past 10 years while working with Primacoustic, …

No guest on the podcast this week as I take a look at what might be in store for us 2020. It's short and sweet and will get you thinking.

Some of the …

Merry Christmas everyone!

Check out the annual look back at the year, and the decade, in music, audio and the music industry.

You'll be surprised at just how much has changed over the last year, and even more surprised at …

Over the course of his 50 years in the business John Storyk has designed more than 3,500 audio and video production facilities, recording studios, radio stations, corporate media and conference rooms, educational and, …

Ari Herstand parlayed his experiences as an indie artist into a secondary career as a music industry blogger and author.

Ari’s music business blog Ari’s Take has been a staple for helping musicians build a career …

Kevin Killen is a multi-Grammy award winning engineer who’s worked with luminaries like David Bowie, U2, Peter Gabriel, Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road …

Yoni Zlotkin turned some ambisonics and binaural college projects into a job as product manager for what has now become Waves NX.

He is now also a …

My guest this week is Jonathan Wyner is the chief mastering engineer and president of M Works Mastering in Cambridge, MA.

Jonathan began his career as a mastering engineer in 1985 as the compact disc was becoming a …

This episode features guest Jason Brennan, who's a re-recording mixer, supervising sound editor and sound designer with numerous feature film and television credits for Warner Bros.

His 10 years of experience in music …

This week's guest is Dino Monoxelus, who is currently a senior product specialist and product planning manager for Ampeg Amplifiers.

He’s affectionally known as “The Ampeg Guy” for his extensive knowledge about the …

Michelle Moog-Koussa is the daughter of the man who’s name is almost synonymous with the word synthesizer - Bob Moog.

Michelle has been the executive director of the Bob Moog Foundation for the 12 years since its …

This episode's featured guest is Michael Romanowski, a Grammy nominated mastering engineer who’s the owner and chief mastering engineer at San Francisco’s Coast Mastering.

He’s also the co-owner and founder of the …

My guest this week is Yoad Nevo, who has credits that include over thirty #1 singles, more than fifty Top 10 albums and over sixty Top 10 singles worldwide as a producer, mixer and mastering engineer.

Among the artists …

This episode features guest Bruce Houghton, who started his boutique Skyline Artists Agency more than 25 year ago.

The agency now has offices in Los Angeles, Nashville, New England, Virginia, Florida and St.Louis, and …

Scott Sugden started as a live systems engineer for bands like Van Halen and Steve Miller Band to theater productions like Spamalot and The Producers before specializing in large format sound system design for …

My guest this week is engineer Craig Burbidge, who gained multi-platinum status having worked with hundreds of artists including Barry White, Steve …

My guest this week is engineer, mixer and composer Jesse Ray Ernster, who grew up in a musical family with both his parents playing in bands and making records.

Jesse’s entrance in the music business began at age of 16 …

This week's guest is Vince Wilburn Jr., who has both toured and recorded with his uncle Miles Davis on many legendary recordings from 1984 through 1987.
He is also a producer on the Grammy-winning “Miles Ahead” …

Terri Winston is the executive director of Women’s Audio Mission, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization that uses music and media to attract over 2,000 underserved women and girls every year to STEM and creative …

6 time Grammy Award-winner Fred Vogler is the principal sound designer and FOH mixer for the Hollywood Bowl and Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Throughout …

My guest this week is Diego Farias, who's a digital music and tech expert with experience from some of the world’s most successful tech companies. He …

Joe Solo turned a chance meeting with Macy Gray into a 17 year journey that culminated in a Grammy win, a double platinum album, and a hit MTV video.

…

Kristen Agee is a classically trained violinist and started playing multiple instruments at the age of 7.
She opened a studio in Silver Lake, …

This week's guest is Steve Genewick, who's worked at Capitol Studios in Hollywood for 25 years.
During that time he’s had the opportunity to work …

Dave Audé is a producer and remixer with an astounding 133 #1’s on Billboard’s Dance Club chart. That’s more than any other producer, and what makes it even more impressive is that 14 are his own singles as an artist. …

My guest this week is at the forefront of mixing music in Dolby Atmos. Greg Penny has produced hits with k.d. lang, Cher, and Paul Young, among …

My guest today is the CEO of Primphonic, Thomas Steffens. Primephonic is a music streaming service dedicated to keeping classical music alive and …

Jim Dunne is the founder and senior acoustic consultant of the ground-breaking Smart Studio, which completely disrupts how recording studios and …

My guest on the podcast this week is Bree Noble, who is a champion for women in music thanks to her Female Entrepreneur Musician Podcast and Female Musician Academy.

Bree quit her corporate job as a Director of Finance …

Jonathan Stone has had a long career as a director of creative services in music publishing at heavyweight companies like ATV Music, MCA Music, Quincy Jones Qwest Music Publishing, and Windswept. He now runs the …

Zubin Gadhoke is a co-founder and producer for Olympus Projects, which is a management and consulting agency that provides artists with help in the …

Rick Goetz has been a a major label A&R representative, a music supervisor, an artist manager, a bass player, and record label owner. 
He has worked for Lava/Atlantic, Elektra, and EMI, with projects by artists that …

David Kalt launched the super popular gear site Reverb.com in  2013 after growing frustrated with the process of buying and selling guitars on eBay.
…

My guest today is Robert Siciliano, who started as a music recording engineer, but by almost a quirk of fate got a temp job at NBC that turned into a career.
In the interview we talked about making the transition to …

After years as a touring pedal steel guitarist with everyone from Dan Fogelberg and Phil Everly to Pat Boone and Bobby Womack, Dave Pearlman opened …

 
David Frangioni started his music career as a drummer, but soon became a pioneer in MIDI technology. This lead him into the studio as an engineer …

My guest today is Michael Abbott, who started in television audio doing front-of-house sound for projects like the opening and closing ceremonies for the Olympics and the Academy awards, to working for the major …

Ritch Esra is the former promotion coordinator for A&M Records and director of A&R for Arista Records, where he worked extensively with the publishing and songwriting communities for material for Whitney …

My guest today is producer/engineer Jack Miele, who’s won a Grammy, Emmy, 4 Telly awards and 2 Global Music awards.
Based in New Orleans, Jack has a wide range of studio credits that include Rod Stewart, The Roots, …

My guest today is mastering engineer Kevin Gray who specializes in vinyl disc cutting.
Kevin has mastered music at his Cohearant Mastering studio for every major label in every genre, including pop, rock, jazz, …

Michael Beinhorn has produced a wide range of artists including Herbie Hancock, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith and Soundgarden, among many others.
He is the author of Unlocking Creativity, and an …

Recently I had a conversation with engineer Bill Smith about the late engineer Geoff Emerick and realized that there was a lot that we didn’t know about this audio giant even though he was responsible for some huge …

Bob is a founding member of The Surfaris, and every guitar player since 1963 has learned to play the band’s big hit “Wipeout” sometime early in their …

Composer, producer and music supervisor Doug DeAngelis is my guest on the podcast today.
Doug hit paydirt early in his career when he recorded …

My guest on the podcast today is CD Baby’s VP of international development, Heli Del Moral.
Before coming to the company Heli worked in television as the international director of marketing for ESPN and Univision where …

Amphion loudspeakers have become a favorite of award-winning mixing engineers the world over, and founder and CEO Anssi Hyvonen is my guest on the podcast today.
Anssi spent most of his life as a hi-fi enthusiast, but he …

Ben Mendoza created UK-based Beatchain along with co-founder and musician Steve Jones to accelerate artist growth by using data science and automation.
Ben has spent almost 25 years using software to improve decision …

Paul Edwards is a Montreal-based engineer who has worked on projects by Smashing Pumpkins, Flaming Lips, Ben Harper, Arctic Monkeys, Interpol, Bloc …

Bill Reynolds is a Grammy-nominated producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter and former bass player with Band of Horses.
Bill’s credits include the …

Robert Marshall is a sound designer, mixer and partner of Chicago audio post house SUM1. Robert has spent the last 15 years doing sound design, mixes, and ADR for film, television and radio, including several Superbowl …

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Spotify will release hardware for the car this year
Researchers have found a way to ease the effects of Tinnitus

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Voice-over artist …

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A quick look at how to copyright your songs for 2019
The history of vocal tuning

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Session drummer Denny Seiwell

Denny Seiwell went from being one of the top session drummers in New York City, to become a …

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Ed Sheeran gets sued for plagiarism by the Marvin Gaye estate
Pioneer Electronics is sold

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Session guitarist Tim Pierce

Tim Pierce, who’s …

A look ahead at what to expect in 2019 in:

the music business
the musical instrument business
the pro audio business

2018 Year End Overview

A look back at my predictions for the year
What happened in the music business in the last year
What happened in music production business in the last year
What happened in the MI business in …

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The "Blurred Lines" lawsuit has finally been settled, and not to the benefit of songwriters
A look at isolating home studio windows

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…

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Universal Music Group is being put up for sale and already has a potential buyer
A look at what mastering is, and what it isn't

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Vocalist …

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The IFPI disputes the amount of money YouTube says it's paid to artists
The strict importation restrictions on rosewood that affects stringed instruments may be eased

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Music and film producer Frank …

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What is Article 13 and the effect it will have on your videos
The Top 20 DAWs according to Music Radar

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Conan trumpet player and vocalist Mark Pender

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An overview of Spotify users in the United States
How to care for your voice during the Winter

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Postproduction engineer Paul Hollman

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Apple Music now has 3 tiers for distributors
Top 10 Synths of all time according to Music Radar

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Engineering legend Al Schmitt
Find his new  book Al Schmitt On The Record here

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Common social media mistakes
The best selling headphones will surprise you

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Los Angeles studio bass player Paul ILL

Everything you wanted to know about the Inner Circle Podcast including:

Origin
Guests, news, branding, and commercial-free
Tech (signal path, studio, plugins, posts, editing)
Distribution
And more

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Some Spotify payouts are rising while others are falling
Nano-membrane technology could turn almost anything into a mic or speakers

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The top worldwide music genres
The 5 hardware effects that changed music

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United Studios Archiving audio preservation engineer Dan Johson

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Outside money is pouring into the music business, and there's a reason why
The creative and recorded legacy of the legendary Geoff Emerick

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Westlake Studios co-owner and CEO Al Machera

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The most stressful job in the music industry might surprise you
The used guitar market may be growing too fast

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Bassist, Bollywood …

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How the Music Modernization Act passed the Senate and what happens next
Pretty soon you'll probably have to pay sales tax for all …

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Sony Music's payouts to artists larger than expected after selling Spotify shares
The RIAA is considering the first changes to the …

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There's a big war brewing between labels, publishers and Spotify over music videos
There are five logo badge colors on Neumann …

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U.S. radio continues to decline while it's on the upswing in the rest of the world
A new Gloom Index algorithm rates the 5 saddest songs

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Taxi Music founder and CEO Michael Laskow

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Spotify uses fake artists on its ambient channels, but labels fight back with Apple Music
Musical instrument and pro audio imports are down, and that's before tariffs kick in

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Mastering engineer and …

Photo: Cheryl Peterson

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Stream fraud is running rampant by artists, labels, platforms and even consumers
Audio consoles and mixers are …

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The 10 most expensive auctions for vinyl records will surprise you
Cable manufacturer  Monster tries crypto-currency  with Monster Money

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Recording Academy's government relations officer brings us up …

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Nielsen's latest report provides lots of data on radio and smart speaker usage
Logitech buys Blue Microphones

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Guitarist and film/TV composer Lyle Workman

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9 things to think about before release a vinyl album
An overview of Audio over Ethernet

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Wall Street piano man Niko Kotoulas

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The popularity of radio's top music formats is changing
Musical instruments are selling again and here's where we're buying them from

…

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All Spotify playlists won't provide the same streaming results
Private equity group buys Martin Audio

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President of Outerloop …

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Vinyl sales rose again in the first half of the year
Fender's Jazzmaster is becoming this generation's Strat

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Nashville engineer Ed Seay talks about giving an Elvis album new life

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There are some changes coming to the Grammys, but will they have the intended effect?
There may be big changes coming to JBL Pro soon

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Engineer and Emmy winner Clark Germain

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How Spotify's direct deals with artists can change the balance of power in the industry
The effect of a possible trade war with China on music and audio gear

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Mobile and location recording engineer …

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The record labels made money from Spotify. Where's it going?
We trace the surprising  origin of looping

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Publisher Eric Bettelli and Editor Mark Nardone of Music Connection Magazine

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Why Apple created a new music publishing division
A new study confirms #1 pops songs all sound similar

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Longtime music marketing exec Ted Joseph

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Facebook is no longer the top social site for U.S. teens
The Creative Cycle explained

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Producer/mixer Andrew Maury

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YouTube's new charts are competing with Billboard's
Despite what you read, the guitar isn't dying

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EveAnna Manley, CEO of Manley Labs

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Why Universal Music may be going public
Shure exists the phono cartridge business after 86 years

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Post mixer and podcast host Mike Rodriquez
Check out the AudioNowcast

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The music industry is growing worldwide, and the reason is surprising
An overview of the different audio interface formats

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Engineer/mixer Gary Lux

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Finding new revenue from YouTube
7 keys to keeping your band together

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Disney audio director Nick Peck

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Virtual radio looks to be the next big thing in broadcast
The ins and outs of instrument insurance

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Film composer Chris Boardman
Chris Boardman Master Classes In Film Scoring

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SoundCloud's losses mount
Songwriting via machine is getting popular

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Producer and composer David Campos
Find out more about …

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Spotify is killing song titles
25 classic recordings added to the National Recording Registry

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Producer/engineer Warren Huart
More info about Produce Like A Pro

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A vinyl hit doesn't really mean a lot of sales
A Pro Tools version is getting a new name

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Film scoring mixer Bobby Fernandez

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The strategic reason why Apple Music is adding music videos
Here's why Fender is doing better than Gibson

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Blues Hall Of Fame saxophonist Joe Sublett

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Record labels are hiring college campus reps again
The Musical Instrument industry is doing better than expected, but there are some …

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Tower Records founder Russ Soloman passes, and why the record seller was so important to the industry
Bose has $50 million for …

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Spotify finally filed to go public and revealed a lot about its operation in the process
Gibson laid off worked Custom Shop employees and had its credit downgraded yet again

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Musician, engineer and …

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This legal Spotify scam made over a $1 million in royalties
Amplifier simulator tips

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Engineer and Recording Studio Rockstars host …

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A year later, has the BOT act actually helped concert ticketing?
LUFS levels mixing guidelines

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Dr. Steven Marcone and David Philp talk about their book Managing Your Band 6th edition

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This is show #200. Thanks for your support!
Hip-hop banned in China
Gibson in financial hot water again

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Live sound engineer and studio engineer to the drumming stars (and annual anniversary episode …