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Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastA Year In Review - The Music Industry In 2025 | Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Ep. 6042025 was wild. Is the music business finally changing for good?In this solo edition of Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle, Bobby breaks down the most important developments across music, audio, and tech in 2025. From AI-generated hits to Spotify insiders cashing out, this episode is packed with sharp insights that every music creator, producer, or business insider needs to hear. Whether you're trying to keep up or stay ahead, this annual year-in-review will leave you better informed and ready to thrive in 2026.KEY TAKEAWAYS• AI-generated artists like Velvet Sundown gained massive traction - before the tr...
2025-12-2333 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastProtecting Music Copyright in the AI Era | Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Ep. 603Is your music really yours in the age of AI?In this episode of Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle, Marc Gray, CEO of SonicOrigin, dives into the future of audio verification. From watermarking that survives TikTok filters to tracking AI-generated content, Marc shares why authentication is becoming essential in today’s music and media industries. If you’re a creator, label, engineer or just curious about where music tech is heading, this episode will open your eyes to the tools that may soon become standard.KEY TAKEAWAYS• Why people no longer trust what they see or hea...
2025-12-1625 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastFrom Mafia Threats to Live Nation’s Courtroom | Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Ep. 602What happens when a teenage house party promoter takes on one of the biggest forces in live music?In this episode of Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle, Bobby sits down with Tommy Dorfman, a veteran club promoter and founder of Juice Entertainment. Tommy shares how he built a powerhouse promotion empire from scratch, packed out venues across New Jersey and New York, pioneered the East Coast house music scene, and went head-to-head with Live Nation. His story dives deep into the grind of promotion, the mafia encounters, and a David-versus-Goliath lawsuit that could reshape the live music industry...
2025-12-0933 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastBuilding Authentic Brand Connections in The Music Industry | Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Ep. 601What makes a brand partnership truly authentic in music today?In this episode of Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, Bobby sits down with Katie Nowak, VP of Marketing and Partnerships at TBA Agency, to explore how meaningful collaborations are redefining success for artists. Katie shares behind-the-scenes stories about building the “Here and There” festival with Courtney Barnett, partnering with brands like Microsoft and Levi’s, and using creative strategy to connect niche artists with deeply engaged audiences.Whether you're an artist, marketer, or industry insider, this episode reveals the power of authenticity, community, and stra...
2025-12-0228 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastWhat 600 Episodes Reveal About Mastery | Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Ep. 600Is high-end studio gear still worth it today?For this milestone 600th episode, Bobby welcomes back fan-favorite Dennis Moody, a world-renowned studio and live mixer who’s appeared on every 100th episode since the podcast’s launch. In this revealing conversation, Dennis opens up about the biggest shifts he’s seen over the last decade in music production, gear, touring, and what truly matters when it comes to crafting a great sound. Whether you're a seasoned engineer or just gear-curious, this episode will change how you think about tools, tone, and tech.KEY TAKEAWAYS•...
2025-11-2535 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastThe HIDDEN Reason K-Pop Groups Succeed Today | Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Ep. 599What can a nightclub DJ teach you about running a business?In this episode of Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, we sit down with DJ, author, professor, and speaker Amani Roberts - also known as DJ AMRo - to unpack how his pivot from corporate America to the turntables led to a purpose-driven creative career. Amani shares insights from his book DJ’s Mean Business, his work teaching music business at Cal State Fullerton, and what DJing can reveal about reading a room, adapting under pressure, and staying relevant in the age of AI. This conversation is pack...
2025-11-1832 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastHow a $44M Game Show Works | Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Ep. 598What does a $44 million video game sound like?This week on Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle, game composer Tim Larkin breaks down the high-stakes world of e-sports music. From scoring Dota 2 tournaments with 100-piece orchestras to building adaptive music systems that respond to gameplay, Tim reveals what it takes to create soundtracks that elevate the gaming experience. If you’ve ever wondered how music in games works or how orchestras fit into digital worlds, this episode is a must-listen.KEY TAKEAWAYS• How Tim Larkin scored the $44M Dota 2 International tournament• The structure of dynamic, reacti...
2025-11-1129 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastWhy AI Could Be the Biggest Shift in Music History | Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Ep. 597🎙️ Is AI the biggest disruption the music industry has ever seen?In this episode of Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle, Bobby welcomes Matt Adell, COO of Musical.ai, a trailblazer in bridging the gap between rightsholders and AI developers. With a career spanning Napster, Beatport, and Native Instruments, Matt offers deep insight into the seismic shift AI is bringing to music - bigger than file sharing or streaming. He explains how attribution, fair compensation, and licensing are being redefined for a new digital era.This episode is packed with hard-earned wisdom, music tech history, and a clear...
2025-11-0429 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastWhy Tinnitus Keeps Increasing Worldwide | Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Ep. 596Why is tinnitus still a taboo in the music industry?In this episode of Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, Bobby dives deep into one of music’s most ignored health crises with Sven Köllmann and Jack Rubinacci of Tinnitus Quest. Tinnitus affects up to 1 billion people worldwide, yet it remains misunderstood and overlooked, even as it wrecks lives and careers. Sven and Jack explain why hearing loss is just the beginning, why research has been misdirected for years, and what it’s really like living with the chronic condition. They also reveal how Tinnitus Quest is fast-tr...
2025-10-2839 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastMusic Licensing Expert Reveals The AI ILLUSION | Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Podcast Ep. 595What if the biggest roadblock in music licensing wasn’t legal complexity, but outdated systems? In this episode of Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, we dive deep into the wild world of music rights with Grayson Sanders, CEO of Chordal. A former film composer turned tech founder, Grayson reveals how his sync clearing platform is transforming the way music gets licensed, making it faster, easier, and smarter. We explore the landmark TikTok deal, the rise of AI-generated music, and how real artists can survive and thrive in a rapidly evolving industry.KEY TAKEAWAYS • Discover why mo...
2025-10-2134 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastHow Independent Artists Can Maximize Merch Profits Without Overspending | Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Ep. 594How do you build merch that actually connects with fans? In this episode of Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, I sit down with Seamus Menihane, CEO of Armada, a top-tier merch company helping artists, from indies to heavy hitters, turn merch into a true brand extension. If you've ever wondered what merch sells best, how to price it, or how to avoid costly mistakes, Seamus breaks it all down. With his roots as a touring drummer and years running Downright Merch, he’s built Armada into a full-scale merch partner that delivers everything from...
2025-10-1427 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastHow Mark Wood Electrified a Generation of Young Players | Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Ep. 593How Mark Wood Reinvented the Violin and Inspired a GenerationOn this episode of Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, I’m joined by recording artist, performer, inventor, Emmy-winning composer, and music education advocate Mark Wood. Known as the original string master of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Mark shares how he revolutionized the world of string instruments with his electric violin designs and helped ignite a movement in music education with his Electrify Your Symphony program. We explore the intersection of classical training and rock performance, the birth of his iconic Viper violin, and the entrepreneurial drive that...
2025-10-0740 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 591 - Inside Neural DSP’s Mantra Plugin with Francois BarrillonIn this episode of Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle podcast, I sit down with Francois Barrillon, Neural DSP’s plugins product manager and product lead for their new vocal plugin Mantra.Francois shares how he went from building guitar pedals in his spare time to leading development on one of the most innovative vocal tools available today.We talk about Neural DSP’s expansion beyond guitars, how Mantra was designed to be an all-in-one studio solution, and what it takes to create plugins that blend analog feel with digital power.In This Episode:•...
2025-09-2332 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 581 - The Latest Music And Audio News From Bobby OIn this episode I cover some recent overlooked audio and music industry news. We cover:The eras of popular music and why they’re not what you thinkThe emergence of AI-generated band Velvet SundownMajor labels in the middle of licensing discussions with AI music generators Udio and Suno.Major label and private equity want to buy more catalog, and what that means to their artistsThe TikTok closure is pushed back againHow tariffs are hurting vinyl productionHow pop stardom is now shorter than an adult butterfly’s lifespan.An overview of music venue health–(FREE DOWNLOAD) The Magic...
2025-07-1518 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 560 - Music Attorney Mimi CamaraIn this episode of the podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Mimi Camara, an accomplished entertainment attorney known for her work with rising artists such as Soulja Boy, Gracie's Corner, and Young N' Ace. With a background in business and legal affairs at major labels like Atlantic, Warner Brothers, and Encore Records, Mimi has transitioned to focus on helping independent artists navigate the complexities of the music industry while building sustainable careers.We kicked off our conversation by discussing the often misunderstood role of business affairs lawyers in record labels. Mimi emphasized that their primary...
2025-02-1835 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 559 - The Most Prolific Music Composer Ever? | Richard TozzoliMy guest today is Grammy-nominated producer/mixer/composer, Richard Tozzoli. Rich may be the most prolific television composer anywhere, as his work has appeared in an astounding 1800 TV series, 20,000 episodes, in 40 countries. His unique style has been featured on CBS Sports, NBC Olympics, Counting Cars, Pawn Stars, Duck Dynasty, Trading Spaces, MLB, FOX NFL and many more. Artists he’s worked with include Al DiMeola, Ace Frehley, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Omar Hakim, and others.Prior to turning his attention to composing, Rich was an excellent recording engineer and mixer, working on 5.1 surround sound projects for th...
2025-02-1134 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 559 - Breaking Sonic Barriers With The Mutantrumpet | Ben NeillMy guest today is renowned musician, composer, and inventor of the groundbreaking Mutantrumpet Ben Neill. Ben’s Mutantrumpet is a hybrid electro-acoustic instrument that combines 3 trumpets and a trombone into one. It then incorporates interactive computer technologies that produces a sound that blurs the lines between acoustic and electronic music. Ben became interested in electronic music when he was the Music Curator of the N.Y.C. performance space The Kitchen from 1992 to 1999, and since that time he’s been incorporating electronic influences into his work. This includes thirteen albums, as well as exhibitions in museums and galleri...
2025-02-0440 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 557 – From Open Mics to Major Deals: Homebwoi’s Music Journey | James ‘Homebwoi’ MaddoxIn this week’s episode, I sit down with the brilliant hip hop artist, producer, and designer James ‘Homebwoi’ Maddox.Homebwoi’s work has been featured on 10 major label albums, 2 major motion pictures, and 3 commercially released video games.Homebwoi is also the head of product design for his company Metro Southern Media, which specializes in creative services for artists, corporate branding, and film production services.In this episode, he and I discussed how signing a record deal was the beginning of the end of his first band, the unique way he got established in the A...
2025-01-2834 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 556 – How Acoustics Shape Your Musical AND Emotional Experience | Norman VarneyIn this week’s episode, I sit down with the amazing Norman Varney of AV RoomService.Norman is an acoustic consultant who has designed over 500 critical listening rooms around the world, starting back to when he owned an audio retail store. After that, he became director of the Custom Installation and Home Theater divisions at Music Interface Technologies. There he designed the innovative and elaborate electrical system for the Scoring Stage of Lucas Film’s Skywalker Ranch.Norman then became a senior engineer with the Acoustic Systems Business at the Owens Corning Science & Techn...
2025-01-2145 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 555 – How Blues Traveler Became a Music Industry Giant | Chan KinchlaIn this week’s episode, I sit down with Chandler Kinchla (commonly known as Chan), the guitar player for Blues Traveler and his new band W4RHORS3.Born in Ontario, Canada, Chan moved to Princeton, NJ where he met his Blues Traveler bandmates. After graduating high school, the band moved to New York City where they gigged around town until they secured a record deal.After they were signed, a bartender at one of the places they played at introduced the band to David Letterman. The band played his late night show many times over th...
2025-01-1433 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 554 – Singing Secrets From a Hollywood Vocal Coach | Eric VetroIn this week’s episode, I sit down with singing coach to the stars, Eric Vetro.Eric has a client list that’s a “who’s who” of music celebrities, including Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, Rita Ora, John Legend, and Shawn Mendes, as well as the lead singers from bands like Haim, Weezer, Incubus and Muse. He’s also trained A-list actors for the movie musicals La La Land, Chicago, Judy, Mary Poppins Returns, Hairspray, Beauty and the Beast, Eurovision, In The Heights, Cinderella, and Wicked, among many others. Plus he’s worked with many Disney...
2025-01-0740 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 553 – My 2025 Predictions for the Music Industry: What’s Coming and What We’re Leaving BehindLast week, I broke down every single important (and interesting) piece of music news for 2024. And today, like last year, I’ll be making my own predictions for music in 2025.Listen in to learn all about them, from why I think young audiences will push back against AI-generated content to why indie artists will be dominating the mainstream music scene.I’ll also be discussing the possible future of streaming platforms, which industry key players will be facing challenges, the indisputable adoption of lossless audio as a standard, and more.Are you ready for...
2024-12-3128 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 552 – TikTok Bans in the US, Cassettes Tapes in Japan, and Chechnya’s Tempo Rules: 2024 in MusicIn this week’s episode, I sit down with… myself. Yes friends, today, I go solo for this special episode of the podcast.In it, I’ll be reflecting on the major stories that shaped the music industry in 2024. In this special year-in-review episode, I’ll be going over TikTok’s potential ban in the US—an event which will completely change the industry going forward, Japan's unexpected cassette tape resurgence, and Chechnya's surprising tempo regulations.I’ll also be discussing how Spotify is adapting its royalty models, Live Nation’s issues with the US government...
2024-12-2435 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 551 – The Man Who Beat Google for the Music Industry | Constantine RoussosIn this week’s episode, I sit down with Constantine Roussos, the founder and CEO of the DotMusic top-level domain name.Constantine is a Greek-Cypriot musician, songwriter, producer, engineer, and entrepreneur whose dream of having a “.music” domain name put him up against some of the most powerful tech companies in the world. As you’ll hear today, he was able to persevere and eventually garner the support from the largest music coalition ever assembled, with members representing over 95% of global music consumed.Constantine has an interesting background, initially becoming a Cypriot Green Beret out...
2024-12-1756 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 550 – How NAMM Is Revolutionizing the Music Industry in 2025 | John MlynczakIn this week’s episode, I sit down with the brilliant John Mlynczak, the president and CEO of the National Association of Music Merchants (also known as NAMM).John started in the music business as a hotshot trumpet player in New Orleans with a passion for music education. From an early age, John has been interested in music technology, which eventually led him to taking a job as director of education with PreSonus, then with book publisher Hal Leonard, and then to his current position at NAMM.In this episode, he and I wil...
2024-12-1043 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 549 – Behind the Scenes of A-List Event Planning | Steve EinzigIn this week’s episode, I sit down with the amazing Steve Einzig, an A-list booking agent and the CEO of bookingentertainement.com. bookingentertainement.com specializes in booking big name A-list musicians and entertainers such as John Legend, Ed Sheeran, Stevie Nicks, Seal, and Maroon 5 for private and corporate events, catering to ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Not only does the company book music from every genre, but also standup comedians and celebrity chefs as well.In this episode, Steve and I discussed how his passion for the blues led to a breakthrough label job, the most...
2024-12-0338 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 548 – Performance Coaching Is The Secret to Thriving as a Musician, Here’s Why | Nick BottiniIn this week’s episode, I sit down with the brilliant Nick Bottini, a multi-instrumentalist, consultant, and performance coach for musicians.Nick is a well-studied musician who taught at various levels, eventually rising to the Head of Music London schools. He transitioned into performance coaching after discovering the steps that unlocked his own musicianship. Since then he’s helped everyone from students to top music professionals to sports figures and even entrepreneurs.In this episode, Nick and I discussed when a musician needs a performance coach, why visualization doesn’t always work, how to get...
2024-11-2635 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 547 – How to Build the Perfect Studio… in ONE Day! | Hush PazIn this week’s episode, I sit down with acoustician and studio designer Hush Paz.Hush’s company Sense and Sound offers an exclusive “Studio in a Day” service, where they design, install, and calibrate their customers’ studio acoustics in just one day. Among the many clients that have utilized this service include mixer DJ Swivel, film composer Sam Ewing, producer/composer Mike Woods, and video game audio company Hexany Audio.Hush has also designed his own unique acoustic panels, as well as Smart Legs for a super simple installation.In this episod...
2024-11-1943 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 546 – How Songtradr Is Transforming Music Licensing and Rights | Paul WiltshireIn this week’s episode, I sit down with the brilliant Paul Wiltshire, a music technology entrepreneur and the CEO of Songtradr.Songtradr is the only open and automated licensing marketplace of its kind with all types of music users from independent filmmakers, production houses, and advertising agencies to major brands such as Google, Microsoft, Disney, Netflix and Amazon.Since the platform’s official global launch in 2016, it has rapidly grown to more than 400,000 artists, producers, and songwriters worldwide using the technology for content management, distribution, and licensing.Paul's career began as an awar...
2024-11-1237 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 545 – From Avant-Garde Music to Winning an Emmy and Writing With Bob Dylan | Michèle Vice-MaslinIn this week’s episode, I sit down with the amazing Emmy-winning producer, songwriter, and publisher, Michèle Vice-Maslin.Michèle has had numerous hit songs and cuts all over the world as well as over 6,000 music placements.Winning an Emmy for her work on the CBS TV show Guiding Light, she’s been quite successful in both television and films, with such a long credit list that it's hard to pick just a few––so it’s no surprise that her music can be heard on radio and television every single day, all year long....
2024-11-0543 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 544 – The Revolutionary Voice Cloning Software Disrupting the Music Industry | Kanru HuaIn this week’s episode, I sit down with the brilliant Kanru Hua, the founder of the music software company Dreamtonics which created the Synthesizer V and Synthesizer V Studio voice synthesis applications.A cumulation of years of AI research, signal processing, and musical passion led to Synthesizer V, which faithfully replicates the nuances of the human singing voice. Its voices are available natively in English, Japanese, and Chinese. The software even allows any voice to sing in any of the three languages. Pretty fascinating, right?In this episode, Kanru and I di...
2024-10-2928 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 543 – The Journey From Classical Viola to Pedal Steel Virtuoso | Andrea WhittIn this week’s episode, I sit down with the amazing Andrea Whitt, a pedal steel, fiddle, and viola player.Andrea has toured with Shania Twain, recorded on Grammy award winning albums, and performed and recorded with dozens of other musicians including Journey, Deep Purple, Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Halsey, and Phil Lesh.An accomplished visual artist, Andrea is regularly commissioned for paintings in her signature ink, watercolor, and oil styles, and her work can be found on her Boho Bunnie site.Andrea is also an exceptionally versatile arranger and composer, and was co...
2024-10-2233 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 542 – Grammy-Award Winner Talks Life, Jingles, and New-Age Music | Cheryl EngelhardtIn this week’s episode, I sit down with the brilliant Cheryl Engelhardt, a Grammy-nominated singer, composer, speaker, and career coach.Cheryl began her music career as an advertising and film composer in New York City, creating jingles for national ad campaigns. She then pursued a career as a pop/rock singer/songwriter and had songs in television and film. She also toured internationally with her backing band. Cheryl transitioned into new-age music and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New-Age, Ambient, or Chant Album in 2022.She’s also a certified traum...
2024-10-1539 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 541 – Ethical AI in the Music Industry: Is It Possible? | Mick KielyIn this week’s episode, I sit down with the founder of IAIAI Technologies, Mick Kiely.IAIAI Technologies uses ethical AI technology to protect music copyright holder’s interests. Its GeanAI produces an AI fingerprint that profiles and tracks copyrighted works, while its QuiBot is an AI composer that is responsibly trained on music theory rather than scraping others’ works. The company’s Mymic is a repository for cloned voices, while its Quantum Star Project is a research project into how quantum computing can be used in music.All this is the brainchild of Mick K...
2024-10-0833 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 540 – How AI Is Transforming the Music Industry | Marcus “Bellringer” BellIn this week’s episode, I sit down with producer, technologist and entrepreneur Marcus “Bellringer” Bell.Marcus has marketed, promoted, produced, remixed, written for, and mentored some of the world’s superstars and brands. His list of credits includes Nicki Minaj, Snoop Dogg, and Beyonce, as well as Discovery Network, Amazon, and Warner Bros, just to name a few.Marcus is also the CEO of Bellringer Productions LLC, a music sync licensing and production company that operates a catalog of over 10,000 songs and 300 recording artists.Marcus has also published a number one Amazon bestsell...
2024-10-0144 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 539 – How Gravel Museum Is Bridging the Gap Between Rock and Classical | Brad Thachuk & Steve ThachukIn this week’s episode of the podcast, I sit down with two legends of the rock and classical music worlds, conductor Brad Thachuk and guitarist Steve Thachuk.Brad and Steve are the founders of Gravel Museum Music, an organization dedicated to preserving the rich legacy of rock music in the concert hall by presenting the repertoire with full symphony orchestra and dynamic arrangements. Some of Gravel Museum’s shows include The Music of Phil Collins & Genesis, Classic Rock Radio, Deep Purple Rising, and Symphonically Hip. Both Brad and Steve have PhDs in music...
2024-09-2450 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 538 – The Secret to Earth, Wind & Fire's Live Sound | George MassenburgIn this week’s episode, I sit down with audio legend George Massenburg. George is a Grammy-winning producer, engineer, and educator. He has also worked with some of the biggest names in the industry, such as Earth, Wind & Fire, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, The Grateful Dead, and Phil Collins.A gifted audio designer, George literally invented the parametric equalizer, and his GML products are widely-known for their superior high quality. He continues that work in the digital domain today with plugins from his Massenburg Design Works.Suffice to say, George has a l...
2024-09-1740 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 537 – How Noctil Is Changing the Game for Music Industry Professionals Everywhere | Jacob VargheseIs incomplete metadata keeping you from getting paid for your work? Then you definitely will want to give this week’s episode a listen!In it, I sit down with the founder and director of the metadata management company Noctil, Jacob Varghese.Jacob has over 24 years of experience leading complex technology projects in the telecom, media, and entertainment industries with Fortune 500 companies. When Jacob entered the music business, he wanted to solve technical challenges related to rights management and metadata in music.His company Noctil helps record labels, music publishers and per...
2024-09-1028 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 536 – How to Unlock Your Inner Rockstar and Take on Life’s Challenges | Mark SchulmanIn this week’s episode of the podcast, I sat down with someone you’ve already met before (in fact, he was one of the first people I interviewed on my podcast, specifically in episode 51), the amazing Mark Schulman.Mark is a world-class drummer and motivational speaker. He has played with rock n’ roll royalty, manning the drum chair for everyone from Billy Idol, to Foreigner, Sheryl Crow, Cher, Stevie Nicks, Beyonce, and many other familiar names. He’s also done four world tours with P!nk over the course of fifteen years.Suffice to say, thi...
2024-09-0338 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 535 – How Neural DSP Is Revolutionizing the Music Industry | Doug Castro & Francisco CrespIn this week’s episode, I sit down with the co-founders of Neural DSP, Doug Castro and Francisco Cresp. For those who aren’t aware, Neural DSP manufactures the highly regarded Quad Cortex amplifier modeler as well as a line of modeling plugins.Even though Neural DSP is located in Finland, both Doug and Francisco are from Chile. They fell in love with the country and its music as high school exchange students and decided to relocate to Finland after school. After Doug developed the Darkglass bass pedals which he eventually sold to Korg...
2024-08-2732 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 534 – Remastering David Bowie’s Most Iconic Albums in Dolby Atmos | Ken Scott & Emre RamazanogluIn this week’s episode of the podcast, I sit down with two guests who have done the most amazing work on some of David Bowie’s most beloved albums, Ken Scott and Emre Ramazanoglu.Ken is a legendary producer and audio engineer (who also appeared on Episodes 461 and 462), who aside from being one of the five main engineers for The Beatles, has also worked on some of the most notable albums by David Bowie, Elton John, Jeff Beck, Supertramp, and so many more.Also featured is mix engineer and producer, Emre, who has a weal...
2024-08-2041 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 533 – Alexandra Fierra on How the Demon Box Turns Noise into MusicThe world of music is constantly evolving with new inventions and instruments thanks to the innovative minds of people like my guest this week, Alexandra Fierra.Her creation, the Demon Box, is almost indescribable. The device utilizes electromagnetic fields (EMF) to create and manipulate sounds from everyday electronic devices.She found inspiration in her synesthesia. This neurological condition, where senses intertwine, led her to explore the world of electromagnetic fields. We discuss all the technical aspects of the Demon Box, including its three-channel design, multiple outputs, and the ability to manipulate sounds that w...
2024-08-1329 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 532 – Ray LeVier on Mindfulness, Overcoming Adversity, and Techniques for Being a Great MusicianThey say we are the sum of our experiences, and as many musicians know, whatever life throws at us, we can take and turn into art.No one knows this better than my guest on the podcast this week, Ray LeVier.Ray is a drummer, composer, producer, author, and motivational speaker who has played and recorded with John Abercrombie, Dave Binney, KJ Denhert, Joe Locke, Francois Moutin, Wayne Krantz, Mike Stern, and Rich Tozzoli. At the age of 12, Ray suffered severe burns all over his body which left him unable to play the drums in a more ‘traditional’ way. As a re...
2024-08-0634 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 531 – Musician, Producer, Remixer Danny SaberMy guest this week is producer, musician and remixer Danny Saber.Danny’s worked with musical legends like David Bowie, Sheryl Crow, Marilyn Manson, U2, The Rolling Stones, Public Enemy, Willie Nelson, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, and Madonna, among many others.He’s also contributed to television commercials for McDonald’s, Taco Bell and Coors, and soundtracks for films such as “Blade II,” and “Moulin Rouge!.”Most recently Danny’s been busy working on some recently discovered songs by the late INXS frontman Michael Hutchence, as well as a documentary on the singer’s life.During the interview we spoke about his early ba...
2024-07-3043 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 530 – Beatdapp CEO Morgan Hayduk, New Delivery Format, And Vinyl Record FactsMy guest this week is Morgan Hayduk, who’s the co-founder and co-CEO of Beatdapp, a company that helps artists, labels, performance rights organizations, and streaming platforms detect fraudulent streams. Morgan started his career in music as a lobbyist for the Canadian music industry in the area of copyright protection before starting Beatdapp, although the company’s original mission was as a streaming auditing tool for record labels. After many conversations with record execs, it became clear that just about everyone in the industry was having a problem with streaming manipulation, which led to inconsistencies between sales reports and streaming serv...
2024-07-2344 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 529 – Mastering Engineer Maor Appelbaum, Song Melodies Get Simpler, And America’s Quietest PlacesMy guest this week is mastering engineer Maor Appelbaum, who’s worked with the likes of Faith No More, Yes, Meatloaf, Eric Gales, Walter Trout, Dream Theater, Sepultura, Halford, and many more. Maor has written presets and collaborated with various plugin companies such as Waves, Brainworx/Plugin Alliance, Softube, Arturia, Leapwing Audio, Pulsar Audio and others. He's also guested and lectured at various trade shows and recording schools, and is co-creator of the THE OVEN line of analog hardware which is modeled and emulated by Brainworx.During our interview, Maor spoke about the different mastering requirements for different genres, common mi...
2024-07-1643 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 528 – Mastering Engineer Howie Weinberg, When Rock Died, And Binaural Beats Embedded In HitsMy guest this week is mastering engineer Howie Weinberg, who has 20 Grammy Awards and 76 Grammy nominations, 4 TEC awards, 2 Juno awards, 1 Mercury Prize award, 200+ gold and platinum records, an unbelievable 19,000 total credits, and 91 billion streams.Howie started working in the mail room at Masterdisk in New York City but soon became the apprentice of mastering legend Bob Ludwig. Within a few months Howie began mastering tracks for hip hop stars like Kurtis Blow, Run DMC, Grandmaster Flash and Public Enemy. Since then he’s mastered projects for legends like U2, Nirvana, Sheryl Crow, The Clash, Madonna, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, John Mellencamp, Oz...
2024-07-0941 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 527 – Music Contractor Deb Chase, Most Common Lyric Themes, And The Moog Store ClosesYou've probably wondered how musicians get hired to play on film and television sessions. My guest this week is Deb Chase, who’s a contractor for musicians playing on movies and television scores, and even acting in them as well, and she'll tell us how it all works.Deb came into the business almost accidentally but she found she really had a knack for it as she learned under an old-school mentor before going out on her own.During her time in Hollywood she has contracted musicians for everything from American Idol to the Soul Train Awards to the Grammy te...
2024-07-0234 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 526 – Audio Brand Manager Marek Stycos, Artists Releasing More Formats, And Tape Not Dead YetMy guest this week is Marek Stycos, who’s company Audio Alchemist acts as a brand manager for a wide range of pro audio manufacturers. He’s also the president of high end pro audio creators Dangerous Music and Chameleon Labs.Prior to starting Audio Alchemist Marek worked as director of Pro Audio at Guitar Center corporate, where he was responsible for recording, live sound, dj, and lighting curriculum creation, chainwide merchandising and department design for all 213 locations, vendor product line and relationship expansion, and more.During our interview Marek talked about behind the scenes at Guitar Center, the concept behi...
2024-06-2547 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 525 – Mastering Engineer Katie Tavini, Mainstream Not What It Used To Be, And Ultimate Dad RockMy guest this week is 5 time MPG mastering engineer of the year Katie Tavini, who’s work includes Rudimental, Bloc Party, Ash, We Are Scientists, Nadine Shah, Arlo Parks, Los Bitchos and many more.Since starting in 2014, Katie has grown to become one of the mostin-demand mastering engineers in the UK, who’s at home with everything from the heaviest metal to the lushest orchestral works and everything in between.Katie is also a founding member of Weird Jungle, a collective of independent mastering engineers in the UK dedicated to helping bands, artists and labels release the best possible version of t...
2024-06-1854 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 524 – Guitarist Erik Himel, Kids Not Playing Music, And AI Headphones Cocktail Party EffectMy guest this week is Erik Himel, who expanded his touring guitar career into hosting the hottest jam night in Hollywood, to producing a Las Vegas show, to custom music programming for private and corporate events.Erik’s credits include Powerman 5000, the Russian supergroup Mumiy Troll, Alan Parsons, Eagles Of Death Metal, Puddle of Mudd, Candlebox, Robby Krieger, Michael des Barres, and many more.He was the longtime host of The Sunset Jam, which was the longest running residency show at the world famous Viper Room in Hollywood, grossing a million+ dollars and showcasing over 1500 performers and numerous sponsorship collaborations.He...
2024-06-1143 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 523 – Conductor/Composer John Jesensky, Streamers Losing Millennials, And Silk Acoustic IsolationMy guest this week is conductor John Jesensky, who is currently conducting premiere orchestras around the world in fully restored film score performances. Among the shows that he’s conducted include Harry Potter: In Concert, Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage, Amadeus, as well as The Godfather: Live. John is also a freelance film composer, scoring short and feature-length films as well as trailer and source music for top production companies. Several of his short scores have made appearances and won awards at film festivals around the world. During graduate studies at NYU Film School where he studied privately with renowned fi...
2024-06-0446 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 522: Entertainment Attorneys Brianna Schwartz and Alexis SchreiberMy guests this week are Brianna Schwartz and Alexis Schreiber, the dynamic duo behind Schwartz & Schreiber, PLLC. Their innovative approach to entertainment law sets them apart, as they aim to provide a true end-to-end partnership with their clients, becoming a member of their team rather than just a passive or reactive attorney that is only involved when there's an issue.Brianna and Alexis first met on their first day at the University of Miami School of Law, where they were both pursuing a Juris Doctorate and a Master’s in Music Business and Entertainment. After years of success within the in...
2024-05-2842 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 521: Viral Vocal Coach Lara ChapmanMy guest this week Lara Chapman, who’s an award winning singer/songwriter turned viral vocal coach and the Founder of VoxTape Studios.Born in Switzerland, her aspirations quickly took her to New York City, where she studied Musical Theatre and Acting for Film and Television. After that she moved to Boston to study Music Business, Songwriting and Vocal Performance at Berklee College of Music. While finishing her degree, she was signed to a major management deal and moved to Nashville to write and record her debut album. After many successful releases, hundreds of shows, and navigating the brutal realities of...
2024-05-2136 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 520: Immersive Mixing Team Matt Wallace And Will KennedyMy guests this week are Matt Wallace and Will Kennedy, the Grammy-winning immersive mixing team that has done spatial mixes for Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, The B-52s, Kid Rock, Selena Gomez and many more.Before entering into the spatial mixing world, Matt’s work as a producer includes hits for Maroon 5, Faith No More, The Replacements, 3 Doors Down and O.A.R., while Will’s credits includes One Republic, O.A.R, U2, Michael Franti and Spearhead and others.Matt and Will set up their Dolby-certified mixing studio in the same complex as the legendary Sound City Studio in 2021 and...
2024-05-1456 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 519 – Trevor McShane, UMG And TikTok Settle, And Music Gear Retail ChangingMy guest this week is Trevor McShane, the musical alter ego for high-power entertainment attorney Neville Johnson, who has won more than $350 million for actors, writers and musicians who were shortchanged their fair share of royalties from both major film studios and record labels.Called “one of the most feared litigators in Hollywood” by the Los Angeles Times and named a “Legal Legend” by The Hollywood Reporter, Neville began his career working for Yoko Ono on matters related to The Beatles' catalog.He’s gone on to represent many celebrities and/or their estates in a variety of contractual, accounting and intell...
2024-05-0735 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 518 – Production Expert’s Russ Hughes, Song Catalog Purchases, And Headphone AnxietyMy guest this week is Russ Hughes, who’s the founder of Production Expert, a group of blogs for music and post-production professionals. Over the last decade, Production Expert, Pro Tools Expert, Studio One Expert and Logic Pro Expert have become some of the leading industry websites with over 7 million visitors annually.Starting his career on the leading edge of music technology as a synthesizer programmer in the 1980s, Russ soon gravitated to Soho where he worked in commercial post, something that he still does. Eventually he became an expert in Pro Tools, which led him to create his popular bl...
2024-04-3054 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 517 – Music Consultant Lisa Machac, Spotify Decreases Songwriter Royalty, And The End Of Guitar AmpsMy guest this week is Lisa Machac, who’s a music consultant with Little City Sounds and Director of the Omni Sound Project, which is an inclusive community for women and marginalized genders in audio engineering. Lisa’s writing has been featured in Tape Op magazine as well as a popular Substack newsletter. She’s also the creator and host of the Reference Tracks podcast, which features producers and engineers discussing the songs that shaped their careers.Lisa coaches independent musicians who are looking to grow their audiences and promote their music. She adds 20 years of community building and marketing experi...
2024-04-2343 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 516 – Stephen Schultz On Hearing Loss, Spotify Adjustable Song Speed, And Peak Music GearMy guest this week is Stephen Schultz, who besides being an expert flautist specializing in Baroque flute, is an Associate Teaching Professor in Music History and Flute at Carnegie Mellon University and director of the Carnegie Mellon Baroque Orchestra.Stephen is also an advocate for hearing protection for all musicians as he’s learned to overcome his personal difficulties with hearing loss.Many people falsely identify hearing loss with rock musicians, but the fact is that 52% of classical musicians have some degree of permanent hearing damage, as opposed to only 30% of rock musicians.The latest generation of hearing aids are so...
2024-04-1637 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 515 – Atrium Music CEO Josh Young, UMG’s TikTok Ban Not Hurting, And How Lyrics Have ChangedMy guest this week is Josh Young, who’s the founder and CEO of Atrium Music, as well as an Emmy-nominated supervising television and film editor. His credits include shows like Lego Masters, Big Brother, World of Dance, The Masked Singer, and many more.Atrium Music is a publishing and music library that licenses and places music in television, film, and commercial productions.The company allows “artists to be artists” while allowing the business structure of Atrium to handle their business needs. Over 550 artists and composers from over 30 countries have found a home with Atrium.When not producing, editing, or music...
2024-04-0937 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 514 – Award-Winning Composer/Technologist Shelly Palmer, And Misleading Music Revenue NumbersMy guest this week is Shelly Palmer, who’s an award winning composer, inventor, author, educator and a leading voice in technology. He is also an expert in Ai and it’s integration into the workplace. Shelly began his career as a composer for television, working with hundreds of brands, agencies, broadcasters, publishers and tech platforms on advertising and marketing campaigns such as Meow Mix, Burger King and The City of Las Vegas. He was honored at ASCAP’s 13th Annual Film and Television Awards in the category of “Most Performed Television Themes.”He holds a patent for the underlying technology...
2024-04-021h 00Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 513 – Modern Musician’s Michael Walker, The ELVIS Act, And Best DAWs Of 2024My guest this week is Michael Walker, who’s the founder and energy behind the Modern Musician program. You can hear all about his journey on Episode 411 from March 2022, but this time our discussion centered around Ai and how it can help or hurt the music industry in the future.Modern Musician recently incorporated its own Ai-driven helper bot, so Michael has a lot of hands-on experience on the subject.During our interview we spoke about integrating ChatGPT into Modern Musician, his experiences with Apple’s new Vision Pro headset, what spatial music and spatial picture mean to each other, how...
2024-03-2640 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 512 – Film Scoring Mixer Alan Meyerson, Possible TikTok Ban, And The Caesar’s ConsoleMy guest this week is engineer Alan Meyerson, who many believe is the top scoring mixer in film today.With more than 200 credits, Alan has worked with leading film score composers like James Newton Howard, John Powell, Harry Gregson-Williams, and Danny Elfman, and has a particularly long-standing working relationship with the great Hans Zimmer that continues to this day.Alan’s credits as a scoring mixer include blockbuster movies like Man of Steel, Iron Man, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Inception, The Dark Knight, Kung-Fu Panda 1 & 2, Despicable Me 1 & 2, The Last Samurai, Gladiator, and Ha...
2024-03-191h 01Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 511 – Engineer/Baker Randall Michael Tobin Pt2, Warners May Buy Tunecore, And Most Popular SynthesizersThis week I speak with Randall Michael Tobin in Part 2 of our conversation. Randall founded his Theta Sound Studio way back in 1977 and has worked on thousands of projects in various genres including Jazz, Pop, R&B, Classical, Hip Hop, Country, Ragtime, Gospel, Ballet, Alternative, Film Score and Spoken Word. Besides offering just about every audio service you can think of, he also offers art and graphics, online marketing and promotion, video production and editing, and website design and maintenance.As I said last week, there’s more to Randall’s story than just audio. His interest in artisan cooking led...
2024-03-1235 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 510 – Engineer/Artisan Baker Randall Michael Tobin, Unusual Release Formats, And Western Tuning And HarmonyMy guest this week is Randall Michael Tobin, who founded his Theta Sound Studio way back in 1977. Since then he’s worked on thousands of projects in various genres including Jazz, Pop, R&B, Classical, Hip Hop, Country, Ragtime, Gospel, Ballet, Alternative, Film Score and Spoken Word. Besides offering just about every audio service you can think of, Randall also offers art and graphics, online marketing and promotion, video production and editing, and website design and maintenance.But there’s more more to Randall’s story. Along the way his interest in artisan cooking led him to begin baking sourdough bread...
2024-03-0541 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 509 – Mixer Nick Squids Squillante, Social Doesn’t Monetize, And A New Optical Storage FormatMy guest this week is mixing and mastering engineer Nick Squids Squillante, who’s recent immersive mixes include “Rescue Me” by Dirty Heads, which went to Number 1 on the Billboard Alternative charts, and “Psycho” by Asking Alexandria, which also scored a spot at Number 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts. He’s also done other immersive mixes for artists such as Tommy Lee, Papa Roach and Bad Wolves to name a few.Nick began his career working at Electric Lady Studios with 7-time Grammy-award-winning mixer Michael Brauer. During his time at the studio, Nick worked on records for Bon Jovi, Frank Ocean...
2024-02-2742 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 508 – Moises Ai CEO Geraldo Ramos, How Many Videos On YouTube, And World’s Most Expensive AmpMy guest this week is co-founder and CEO of Moises Ai Geraldo Ramos.Moises is an AI-driven application that enables musicians to separate their tracks into stems, identify chords, adjust tempo or pitch without affecting other musical elements, and refine their audio with professional mastering, among a host of other features.Another feature is Voice Studio, which serves as a marketplace for AI-powered voice modeling, allowing vocalists to monetize their own voice models to other music makers. Geraldo invented Moises when he was looking for a better way to practice his drums by playing the drums to songs he liked...
2024-02-2033 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 507 – Scoring Mixer Jason LaRocca, Vinyl Record Backlog, And Hit Songs That Almost Didn’t Make The AlbumMy guest this week is Grammy-nominated producer-engineer-scoring mixer Jason LaRocca, who has recorded and mixed music for major motion pictures, games and television.Known for mixing the score of "The Lord of The Rings: Rings of Power" series, Marvel's "Morbius" and more, Jason recently mixed the Grammy-nominated albums "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" and the "God of War: Ragnarok" soundtrack. He has also recorded and mixed for such top recording artists as Jay-Z, CeeLo Green, Fiona Apple, Schoolboy Q and Serj Tankian, of System of a Down.Jason was guest back on podcast #441 a couple of years...
2024-02-1342 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastWayne Kramer – In Memoriam ReplayThis week's episode is dedicated to the memory of legendary guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and film and television composer Wayne Kramer, who passed away recently. Wayne was far more influential than many realize as his band MC5 basically invented punk rock a full decade before it even emerged as a genre. The band and its albums became a model for punk bands on both sides of the Atlantic. In fact, The Clash even wrote not one, but two songs about him! A formidable player, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Wayne as one of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.He also...
2024-02-0644 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 506 – Winter NAMM 2024 Hits And MissesIn this episode I take a big overview of the recent Winter NAMM 2024. Among the things discussed include:A bit of NAMM historyAttendance was up but several exhibit halls were emptyBig manufacturers that were no-showsThe biggest surprisesInteresting new productsProducts that were just more of the sameIs a NAMM show (or AES for that matter) even needed?What is the future of NAMM?This is a short but to the point episode that will give you something to think about if you were there, and show you why your FOMO was unnecessary if you weren't. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 95500370, backgroundColor: 'white', font...
2024-01-3021 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 505 – SymphonyOS CEO Megh Vakharia, Best Months To Release Music, And How Much Producers MakeMy guest this week is a partner at Integral Studios and CEO of SymphonyOS, Megh Vakharia. Since 2016, he’s spearheaded product and data strategy as CTO of Integral Studio, one of the music industry’s leading marketing agencies. At Integral, Megh has worked with every major label and alongside artists of all sizes, from independent creators to today’s superstars, including Travis Scott, SZA, and Future ~ helping them figure out how to most effectively roll out their music in the most creative, data-driven ways. To date, Integral has supported campaigns that have led to 4 Grammy-nominated albums and over a dozen platin...
2024-01-2341 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 504 – Killphonic CEO Caleb Shreve, An Internet Minute, And Who Invented The MicrophoneMy guest this week the founder and CEO of Killphonic Rights, Caleb Shreve. Caleb began professional career in 1998 at Sony Music Studios in New York. As part of the Sony Music Special Projects team, he began working alongside artists such as Michael Jackson, Ricky Martin, Destiny’s Child and Marc Anthony. In early 2003, Caleb left Sony to work independently as a producer and engineer. He was quickly hired almost exclusively by music producer and executive, Sean “Puffy” Combs. Over the next decade and a half, Caleb wrote, produced and mixed countless records. He started Killphonic Rights in 2014 originally as a manage...
2024-01-1643 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 503 – Sync Expert Chris SD, Global Music Money, And Gear Sales GloomMy guest this week specializes in helping musicians and songwriters get their music into film and television. Chris started off as an award-winning music producer who saw how lucrative the income could be for artists with just one good sync placement. Chris not only teaches indie songwriters how to get their music heard by top music supervisors in TV and film, he actually introduces them to the gatekeepers. During the interview we spoke about how the recent Hollywood strikes affected sync placements, how artists and songwriters can rise above the competition for placements, how to determine if your music is...
2024-01-0940 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 502 – My 2024 Music Business and Production PredictionsA look back at how my predictions for 2023 fared, as well as my predictions for 2024.Yep, I'm going out on a limb this year!Happy New Year, and lets make this one the safest and most prosperous ever! var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 94111126, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing: https://a.co/d/eEEpPrLThis edition adds chapters on intelligent processor plugins, saturation and distortion, and mixing in small studios. Learn to use reference tr...
2024-01-0239 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 501 – 2023 Year In Music Business And Audio Production ReviewIt's been an eventful year in the music industry and that's what we'll review in the latest episode of my Inner Circle Podcast.We'll look at:The multiple streaming scams that popped upThe surprising outcome of the Ed Sheeran plagiarism lawsuitVenues suffering from not enough alcohol salesRecord labels losing influence because of data-analysisSpotify's new royalty structureAi's influence on the music and production businessHow hidden way that the Hollywood strikes affected composers and songwritersThe many companies that were sold and acquired last yearSome of the biggest and oldest Hollywood recording studios closedThe breakthrough on tonewood soundThe breakthrough on hearing lossAnd so...
2023-12-2630 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 500 Celebration With Engineer Dennis Moody, TikTok Artist Accounts, And Samsung-Google Immersive AudioWhen I first started this podcast way back in March of 2014, the first person I thought to call was Dennis Moody. Including the inaugural Episode #1, he's been part of every anniversary podcast since, from #50, 100, 151, 200, 300, 400 (actually 399), and now 500. We worked a lot together over the years, and he's has become a great friend and super source of information.Dennis is one of the few engineers who's as comfortable in a recording studio as he is in a live concert setting. Likewise, he's just as comfortable mixing a rock, R&B, or jazz band as he is doing a full orchestra, again...
2023-12-1944 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 499 – Award-Winning Mixer Biz Morris, Ticketing Reform, And Rode Buys MackieMy guest today is Biz Morris, a multi-platinum and Grammy Award-winning mixing engineer with credits like Lecrae, Tori Kelly, Kirk Franklin, PJ Morton, and Andy Mineo. For the last decade, Biz has represented independent Atlanta hip-hop label Reach Records as a Vice President and Head of Studio Operations.Biz started recording when he was 14 years old with a small setup at his mom’s house, and incredibly, he was nominated for a Grammy for an album he engineered while he was still in school. Since then accolades have continued to flood in, including Grammy and Dove wins as well as go...
2023-12-1237 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 498 – Talkboxer Bosco Kante, Making Millions From Spotify, And New Computers Not As Powerful As You ThinkMy guest today is Bosco Kante who’s a Grammy award-winning artist, producer, creator of the world's first Tubeless talk box, and co-founder of ElectroSpit. Bosco has performed on albums by Kanye West and Dua Lipa and wrote the theme to the show "In Living Color."You’ve heard the sound of a talkbox before on hits by Joe Walsh, Peter Frampton, Zapp and Roger Troutman, and many more. The traditional talkbox is a horn driver attached to an amplifier on one end, with a plastic tube that goes into the players mouth on the other. They’re bulky and unsani...
2023-12-0540 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastBest Of Inner Circle Replay Featuring Producer/Mixer Josh GudwinI’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 Gudwin. Josh has mixed huge hits for Justin Bieber, Bad Bunny, and Dua Lipa, among many others, and has won 12 Grammy’s for his work. He’s also worked with Acoustica on the Magic Flow vocal plugin.During the interview we talked about starting out as a studio intern, the diplomatic aspects of dealing with superstars, recording on the ro...
2023-11-2838 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 497 – Sound Designer Scott Gershin, YouTube Copyright Strikes, And Ai Noise-Canceling HeadphonesMy 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 credits include major films like Pacific Rim, Hellboy 2, Chronicles of Riddick, Team America: World Police, Shrek, Star Trek, and American Beauty, and best-selling games like the Gears of War series, Epic Mickey, and the Resident Evil and Fable series.Scott has a talent for creating personalities with his voice, which has been tapped for such memorable movie characters such as Flubber, Disney’s Herbie, Reaper...
2023-11-1943 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 496 – Archivist Bill Smith, Modified Tracks Fool Streamers, And How Old Is Too Old For A HitMy 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 United Studios Archiving in 2020 until the company that owned the legendary studio decided to close it earlier this year. Since then Bill has started his own archiving business where he uses an unbelievably wide range of mostly obsolete machines over just about every format you can think of.During the interview we spoke about the preparation normally required before a tape can be...
2023-11-1441 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 495 – Manager Nichole Barsalona, Copyright Claims, And Guitar Center Executive ShuffleMy guest today is Nichole Barsalona, who’s the director of Everyday Rebellion Entertainment artist management and the president of the non-profit Women In Music organization. Nichole grew up around music as her father Frank was a pioneering agent later inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His clients included The Who, Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Tom Petty and U2, among many others. Her mother June was a journalist who traveled from the U.K. at the age of 18 to cover The Beatles’ first U.S. tour and later worked as a music publicist.Nich...
2023-11-0739 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastEpisode 494 – Singer/Songwriter Drew Ryder Smith, Radio Airplay Royalties, And The Las Vegas Sphere Sound SystemMy 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 engineer. Drew is also the author of The Before You Record Course, which prepares new artists for their first recording session and walks them through what goes into making a record, imparting knowledge gleaned from 15 years in the business.During the interview we spoke about how songwriting has changed in Nashville, doing remote recording in India, prepping artists for going into the studio, the di...
2023-10-3139 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastBest Of The Inner Circle Replay Featuring Elliot ScheinerOver 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 have heard Elliot's work as he’s been instrumental in the sound of The Eagles, Steely Dan, Eric Clapton, Jackson Browne, Sting, Foo Fighters and too many others to mention. He’s received 27 Grammy award nominations winning 8, four Emmy nominations and winning two, and a host of other awards for excellence in the field of audio recording.During the interview we spoke about the variou...
2023-10-2431 minBobby Owsinski's Inner Circle PodcastBest Of The Inner Circle Replay Featuring Blue Oyster Cult’s Buck DharmaI’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 founders of the band Blue Oyster Cult, in an interview for podcast 227 back in 2018.Buck wrote and did the lead vocals on the band’s best known hits, including “Don’t Fear The Reaper,” “Godzilla,” and “Burnin’ for You.”During the interview we talked about the early days of the band when it was known as Soft White Underbelly...
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