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| Why AI Could Be the Biggest Shift in Music History | Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Ep. 597 | 04 Nov 2025 | 00:30:03 | |
🎙️ Is AI the biggest disruption the music industry has ever seen? • Why AI’s impact on music is bigger than file sharing or streaming 00:02:05. “AI does not think. It is a giant calculator.” Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Why Tinnitus Keeps Increasing Worldwide | Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Ep. 596 | 28 Oct 2025 | 00:39:49 | |
Why is tinnitus still a taboo in the music industry? Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 587 - AI goes to music school with John von Seggern | 26 Aug 2025 | 00:41:21 | |
In this episode of the Inner Circle Podcast, I’m joined by John von Seggern, the visionary behind Futureproof Music School—a next-generation program that blends personalized mentorship with AI-driven music production tools. Unlike traditional schools, Futureproof is designed to meet the needs of today’s independent artists. John brings over 30 years of experience as a studio musician, producer, and sound designer, including collaborations with electronic music pioneer Jon Hassell, extensive international touring, and contributions to major films such as Pixar’s Oscar-winning WALL·E. Before launching Futureproof, John led online education programs at Dubspot and Icon Collective, where he saw firsthand how outdated models failed to keep pace with modern music creation. In this episode, we discuss:
If you’re curious about the future of music education, AI in creative learning, or simply want insights from a veteran producer, this episode is for you. Recorded from John’s studio in Los Angeles. Learn more about John at futureproofmusicschool.com Also, a video version of this podcast is now available on YouTube as well. --- (FREE DOWNLOAD) The Magic EQ Frequencies everyone with a DAW should know: https://www.bobbyowsinskicourses.com/magic-freqs-registration Get fantastic mixing tips from the best selling Mixing Engineer’s Handbook: https://bobbyowsinski.com/mixhandbook Check out my best-selling books: https://bobbyowsinski.com/best-selling-books/ Discover more mixing courses: https://www.bobbyowsinskicourses.com/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BobbyOwsinskiBiz/ Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbyo/ Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bobbyowsinski/ Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bobbyowsinski.bsky.social -- In this podcast, music guru Bobby Owsinski shares his personal insights on the music industry, covering news, reviews, analysis, and tips, as well as offering amazing interviews with prominent industry movers and shakers. Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 498 – Talkboxer Bosco Kante, Making Millions From Spotify, And New Computers Not As Powerful As You Think | 05 Dec 2023 | 00:40:37 | |
My 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 unsanitary.The idea for the tubeless talkbox came when Bosco was forced lip sync on stage with Kanye West at the American Music Awards because the traditional talkbox was not portable. This disappointment set Bosko on a mission to reinvent the talkbox and a few years later the Electrospit ESX-1 was born.During the interview we spoke about the unusual way he got into the music business, how adding a talkbox to a track makes it more interesting, the long road to the tubeless talkbox, why its phone app is so important, his HiiWave incubator, and much more.I spoke with Bosco from his office in the Bay area.On the intro I’ll take a look at the artists who make millions from Spotify, and Apples latest M3 processor isn’t as powerful as its older M1. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 92363457, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Best Of Inner Circle Replay Featuring Producer/Mixer Josh Gudwin | 28 Nov 2023 | 00:38:13 | |
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 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 road with Justin Bieber, his approach to mixing at the time of the interview, and much more. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 92201343, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 497 – Sound Designer Scott Gershin, YouTube Copyright Strikes, And Ai Noise-Canceling Headphones | 19 Nov 2023 | 00:43:44 | |
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 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, Reapers in Blade II, The Dragon in Shrek, Kirchek in Tarzan, Leather Back in Pacific Rim, and Dog Fish in Pinocchio, to name just a few.During the interview we spoke about how much time it takes to generate deliverables for a movie, how he records sound effects like rocket launches and helicopters, what qualifies as great post-production, the difference in the mix between movies and television, how much gaming is different from other visual mediums, and much more.I spoke with Scott from studio in Burbank.On the intro I’ll take a look at YouTube copyright strikes, and Ai noise-canceling headphones. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 91447815, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 496 – Archivist Bill Smith, Modified Tracks Fool Streamers, And How Old Is Too Old For A Hit | 14 Nov 2023 | 00:41:20 | |
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 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 transferred, his favorite type of clients, the thing about archiving that most people don’t realize, a surprising format that he gets calls to restore, and much more.I spoke with Bill from studio in Hollywood.On the intro I’ll take a look at modified streaming tracks, and how old is too old to be a hit artist. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 91302197, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 495 – Manager Nichole Barsalona, Copyright Claims, And Guitar Center Executive Shuffle | 07 Nov 2023 | 00:39:51 | |
My 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.Nichole started her career at Steven Van Zandt's multi-media company, Renegade Nation, where a week-long temp gig turned into the most formative years of her career. She eventually served as Chief of Staff and Director of Communications at Renegade Nation, and Road Manager to Van Zandt on tours with Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band.During the interview we spoke about how she observed her father’s influence on the music business as she was growing up, how we’re at a turning point for music promotion, the importance of meet and greets, the most sought-after person on a management team today, her role in Women In Music, and much more.I spoke with Nicole from her office in Boston.On the intro I’ll take a look at the status of claims that the Copyright Claims Board reviewed last month, and big changes in the executive suite of Guitar Center. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 90904524, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 494 – Singer/Songwriter Drew Ryder Smith, Radio Airplay Royalties, And The Las Vegas Sphere Sound System | 31 Oct 2023 | 00:39:41 | |
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 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 difference between NYC, LA and Nashville session players, opening for Merle Haggard at the Ryman Auditorium, and much more.I spoke with Drew from his hotel room in Charlotte.On the intro I’ll take a look at the competing bills for radio airplay royalties, and the Las Vegas Sphere’s ground-breaking sound system. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 89361801, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Best Of The Inner Circle Replay Featuring Elliot Scheiner | 24 Oct 2023 | 00:32:10 | |
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 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 various stages of his studio life, from his early days at A&R Studios in New York City, going from 4 track to 8 track, his mixing method, the difference between working with Steely Dan and The Eagles, and much more.Remember that this interview was done back in 2015 so some of his comments about digital audio workstations and plugins are no doubt different today. I spoke to Elliott via phone, so the quality is a little shaky, but not the content. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 89276221, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Best Of The Inner Circle Replay Featuring Blue Oyster Cult’s Buck Dharma | 17 Oct 2023 | 00:34:08 | |
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 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, his best studio experiences, the evolution of his home studio, and much more.I originally spoke with Buck via Skype from his home in New York. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 89209830, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Best Of The Inner Circle Replay Featuring The Legend Al Schmitt | 10 Oct 2023 | 00:34:55 | |
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 over his long career, recorded and mixed over 150 gold and platinum albums, and even had his own star on Hollywood’s Walk Of Fame appropriately in front of his beloved studio home, Capitol Records Studios.In this replay from November 2018, we talked about his stint as a staff producer for RCA, working with Paul McCartney, his favorite instrument to record, some of his favorite gear and techniques, and much more.I originally spoke with all via phone from his home outside of Los Angeles. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 88753248, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 493 – WARM CEO Jesper Skibsby, Songtradr Acquires Bandcamp, And Super-Long Albums | 03 Oct 2023 | 00:43:01 | |
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 identify music played on radio, globally and in real-time. The vision behind WARM is to make detailed music data available to everyone, especially the long tail segment of artist, producers, managers and record labels.Jesper has established companies like Fandango Music Management, We Make Noise and Kassiopeia Kollektive, has been a board member of DUP (association for independent record labels in Denmark), and has represented MusicDNA as the head of Scandinavia.During the interview we spoke about why radio metrics are overlooked by indie artists yet so important, why radio is still the biggest driver of music consumption worldwide, how the internet has actually boosted radio music listening, and much more.I spoke with Jesper via Zoom from his office in Copenhagen.On the intro I’ll take a look at what the Songtradr acquisition of Bandcamp means, and why super-long albums don't fit with today's music consumers. Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 586 - Back To The Blues With Drummer-Producer Tony Braunagel | 19 Aug 2025 | 00:42:33 | |
In this episode of the Inner Circle Podcast, I talk with Tony Braunagel, one of the most respected drummers and producers in modern music. Tony has played on more than 200 albums, including Grammy-winning records by Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, and Buddy Guy. On stage, he’s performed with icons like B.B. King, Lightnin’ Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Robert Cray, and dozens more. As a producer, Tony has worked on over 40 albums, many of which have won or been nominated for Grammys and Blues Music Awards. His credits include projects with Taj Mahal, Eric Burdon, Coco Montoya, Phantom Blues Band, and others. In this episode, we discuss:
Whether you’re a musician, producer, or music fan, Tony’s stories and insights shine a light on the craft of performance and production at the highest level. Recorded from Tony’s studio in Los Angeles. Find out more about Tony at https://www.tonybraunagel.com/ Click here to watch a video version on YouTube. – (FREE DOWNLOAD) The Magic EQ Frequencies everyone with a DAW should know: https://www.bobbyowsinskicourses.com/magic-freqs-registration Get fantastic mixing tips from the best selling Mixing Engineer’s Handbook: https://bobbyowsinski.com/mixhandbook Access my FREE music mixing crash course training: https://www.mixingcrashcourse.com Check out my best-selling books: https://bobbyowsinski.com/best-selling-books/ Discover more mixing courses: https://www.bobbyowsinskicourses.com/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BobbyOwsinskiBiz/ Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbyo/ Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bobbyowsinski/ Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bobbyowsinski.bsky.social -- In this podcast, music guru Bobby Owsinski shares his personal insights on the music industry, covering news, reviews, analysis, and tips, as well as offering amazing interviews with prominent industry movers and shakers. Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 492 – Musik Hack’s Sam Fischmann, RIAA Mid-Year Report, And Moog Music Layoffs | 26 Sep 2023 | 00:39:29 | |
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 the innovative mastering plugin Master Plan.Sam is a seasoned software developer whose portfolio spans audio/DSP, Web development, and embedded systems. He’s obsessed with building creative, functional, major-label-quality products that don’t look like airplane cockpits.During the interview we spoke about getting the most from the Master Plan plugin, the different audio needs for different music genres, trends in plugins, how Ai will be used in plugins in the future, and much more.I spoke with Sam via Zoom from his office in Los Angeles.On the intro I’ll take a look at the latest RIAA mid-year report, and inMusic begins to lay off Moog Music employees. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 88607375, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 491 – Kits Ai Founders, Playlist Culture Changing Songwriting, And The Cost Of Analog Recording | 19 Sep 2023 | 00:38:34 | |
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 artists to safely create, license, and share their own voice models, opening new opportunities for fan engagement and monetization.Kits Ai has amassed over 100,000 users since launching, with their voice cloning technology training more than 80,000 custom voices based on the conversion of over a million audio files. They’re also backed by investments from a number of organizations and artists that include Steve Aoki, Lionel Richie and Wyclef Jean.During the interview we spoke about some unexpected uses for vocal cloning, new revenue opportunities from using the platform, why the user interface is so important, and much more.I spoke with Evan and James via Zoom.On the intro I’ll take a look at how playlist culture is affecting songwriting, and the unseen costs of analog recording. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 88464205, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 490 – Session Guitarist Andrew Synowiec, No Grammy For An Ai Blockbuster, And Your Questions Answered | 12 Sep 2023 | 00:36:51 | |
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 X and Meghan Trainor. Other recent collaboration credits include Nick Jonas, Ariana Grande, Michael Bublé, Elton John, Seal, 98 Degrees, Josh Groban, Donna Summer, Bette Midler, and Carole King, among many others.Andrew has performed on projects that have garnered more than 30 Emmy nominations, 25 Grammys, and 20 Oscar nominations. He also boasts a guitar collection of over 100 guitars.Andrew’s latest album entitled FUN, is now available, and he’ll being touring the West Coast soon as well.During the interview we spoke about changing gear to get into session work, the trials of building his home studio, doing online sessions where the client doesn’t attend, how he built his career, and much more.I spoke with Andrew via Zoom from his studio in Hollywood.On the intro I’ll take a look at how the Grammy’s won’t include a popular Ai song, and I’ll answer some common audio questions. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 87523012, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 489 – Vinyl Pressing Expert Dustin Blocker, Music Videos Losing Importance, And Gibson Finds Its Lost Archives | 05 Sep 2023 | 00:38:33 | |
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 Association, which is comprised of more than 30 companies from every level of vinyl production, including record labels, mastering, lacquer cutting, electroplating, record pressing, printmakers, equipment manufacturers, brokers, raw material suppliers, and even logistic service providers.During the interview we spoke about the unseen steps in vinyl manufacturing, the latest in cutting-edge vinyl, developing quality standards for vinyl pressing, working towards sustainability, and much more.I spoke with Dustin via Zoom from his office in Texas.On the intro I’ll take a look at music videos losing their importance, and Gibson gets its archives back. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 87420141, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 488 – Field Audio Producer Bill McQuay, BMI May Be Acquired, And Music Gear Glut | 29 Aug 2023 | 00:43:56 | |
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 Engineer for the Library of Natural Sound at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and an audio producer for the Lab's Multi-media group. Prior to joining the Lab of Ornithology, Bill was an NPR sound engineer and technical director for NPR programs including: Morning Edition, Weekend Saturday and Sunday, Performance Today and NPR's Radio Expeditions. Radio Expeditions is where he began his long time collaboration with NPR science correspondent Christopher Joyce, a creative relationship that continues today.Bill led NPR's early surround-sound recording effort and was its first technical director. He was also the mastering engineer for NPR Classics CD’s. He has also worked on many other 360 degree interactive projects.Along the way Bill has won the National Academy of Sciences award for the years best science reporting, a Grammy for the NPR recording of the Benjamin Britten War Requiem, The Alfred I Dupont-Columbia University Journalism award, and Individual Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council.During the interview we spoke about telling stories with sound, going around the world to capture audio, helping scientists use sound to understand the world, his setup for recording spatial audio, how sound is determining if insects are disappearing or not, and much more.I spoke with Bill via Zoom from his office in Ithaca New York.On the intro I’ll take a look at BMI being acquired by a private equity fund, and a look at the glut of new musical instruments and audio gear on market today. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 87324464, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 487 – Holistic Artist Coach Wendy Parr, Ai Copyright, And Wireless Studio Monitors | 22 Aug 2023 | 00:49:27 | |
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 perfectionism, overcome resistances, follow their inner vision, and curate a life and career they love.With over 20 years coaching top music artists like Melanie Martinez, Sara Bareilles, Marc Bassy, and taking A Great Big World from their very 1st vocal session to a Grammy award, The Parr Method has also the driving force behind Wendy co-writing “Dreams on Fire” for the soundtrack of Slum Dog MIllionaire, which also won a GRAMMY.The Parr Method empowers recording artists to develop their authentic voice for their ar t, brand and life from the studio to the stage. During the interview we spoke about doing gigs around Hollywood as a teenager, making music in India with some top Indian artists, how she's helped some of today's top artists overcome their personal roadblocks, developing her holistic approach to coaching, and much more.I spoke with Wendy via Zoom from her office in Los Angeles.On the intro I’ll take a look at Ai copyright as we know it so far, and also if wireless speakers will find a home in our studios soon. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 87259528, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 486 – How Gold-Platinum Records Work, Avid Sold, And Melodics CEO Sam Gribben | 15 Aug 2023 | 00:34:46 | |
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, pad controllers and electronic drums. Melodics uses gamification of practice to encourage you to keep working at getting better.Prior to founding Melodics, Sam was CEO of the DJ software company Serato, where he joined as employee #4 and eventually helped to scale the company into an industry leader.During the interview we spoke about how to keep the fun in learning music, why many DJs and producers want to learn how to play keyboards, how the term “musician” ruins music for many people, why music teachers have embraced Melodics, and much more.I spoke with Sam via Zoom from his office in Auckland, New Zealand.On the intro I’ll take a look at how gold and platinum records are determined, and Avid is acquired by the private equity company STG. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 87169485, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 485 – Engineer Ed Stasium Part 2, Not So Super Superfans, And The Return Of Sunn Amps | 08 Aug 2023 | 00:41:42 | |
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 Colour. He has also worked with a wide range of artists such as Mick Jagger, Pretenders, Soul Asylum, The Smithereens, Motorhead, Joan Jett and many more. Ed was one of my first guests way back in September of 2014 on Episode 23, and it’s always great to catch up with him to hear about what he’s doing.While in Part 1 of this latest interview we spoke about some of Ed’s history, in Part 2 we traded some studio stories, talked about his home studio, mixing in Atmos, and much more.I spoke with Ed via Zoom from his studio outside of San Diego.On the intro I’ll take a look at superfans that aren’t so super, and the return of Sunn amplifiers. Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 484 – Engineer Ed Stasium-Part 1, Merch Sale Data, And Stradivarius Tone | 01 Aug 2023 | 00:36:14 | |
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 Colour. He has also worked with a wide range of artists such as Mick Jagger, Pretenders, Soul Asylum, The Smithereens, Motorhead, Joan Jett and many more. Ed likes to say that, “I’ve seen rock and roll grow up, “ and indeed it’s true, having recorded and mixed his first gold single in 1972 with Gladys Knight & The Pips “Midnight Train To Georgia.” After spending time on the staff of New York’s well-known Mediasound getting his feet wet in the music business, Ed became the first staff engineer at the famous Power Station where he played an intricate part in the design of the room and choice of equipment.In part 1 of our two-part interview we spoke about his early sessions as a musician with some recording legends, his first big studio break, working for Ampeg, and much more.Ed was one of my first guests way back on Episode 23 in September of 2014, so it was good time for a catch up. I spoke with him via Zoom from his studio outside of San Diego.On the intro I’ll take a look at some new data on current merch sales, and new findings on what makes a Stradivarius sound so special.Also, all podcast now include full transcriptions if you’d like to read along or find a particular place to listen to. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 87052387, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 483 – Manager Zack Zarrillo, Concert Tix Ripoff, And Spotify/YouTube Raising Prices | 25 Jul 2023 | 00:35:56 | |
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 artists in the alternative/rock/pop/electronic/metal genres. He also co-founded Bad Timing Records, and he began writing his popular music blog "PropertyOfZack" when he was just 16 years old. The blog became a go-to source for music fans and industry insiders alike.Zack’s Alternate Side management has a combined catalog of over 5 Billion streams, 10 gold records, and 4 platinum records. He’s also is a fierce advocate for artists’ rights, which is the ethos of his company, and offers mentorship and assistance in music ownership, career development, finances and mental health. During the interview we spoke about how management has changed over the last few years, where he finds talent, how TikTok has benefited his artists, the reason why labels today aren't signing artists, the current trends in the business, and much more.I spoke with Zack via Zoom from his office in Philadelphia.On the intro I’ll take a look at how we’re all paying too much for concert tickets, and Spotify and YouTube Music are raising their subscription prices. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 86981157, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 585 - Talking Digital Strategy With ONErpm's Jenna LoMonaco | 12 Aug 2025 | 00:31:18 | |
In this episode of the Inner Circle Podcast, I’m joined by Jenna LoMonaco, a digital marketing powerhouse who currently leads marketing at ONErpm—a global music company offering artists distribution, publishing, marketing, and content production across 43 offices in 28 countries. Jenna’s career spans roles at Glassnote, Kobalt, and Island Records, where she spearheaded the digital strategy that skyrocketed Shawn Mendes to global fame. She’s also guided the online growth for Mumford & Sons, Martina McBride, New Kids on the Block, Elton John, Childish Gambino, and many more top artists. 💡 In this episode, we discuss:
If you’re an artist, manager, or music marketer, this episode is packed with practical strategies and industry insights you can use to grow your career. 📍 Recorded from Jenna’s office in New Jersey. -- Additional Resources: To learn more about Jenna and ONErpm, please visit onerpm.com, and https://www.instagram.com/jennasourus/ – (FREE DOWNLOAD) The Magic EQ Frequencies everyone with a DAW should know: https://www.bobbyowsinskicourses.com/magic-freqs-registration Get fantastic mixing tips from the best selling Mixing Engineer’s Handbook: https://bobbyowsinski.com/mixhandbook Access my FREE music mixing crash course training: https://www.mixingcrashcourse.com Check out my best-selling books: https://bobbyowsinski.com/best-selling-books/ Discover more mixing courses: https://www.bobbyowsinskicourses.com/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BobbyOwsinskiBiz/ Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbyo/ Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bobbyowsinski/ Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bobbyowsinski.bsky.social -- In this podcast, music guru Bobby Owsinski shares his personal insights on the music industry, covering news, reviews, analysis, and tips, as well as offering amazing interviews with prominent industry movers and shakers. Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 482 – Engineer Pete Min, Threads vs. Twitter, And Music Retail In Trouble Again | 18 Jul 2023 | 00:40:48 | |
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, a label where he collaborates with some of LA's best musicians to create one-off LPs made entirely within his studio.Pete’s worked with major artists, including Feist, Diana Ross, Strokes, Third Eye Blind, Orville Peck, Shawn Mendes, Ringo Starr, and many more. He also has a studio filled with not only vintage audio gear, but a fantastic guitar, bass, amp, drum, and keyboard collection that almost any musician would die for.During the interview we talked about doing jingles, buying vintage gear, hot-rodding guitars in the 90’s, his favorite mics and plugins, and much more.I spoke with Pete via Zoom from his studio in Los Angeles.On the intro I’ll take a look at the new Threads social platform, and how music gear retail is in trouble again. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 86899608, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 481 – Lickd CEO Paul Sampson, Spotify DIY Successes Shrink, And Guitar Collectible Prices Soar | 11 Jul 2023 | 00:48:21 | |
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 entertainment business working for a small television production company, where he encountered difficulties licensing music multiple times, which made him want to understand the nuances and problems of music licensing that needed solving. That led to a job with the stock music company Extreme Music, where he rose through the ranks to become head of its U.S. operation. After a stint focusing more on commercial music and unsigned independent acts, Paul launched Lickd to help YouTube and Instagram creators legally license music for their videos.Lickd currently works with over 10,000 labels and publishers to help pre-clear their music for social platforms, games, and even the various metaverses. It’s the only licensing platform in the world where you can get over 1 million chart tracks for your videos without fear of copyright claims.During the interview we talked about the problem that creators can have with YouTube’s Content ID and music licenses, the nuances of music in the metaverse, how AI will affect production music, and much more.I spoke with Paul via Zoom from his office in London.On the intro I’ll take a look at Spotify DIY successes shrink, and famous guitar collectible prices soar. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 86811969, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 480 – Music Tech Consultant Vickie Nauman, Caremakers Ditch Radio, And Tidal Finally Lossless | 04 Jul 2023 | 00:51:24 | |
My guest on this episode is Vickie Nauman, who’s expertise crosses between music and technology, finance, gaming, and the digital business economy.Vickie’s built one of the first DMCA-compliant services at taste-making station KEXP in Seattle, developed music tech work experience in licensing at MusicNet, which was one of the first legal digital services, ran strategic partnerships for connected device manufacturer Sonos, started and ran the US business for global music platform 7digital, and did digital business in Europe and China as a consultant. In a previous life, she also ran marketing programs and produced live broadcasts in traditional radio in the NPR network.Vickie’s CrossBorderWorks music tech and consulting firm has worked with digital business and sync departments at Universal, Warner, Sony, Sony Publishing, UMPG, Warner Chappell, Merlin, Beggars, and many more labels, publishers, PROs, and distributors, as well as emerging sync platforms and rights administration services.During the interview we got a brief look at the beginnings of digital music, insights into Web 3 and the opportunities for music, why the metaverse is going to be more than just gaming and social activities, how AI plays into the creator future, and much more.I spoke with Vickie via Zoom from her office in Los Angeles.On the intro I’ll take a look at carmakers leaning towards ditching radios altogether, and Tidal finally offers lossless streaming. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 86738364, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 479 – Artist Collective CEO Evan Price, Song Placement Power, And Record In Iceland | 27 Jun 2023 | 00:31:52 | |
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 his first promotion company, and eventually went on to managing rappers and 9-piece bands in Chicago.He launched Artist Collective out of the dorm room of Columbia College Chicago while obtaining his Bachelors Degree in Music Business. Since then he has helped launch 100+ music brands, transforming artists and musicians into "artistpreneurs". During the interview, we talked about thinking about marketing a release in advance, motivating artists to think more about business, getting artists to understand their branding, overcoming limiting beliefs, and much more.I spoke with Evan via Zoom from his office in Chicago.On the intro I’ll take a look at the power of a song placement in a TV show, and getting reimbursed to record in Iceland. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 86660560, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 478 – Mastering Engineer Eric Boulanger Part 2, The 6 Figure AI Album, And Cakewalk Sonar Reintroduced | 20 Jun 2023 | 00:35:00 | |
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 legendary mastering engineer Doug Sax, Eric has mastered GRAMMY-winning or nominated projects for a variety of popular and legendary artists.Not only that, he’s a studio violinist with performances and recordings that range from orchestral and chamber music, Broadway musicals, contemporary pop music, and film/television scores.In part 2 of my interview with Eric, we’ll talk about his unusual mastering studio, installing a familiar piece of equipment, the reason for the vinyl renaissance, why he chose the gear in his studio, and much more.I spoke with Eric via Zoom from his home in Los Angeles.On the intro I’ll take a look at a band that made 6 figures from their AI-generated album, and the Cakewalk Sonar DAW is being reintroduced. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 86600808, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 477 – Mastering Engineer Eric Boulanger Part 1, Takedown Lawsuits, And Audio Company Turmoil | 13 Jun 2023 | 00:45:01 | |
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 legendary mastering engineer Doug Sax, Eric has mastered GRAMMY-winning or nominated projects for Green Day, Hozier, Selena Gomez, Colbie Caillat, OneRepublic, Imagine Dragons, Neil Young, The Plain White T’s, Chris Botti, and many more.A classically trained violinist since the age of three with over two decades of professional experience, Eric has trained at such renowned institutions as The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music and Tanglewood. His performances and recordings range from orchestral and chamber music, Broadway musicals, contemporary pop music, and film/television scores.In part 1 of the interview we spoke about playing in the string section on Family Guy sessions, working as an intern at Capitol Studios with Al Schmitt, rebuilding the vinyl cutting room at Mastering Lab, having the legendary Doug Sax as a mentor, and much more.I spoke with Eric via Zoom from his home in Los Angeles.On the intro I’ll take a look at the class-action lawsuit filed against DistriKid over music takedown notices, and Sonible acquired by Audiotonix, and the Blue Microphone brand being sunsetted.In the upcoming part 2 of my interview with Eric, we’ll talk about his unusual mastering studio, installing a familiar piece of equipment, the reason for the vinyl renaissance, why he chose the gear in his studio, and much more. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 86526804, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 476 – Beat Buddy Creator David Packouz, The Labels And Physical Products, And Producers Fear Getting Replaced By AI | 06 Jun 2023 | 00:57:15 | |
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 of Singular Sound and creator of the innovative Beat Buddy drum machine pedal, which gives guitar players easy control of drum loops and songs when they play live.But there’s a lot more to his story. Prior to starting Singular Sound, David worked as an major weapons contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense, which is a story in itself. In fact, his journey into arms dealing was the subject of the 2016 film War Dogs where his character was played by Miles Teller.After that adventure filled with international intrigue, David pivoted back to music and started Singular Sound thanks to an extremely successful crowdfunding campaign . Besides the Beat Biddy, Singular also makes looper pedals and controllers, all with the performing musician in mind.During the interview we spoke about navigating the dark world of arms dealing and how international politics plays a part (it's a great story), the key behind his super-successful crowdfunding campaign, why Beat Buddy has become the ultimate drummer in a pedal, and much more.I spoke with David via Zoom from his office in Miami.On the intro I’ll take a look at how physical product might lead to the major label’s downfall, and why music producers fear being replaced by AI. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 86468070, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 475 – Engineer Ryan Schwabe, Labels Becoming Outdated, And Avid Up For Sale | 30 May 2023 | 00:40:08 | |
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," and in 2023 he was nominated for Best Sound Engineered Album, Non-Classical for mixing and mastering Baynk’s "Adolescence." Ryan is a former professor of recording arts and music production at Drexel University's Music Industry Program. He’s also owner of the music production and engineering company Xcoustic Sound, the music technology company Schwabe Digital, and co-owner of the digital record label Rare MP3s. And he's also the developer of the new Gold Clip mixing and mastering plugin.During the interview we spoke about learning the art of mastering, his philosophy on mixing, not being tied to certain mixing techniques, developing his own plugin, and much more.I spoke with Ryan via Zoom from his studio in Philadelphia.On the intro I’ll take a look at how labels may become outdated due to localization, and Avid is reportedly up for sale. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 86404695, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 474 – Collectables Creator Tony Simerman, Payola Again, And Plugin Subscriptions | 23 May 2023 | 00:38:30 | |
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 Washington, D.C. There he’d hang out backstage where he was lucky enough to see every major hard rock and metal show in the 70s and 80s, and make many musical friends over the years.Fast forward to 2023, and Tony’s company KnuckleBonz has been recognized worldwide for the past two decades as the leading creators of high-end and hand-crafted collectibles that feature iconic moments in rock history as well as music legends. KnuckleBonz creates licensed memorabilia for Pink Floyd, Queen, Alice Cooper, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, KISS, Scorpions, Black Sabbath, and Guns N’ Roses – just to name a few. The company’s commitment to fine craftsmanship is showcased in the artistry and detail of each hand-crafted limited edition statue created for collectors of licensed properties. Think of it as rock meets art.During the interview we spoke about growing up backstage during rock concerts, his background in 3D animation, the problem with distributing custom beverages, 3D vinyl, and much more.I spoke with Tony via Zoom from his office in California.By the way, use the BOICpc8kbz coupon code for a 10% discount from Knucklebonz for the next 2 weeks!On the intro I’ll take a look at how payola is still with us and a look at software and plugin subscriptions. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 86345967, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 473 – NPR Music Tech Director Josh Rogosin, Label Covert Spotify Accounts, And Bacteria Play Drums | 16 May 2023 | 00:51:28 | |
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. Since then, he has been at the controls for all of NPR's flagship newsmagazines and gathered sound in far flung places like Togo, Cambodia and Greece for the Radio Expeditions series. Josh has engineered at both NPR West and NPR NY, and spent two years as Technical Director at Marketplace Productions in Los Angeles. He’s also served as Senior Broadcast Engineer for New York Public Radio and Studio 360, and was an originating producer and sound designer for NPR's Ask Me Another.In his current role, Josh is the Technical Director for NPR Music and has recorded and mixed over 500 Tiny Desk Concerts.During the interview we spoke about learning audio for the theater, recording Congressional hearings, using audio to tell stories, behind the scenes at Tiny Desk Concerts, working with U2 and David Crosby, 3and much more.I spoke with Josh via Zoom from his office in Washington.On the intro I’ll take a look at labels with covert Spotify accounts, and bacteria that play drums. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 86290111, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 584 - Lucie Burns: Overcoming Stage Fright & Mastering Live Performance | 05 Aug 2025 | 00:42:13 | |
Lucie Burns, also known as artist and producer Lazy Hammock, joins me to talk about building stage confidence, connecting with audiences, and overcoming performance anxiety. We also dive into:
Lucie shares valuable advice for performers at all levels, straight from her coaching and music career. -- Additional Resources: Learn more about Lucie at lucieburns.com and stagereadyartists.com 🎧 Subscribe and follow for more behind-the-scenes music industry insight. -- (FREE DOWNLOAD) The Magic EQ Frequencies everyone with a DAW should know: https://www.bobbyowsinskicourses.com/magic-freqs-registration Get fantastic mixing tips from the best selling Mixing Engineer’s Handbook: https://bobbyowsinski.com/mixhandbook Access my FREE music mixing crash course training: https://www.mixingcrashcourse.com Check out my best-selling books: https://bobbyowsinski.com/best-selling-books/ Discover more mixing courses: https://www.bobbyowsinskicourses.com/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BobbyOwsinskiBiz/ Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbyo/ Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bobbyowsinski/ Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bobbyowsinski.bsky.social -- In this podcast, music guru Bobby Owsinski shares his personal insights on the music industry, covering news, reviews, analysis, and tips, as well as offering amazing interviews with prominent industry movers and shakers. Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 472 – Talent Manager Temima Shames, Distributors Stop AI-Generated Songs, And Genre Vocal Levels | 09 May 2023 | 00:42:07 | |
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 than 20 music artists, influencers and actors.While in college, Temema worked for Atlantic Records, and Visionary Music Group before jumping into her own management company. Since then her clients have achieved 5B+ YouTube views, a #7 debut Spotify Album, highlights in Youtube’s Black Creator Class of 2023, TikTok’s biggest POV star, and one of NYFW’s creators with the highest brand return of 2023. Not only that, songs, records, and projects Temima has been a part of have garnered 25 million streams and viral campaigns with more than 2 million recreates on TikTok. Her company has also partnered with top brands including YouTube, Meta, Disney Music Group, BOSS, Neutrogena, HBO, Netflix, Target, Universal Music Group, and NYX Cosmetics. During the interview we spoke about how she got started managing social influencers, the strategy behind short form and long form content, branding as story-telling, artist mental health, experiential marketing, and much more.I spoke with Temima via Zoom from her office in Los Angeles.On the intro I’ll take a look at music platforms taking steps against AI-generated songs, and a study about vocal levels in different genres. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 86235468, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 471 – Game Composer Dren McDonald, 5 Things About The Musician’s Brain, And An AI Music Primer | 02 May 2023 | 00:47:27 | |
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 game studios and publishers such as Valve Corporation, Ubisoft, Glu Mobile, DeNA/Hasbro, Romero Games, Zynga, Tapulous, and others, and he’s been nominated for awards for his soundtrack, music and sound design work 16 times and has won 5 times.Dren also created music and audio designs for AR and VR experiences at Facebook, and taught at University of California, Santa Cruz and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He has released several original game soundtrack releases on Nerdtracks Recordings, as well as instrumental recordings for Appearing Records.During the interview we spoke about how he got into video games, directing voice overs for games, how sound design is different for games than film, working on AR audio for Facebook, his new album built around hundreds of guitar tracks, and much more.Find out more about Dren and his new album at DrenMcDonald.com.I spoke with Dren via Zoom from his studio in the Bay area.On the intro I’ll take a look at the 5 things that musicians should know about the brain, and an AI for music primer. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 86177374, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 470 – A New Streaming Scam, Vacuum Tubes Made In The US, And Musician Doug Legacy | 25 Apr 2023 | 00:36:00 | |
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 Girls, How I Met Your Mother, and The Bucket List starring Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, and Sean Hayes.Doug has also worked as a steel drummer for Rod Stewart, played accordion for Paul McCartney, played piano for Delbert McClinton, and sang background vocals for Brian Wilson and Todd Rundgren.He has puppeteered background characters on Muppets Tonight and his band were featured as the house band for the show as well, and he’s played a pirate at Disneyland playing sea shanties on accordion and penny whistles.During the interview we spoke about who makes the best steel drums, the difference between German and Italian accordions, playing a pirate at Disneyland, playing with Paul McCartney and singing with Todd Rundgren, and much more.I spoke with Doug via Zoom from his studio in Los Angeles.On the intro I’ll take a look at the latest streaming scam, and vacuum tubes being manufactured in the US. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 86084651, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 469 – Ritch Esra And Eric Knight of MUBU TV, Metaverse Needs Horsepower, And Marshall Amps Sold | 18 Apr 2023 | 00:45:47 | |
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.Ritch is a former A&R executive at Arista and co-founder of the Music Business Registry, the music industries leading contact directories for personnel in A&R, Music Publishing, Film/Television Music, Music Law and Artist Management.Erick Knight is a musician, teacher and entrepreneur who’s new venture Symbiotic Nation aims to reinvent the entertainment industry by becoming its version of Google.During the interview, we spoke about how labels struggle to break their own artists, the depth of knowledge that artists need to be effective today, the music business journey, the latest trends in the music business, the idea behind MUBU TV, and much more. I spoke with Ritch and Eric via Zoom.On the intro I’ll take a look at the Metaverse might be further away than we’ve been told, and Marshall Amplification has been sold to a longtime partner. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 85901075, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 468 – AI Music Expert Dr. Martin Clancy, How A TikTok Ban Might Change The Charts, And The Most Influential Keyboard | 11 Apr 2023 | 00:44:00 | |
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 financial and ethical implications in 2021 at Trinity College Dublin, and is the editor of Artificial Intelligence and The Music Ecosystem, a new book on trans-disciplinary AI ethics and human creativity.Martin is also a Certified Ableton Live 11 Trainer who founded the Irish rock group Tua Nua and, as a solo artist, had a series of top 40 hits in the US Billboard Dance Charts. His music is featured in the 2022 Sinead O'Conner Nothing Compares to You Documentary, and recent releases by his melodic techno group Valleraphon have appeared in Beatport Charts.During the interview, we spoke about having unexpected success as a solo artist, being a certified Ableton trainer, the practical use for AI in music, how AI affects copyright, how difficult it is to legislate AI, and much more. I spoke with Martin via Zoom from his studio in Ireland.On the intro I’ll take a look at how a TikTok ban might change the charts, and the most influential digital keyboard. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 85832693, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 467 – Trevanna Tracks Jennifer Freed, Can Rhythm Be Copyrighted, And Smart Drummers | 04 Apr 2023 | 00:31:59 | |
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 coasts & internationally. Trevanna Post has been the gold standard for Post Production Accounting for more than 26 years, and has grown from a 2 person office in NYC’s historic Brill Building to a firm with offices in NY, Los Angeles and London, staffed by over 50 people. The company has worked with every major, mini-major and independent studio on over 800 film and television shows. Trevanna Tracks was born out of Jennifer’s unique perspective on the need for more efficient collaboration between those responsible for getting music licenses negotiated, paid and delivered. Jennifer’s access to veteran Film and TV industry experts enabled her to create this new software platform for researching, budgeting, tracking, paying and delivering music licenses.During the interview, we spoke about how she got into film accounting, how film and TV shows set their budget for music licensing, why music supervisors won’t use a track that doesn’t indicate the songwriting splits clearly, the many reasons why temp tracks don’t used, the need for standardized data when it comes to music licensing, and much more. I spoke with Jennifer via Zoom from her office in Los Angeles.On the intro I’ll take a look at the fight over copyrighting a rhythm, and drummers are smarter than the jokes about them. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 85767142, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 466: Merch Master Chris Dunnett, Online Songs Never Played, And Famous Console Gets New Life | 28 Mar 2023 | 00:36:59 | |
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 merch products. Chris knows what sells, why it sells and what doesn’t, and he’s put together his Rock Your Merch bootcamp to make sure that artists and bands make their merch stand out and not make some common mistakes.During the interview, Chris and I spoke about working in Taylor Swift’s warehouse, what most artists don’t get about merch, how to market your merch, how merch has changed through the years, the most important thing you can do to sell merch, and much more. I spoke with Chris via Zoom from his studio in Nashville.On the intro I’ll take a look at how most songs online are never played, and a new life for a famous console. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 85321857, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 465 – Songwriter Consultant Mitchell Dyer, AM/FM Radio Changing, And Subwoofer Setup | 21 Mar 2023 | 00:40:35 | |
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 revenue-generating career. With nearly two decades of songwriting and mastering experience, thousands of artists songs reviewed, and hundreds of songs personally recorded, Mitch has helped dozens of artists break out of their own mental jail. During the interview, we spoke about what causes songwriters to get stuck, how imposter syndrome can cause writers block, the importance of challenging the listener, learning how to master, and much more. I spoke with Mitch via Zoom from his studio in Utah.On the intro I’ll take a look at how AM/FM radio is changing, and what you need to know to set up your subwoofer. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 85284044, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 464 – Sony’s Jordy Freed, Spotify’s Artist Millionaires, And The Sound Of The 1980s | 14 Mar 2023 | 00:37:44 | |
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 Philly native got his start as a music publicist for DL Media, held marketing and PR roles at Blue Note, and made a quick foray into advertising at the top firm Grey. Upon returning to Blue Note in 2016, he partnered with Sony on the creation of NYC’s Sony Hall, which was the first venue to feature Sony’s immersive music experience, 360RA. This led to an in-house position at Sony, where he became the first U.S. employee on their Brand & Business Development team. In this role, he’s overseen collaborations with Doja Cat, Pink, Lil Nas X, Pharrell Williams, and Alicia Keys, struck deals to reimagine the David Bowie catalog in 360RA, led the company’s partnership with Amazon Music, and much more. He now leads marketing and business development for 360RA, as well as global branding activities for a host of sound products. During the interview, we spoke about getting started in music PR, working at the famous Blue Note club, the latest on the Sony 360RA immersive format, and much more. I spoke with Jordy via Zoom from his office at Sony.On the intro I’ll take a look at who’s making money from Spotify, and how the LinnDrum became a big part of the sound of the 80s. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 85244275, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 463 – TrackStage Founders, Tidal New Royalties Canned, And The Importance Of Studio Furniture | 07 Mar 2023 | 00:44:04 | |
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 one place, but it helps you keep track of contracts, split sheets, licenses, reversion dates, pitches and deadlines. Plus it streamlines and manages all of your important metadata as well.The app lets you spend more time creating and less time administering the business side of your sync music career, while helping you do a better job of it at the same time.During the interview, we spoke about the frustrations with the many sync tasks that was the genesis for TrackStage, how difficult it is to keep on top of all the admin work involved with sync, targeting and pitching publishers, and much more. I spoke with Robina and Scott via Zoom from their office in Vancouver.On the intro I’ll take a look at Tidal’s new royalty program getting canceled, and the costs of studio furniture. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 85187191, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 583 - Inside the Future of Music Marketing with Jay Gilbert | 29 Jul 2025 | 00:43:06 | |
In this episode, I sit down with music industry veteran Jay Gilbert, co-host of the widely read Your Morning Coffee newsletter and podcast. Jay has held senior executive roles at Universal Music, Sony Music, and Warner Music Group, where he pioneered digital music marketing and online strategies for iconic artists like Nirvana, The Police, KISS, Bob Marley, Elton John, Guns N’ Roses, and many more. 👉 Topics we cover in this episode include:
Whether you’re a music creator, label executive, or just curious about the future of the music industry, this conversation is packed with insightful music marketing tips and forward-thinking analysis. ----- Additional Resources: To learn more about Jay, please visit jaygilbertconsulting.com, and yourmorning.coffee – (FREE DOWNLOAD) The Magic EQ Frequencies everyone with a DAW should know: https://www.bobbyowsinskicourses.com/magic-freqs-registration Get fantastic mixing tips from the best selling Mixing Engineer’s Handbook: https://bobbyowsinski.com/mixhandbook Check out my best-selling books: https://bobbyowsinski.com/best-selling-books/ Discover more mixing courses: https://www.bobbyowsinskicourses.com/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BobbyOwsinskiBiz/ Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbyo/ Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bobbyowsinski/ Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bobbyowsinski.bsky.social -- In this podcast, music guru Bobby Owsinski shares his personal insights on the music industry, covering news, reviews, analysis, and tips, as well as offering amazing interviews with prominent industry movers and shakers. 🎧 Subscribe and follow for more real-world music industry insights. Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 462 – Ken Scott Part 2, TikTok Limits Label Music, And Guitar Center In Financial Trouble Again | 28 Feb 2023 | 00:30:14 | |
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 albums for Elton John, Supertramp, Duran Duran, America, Missing Persons and many more.Ken was also instrumental in giving the sound of progressive jazz a harder edge with his work with Jeff Beck, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Stanley Clarke, and Billy Cobham.As I said during the Part 1 last week, I was lucky enough to work with Ken on his memoir Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust, we even did a project in the studio together, so I didn’t want to cover old ground again during the interview.In Part 2 of the 2 part interview, we spoke about the acts he turned down that went on to become huge, the influence George Martin had on him, working with Bowie, watching Elton write "Rocket Man," how today is like the pre-Beatles era, and much more. I spoke with Ken via Zoom from his home studio in the UK.On the intro I’ll take a look at TikTok limited major label music in Australia, and Guitar Center in financial trouble again. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 85109398, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 461 – Legendary Engineer Ken Scott, Bandcamp Numbers, And UAD Plugins Unchained | 21 Feb 2023 | 00:40:42 | |
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 become one of the five engineers for The Beatles, as well as for solo projects for John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Ken was the producer/engineer for four of the most revered David Bowie albums, along with hit albums for Elton John, Supertramp, Duran Duran, America, Missing Persons and many more.He was also instrumental in giving the sound of progressive jazz a harder edge with his work with Jeff Beck, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Stanley Clarke, and Billy Cobham.I was lucky enough to work with Ken on his memoir Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust that outlined his illustrious career. We even did a project in the studio together so I got to know him pretty well.A lot of the typical questions that Ken would get we already covered in the book, so I tried to go in a slightly different direction during the interview. In Part 1 of the 2 part interview, we spoke about him going back to Abbey Road Studio 2 to record again, his views on immersive audio, finding Bowie outtakes, working in the box, his favorite plugins, his feeling about Autotune, and much more. I spoke with Ken via Zoom from his home studio in the UK.On the intro I’ll take a look at how Bandcamp has become a major music platform, and how Universal Audio disconnected its plugins from its hardware. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 84986682, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||
| Episode 460 – Industry Advisor Kelli Richards, Our 32 Hour Day, And Disinfecting Microphones | 14 Feb 2023 | 00:37:29 | |
My guest this week is Kelli Richards, who’s been a trusted Advisor to legendary musicians, tech executives, leaders and innovators. During her 25 years as a consultant she’s worked with artists like Paul McCartney, Todd Rundgren, Stewart Copeland, Prince, Michael Jackson and even Apple Computer founder Steve Jobs.While she was still in high school, Kelli approached Steve at a local cafe in Cupertino, and he accepted her request for him to be her mentor, which started a relationship that lasted over 30 years until his passing. She put herself through college by working at GPI Publications, (the home of Guitar Player, Keyboard & Bass Magazines), and then moved to Hollywood where she landed a job as an A&R exec at EMI Music.Kelli eventually headed back to Apple, and was in charge of the company’s early forays in music, as she was largely responsible for making Apple computers the go-to computer for creatives everywhere.Since Apple, she has worked with a range of disruptive, innovative start-ups, and Fortune 100 companies as an advisor, consultant, and sometimes as an acting VP of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships.During the interview spoke about getting Steve Jobs as her mentor as a teenager, laying the foundation for Apple in the music and film communities, helping Todd Rundgren build Patronet, working as a young A&R exec, moving into the roll of trusted advisor, the future of digital music, and much more. I spoke with Kelli via Zoom from her office in the heart of Silicon Valley.On the intro I’ll take a look at how we now live in a 32 hour day, and how to clean and disinfect a microphone. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 84901026, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true }; Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing. Thank you for tuning in to Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, the podcast that takes you deep inside the music industry. Each week, Bobby shares insights, news, analysis, and conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. | |||