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Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast

Interviews with music industry movers and shakers, tips, and news. Learn more at: bobbyowsinski.com.On this show, music industry guru Bobby Owsinski gives you his personal insights into the industry of music, covering industry news, reviews, analysis, and tips, as well as offering amazing interviews with prominent industry movers and shakers on every show! If you know Bobby, you know you"re in for an enlightening and engaging treat.So enjoy the show!

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46:41

Episode 471 – Game Composer Dren McDonald, 5 Things...

Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast ·

2023/05/02

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

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Episode 470 – A New Streaming Scam, Vacuum Tubes Made...

Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast ·

2023/04/25

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

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Episode 469 – Ritch Esra And Eric Knight of MUBU TV,...

Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast ·

2023/04/18

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

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43:14

Episode 468 – AI Music Expert Dr. Martin Clancy, How...

Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast ·

2023/04/11

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

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Episode 467 – Trevanna Tracks Jennifer Freed, Can...

Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast ·

2023/04/04

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

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Episode 466: Merch Master Chris Dunnett, Online Songs...

Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast ·

2023/03/28

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

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39:49

Podcast 465 – Songwriter Consultant Mitchell Dyer,...

Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast ·

2023/03/21

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

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36:58

Podcast 464 – Sony’s Jordy Freed, Spotify’s Artist...

Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast ·

2023/03/14

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

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43:18

Episode 463 – TrackStage Founders, Tidal New...

Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast ·

2023/03/07

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

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Episode 462 – Ken Scott Part 2, TikTok Limits Label...

Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast ·

2023/02/28

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

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Episode 461 – Legendary Engineer Ken Scott, Bandcamp...

Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast ·

2023/02/21

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,

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36:43

Episode 460 – Industry Advisor Kelli Richards, Our 32...

Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast ·

2023/02/14

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

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Episode 459 – Van Halen Author Steve Rosen, Cassettes...

Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast ·

2023/02/07

My guest this week is Steve Rosen, who’s an esteemed rock journalist who’s written for Guitar World, Guitar Player, Rolling Stone, Playboy, Classic Rock, among others, as well as books on Jeff Beck, Free/Bad Company, Black Sabbath, Bruce Springsteen, and Prince. His latest book is titled Tonechaser - Understanding Edward: My 26-Year Journey With Edward Van Halen, and looks at his long friendship with the guitar god from before he was famous until his death. Steve spent many hours with Edward

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Episode 458 – Legal Music Piracy, Google AI Music...

Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast ·

2023/01/31

My guest this week is Emily White, who’s a partner in the talent management company Collective Entertainment and the Founder of #iVoted Festival. She’s also the author of the Amazon #1 best-selling How to Build a Sustainable Music Career and Collect All Revenue Streams and hosts the book’s accompanying podcast of the same name, which is the #1 Music Business podcast globally. Having early experiences at WBCN in Boston, MTV, and concert promoter Don Law, Emily became a core member of the Dresden

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Episode 457 – Spotify Skip Rates, ChatGPT Tube...

Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast ·

2023/01/24

My guest this week is Kevin Paul, who started in the music business as a DJ, but then discovered sound engineering and immediately knew that was his true calling. Starting at Soho Studios in London, he later moved to the Kink’s own Konk Studios. At Konk, he worked alongside a bevy of successful producers and engineers, as well as bands such as The Kinks, Galliano, Terrorvision, UFO and Elastica. After working on archiving the Depeche Mode back catalogue in 1994, he was offered an engineering

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Episode 456 – Sync Songwriter’s Chris SD, Shallow...

Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast ·

2023/01/17

My guest this week is Chris SD, who’s an award-winning music producer with 5 Juno awards and 7 nominations. He was also nominated as Engineer Of The Year in 2012. With his extensive industry contacts and experience Chris has helped artists land record deals, find management and booking agents, and license music to TV and film. He started Sync Songwriter to help musicians who live anywhere get their music licensed through one of the best music licensing courses in the business called “The Art Of

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Episode 455 – Vinyl Sales Set A Record, Big Box MI,...

Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast ·

2023/01/10

My guest this week is Max Goldberg, who’s a co-founder and CEO of the music discovery app HotDrop. HotDrop is a platform that connects undiscovered artists with superfans. Founded by a team of Gen-Z music addicts and artists, HotDrop addresses the current generational shift underway in music discovery and consumption. The service’s 30-second snippets enable rapid discovery, are easily shared with other music fans, thus yielding high virality for emerging artists. HotDrop allows users to swipe

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Episode 454 – Songwriter Holly Knight, EV’s Killing...

Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast ·

2023/01/03

My guest this week is Holly Knight, who’s songs made up a good part of the soundtrack to the MTV eighties with mega-hits for Tina Turner (“The Best”), Pat Benatar (“Love Is A Battlefield”), and Patty Smyth (“The Warrior”). Holly has also worked with legends like Rod Stewart, Kiss, Heart and Aerosmith, has thirteen ASCAP Awards, her songs have won several Grammys, and in 2013 she was inducted into the songwriters Hall of Fame. Her songs have appeared in almost two dozen films and theater

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20:51

Episode 453 – Music Business Predictions For 2023

Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast ·

2022/12/27

In this episode, I’m going to make some predictions for 2023 in both the music business and the audio industry. These are based on trends that have happened this year that give us some insight on what may be in store for us in the coming year. These include: What happens with TikTok and social media The "Lipstick Effect" and how it plays out with streaming Changes coming to Spotify next year How song forms will change Fake artists on streaming services Changes coming in sync

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34:55

Episode 452 – A Look Back At 2022 In The Music Industry

Bobby Owsinski"s Inner Circle Podcast ·

2022/12/20

In this episode I take a look back at the events in the music business and music production during 2022, including: Songwriters get a raise in two places TikTok trends Playlist influence waning Streaming scams Streaming music trends Apple Music raising prices Classical music gets a boost Major labels wiping unrecoupted royalties Ticketmaster troubles New York State's new concert ticket law Music NFTs and Web3 trends and deals Signing and dropping an AI

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