Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Podcast

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Episode #297 – Decade And Year End Wrap Up Dec 24, 2019

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Merry Christmas everyone!Check out the annual look back at the year, and the decade, in music, audio and the music industry.You'll be surprised at just how much has changed over the last year, and even more surprised at where we started in 2010 and now end the decade.

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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.

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Episode #296 – How Many Streams For Minimum Wage, Pulitzer For Audio, And Studio Designer John Storyk Dec 17, 2019

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Over the course of his 50 years in the business John Storyk has designed more than 3,500 audio and video production facilities, recording studios, radio stations, corporate media and conference rooms, educational and, entertainment facilities, clubs, stadiums and theaters around the world. John and his company Walters-Storyk Design Group have designed everything from private studios for Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Jay-Z and Aerosmith to broadcast facilities for CBS, WNET, ESPN, and Food Network, but perhaps his most famous creation is his first - Jimi Hendrix’s famous Electric Lady Studio in New York City.During the interview we spoke about designing Electric Lady, the types of studios being built today, creating the right studio vibe, the differences in studio construction over time, and much more.On the intro I’ll take a look back at how may streams it takes to make both a dollar and minimum wage, and the new Pultizer Prize for audio.

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Episode #295 – Vinyl’s Big Sales Week, Dolby’s Latest Deal, And Blogger/Author Ari Herstand Dec 10, 2019

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Ari Herstand parlayed his experiences as an indie artist into a secondary career as a music industry blogger and author. Ari’s music business blog Ari’s Take has been a staple for helping musicians build a career without the help of a record label, and his book How To Make It In The New Music Business is a recommended text book in many college music programs.Ari’s also written for many of the top musician trade magazines and websites including Music Connection Magazine, American Songwriter, Digital Music News, Playback Magazine, CD Baby, Tunecore, Reverbnation, Roland, Discmakers, ASCAP, Hypebot and others. He has been a featured speaker at SXSW, BBC One's Amplify, ASCAP Music Expo, SF MusicTech, CD Baby's DIY Musician Conference and Berklee College of Music. During the interview we spoke about some of the common misconceptions about the music business, the importance of setting goals, the big thing that most artists get wrong, finding an audience for your music, and much more.On the intro I’ll take a look at vinyl’s big sales week, and Dolby and Warner Music’s deal for immersive music.

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Episode #294 – Inactive Social Accounts, Plugin Evolution, And Engineer Kevin Killen Dec 03, 2019

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Kevin Killen is a multi-Grammy award winning engineer who’s worked with luminaries like David Bowie, U2, Peter Gabriel, Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, Sugarland, Shakira and so many more.Besides working on what many consider seminal albums like Peter Gabriel’s So and U2’s Unforgettable Fire, Kevin has also worked on Broadway cast albums and movie soundtracks as well. He’s also been a longtime proponent of in-the-box mixing and an all-digital workflow, taking up the cause before it became popular. During the interview we spoke about working with Peter Gabriel, getting arrangement tips from Burt Bacharach, working on David Bowie’s last album, his unique mixing template, and much more.On the intro I’ll take a look at what might happen to your inactive social accounts, and how plugins are evolving before our eyes.

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Episode #293 – New Music Streaming Service, Digital Archiving, And Waves Product Manager Yoni Zlotkin Nov 26, 2019

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Yoni Zlotkin turned some ambisonics and binaural college projects into a job as product manager for what has now become Waves NX. He is now also a product manager for Waves revolutionary Abbey Road Studio 3 plugin.During the interview we spoke about the development of Studio 3, how the impulses of the room were taken, the evolution of real time psychoacoustics, headphones in an immersive audio environment, and much more.On the intro we'll look at the upcoming Bytedance music streaming service and what it might tell where streaming is going in 2020 and beyond, and archiving digital files on glass

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Episode #292 – Rush Seating, Rosewood Rules Relaxed, And Mastering Engineer Jonathan Wyner Nov 19, 2019

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My guest this week is Jonathan Wyner is the chief mastering engineer and president of M Works Mastering in Cambridge, MA. Jonathan began his career as a mastering engineer in 1985 as the compact disc was becoming a reality, and he studied digital mastering with one of the pioneers in the field for 5 years prior to establishing M Works Mastering. Like most mastering engineers, he has thousands of credits over a wide range of genres, including James Taylor, David Bowie, Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk just to name a few, and he has mastered what is believed to be the longest CD ever at 80 minutes and 32 seconds. He is currently also serving as president of the Audio Engineering Society and as Education Director at iZotope, as well as a professor at Berklee College Of Music.During the interview we spoke about the time it takes to develop mastering engineer ears, identifying audio and musical trends, his mission as president of AES, and much more.On the intro I’ll take a look at the latest twist on concert ticketing known as rush seating, and at how the music industry managed to get the restrictions on rosewood relaxed.

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Episode #291 – Return Of The Compilation, My Podcast Setup, And Post Mixer Jason Brennan Nov 12, 2019

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This episode features guest Jason Brennan, who's a re-recording mixer, supervising sound editor and sound designer with numerous feature film and television credits for Warner Bros. His 10 years of experience in music production and engineering gives him a unique outlook on television audio.Jason has always been on the cutting edge of the latest technology. He uses his experiences to develop workflows that deliver the best sound experience and goes beyond the standard sound FX library for the “right sound”, even if it means traveling to record it.During the interview we spoke about what’s change in audio post in the last five years, the biggest problem that dialog editors face, aligning phase on boom and lav tracks, and much more.On the intro I’ll take a look at a return of the compilation album in a different from, and the gear that I use to create my podcast.

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Episode #290 – FTC Gets Tough On Social Fakers, The Downside Of Free Plugins, And Dino Monoxelus “The Ampeg Guy” Nov 05, 2019

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This week's guest is Dino Monoxelus, who is currently a senior product specialist and product planning manager for Ampeg Amplifiers. He’s affectionally known as “The Ampeg Guy” for his extensive knowledge about the company and its products, which he’s used as a working bass player for over 30 years.Dino spends a lot of time training salesman, conducting clinics and demoing Ampeg products all over the world. He also the author on four books on playing bass, and recently authored a column in Bass Player Magazine.During the interview we spoke about past Ampeg guitar amps, the speaker setup of the SVT cabinet, the most preferred vintages of bass amps, and much more.On the intro I’ll take a look at how the FTC is getting tough on social media fakers, and how free plugins might not be worth the effort.

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Episode #289 – Spotify Adverts, Gibson Loses Trademarks, And Michelle Moog-Koussa Oct 29, 2019

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Michelle Moog-Koussa is the daughter of the man who’s name is almost synonymous with the word synthesizer - Bob Moog. Michelle has been the executive director of the Bob Moog Foundation for the 12 years since its inception. She has guided the organization through the creation and growth of its hallmark educational project, Dr. Bob's SoundSchool, which inspires thousands of teachers and young children every year through a 10-week experiential science of sound curriculum. Michelle has also maintained her vision for a Moogseum, a historical and educational center that houses all of the Foundation's projects and is home to Bob Moog’s archives. It’s mission is to encourage people of all ages to embrace the process of scientific and creative discovery.During the interview we spoke about growing up with a famous father, her father’s early days pursuing a concert piano career, his relationship with Leon Theremin, the mission of the Bob Moog Foundation, and much more. Check out her excellent TED talk here.On the intro I’ll take a look at how labels are now able to place ads for songs on Spotify, and how Gibson lost its trademarks on two iconic instruments.

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Episode #288 – Label Catalog Dilemma, AES New Gear, And Mastering Engineer Michael Romanowski Oct 22, 2019

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This episode's featured guest is Michael Romanowski, a Grammy nominated mastering engineer who’s the owner and chief mastering engineer at San Francisco’s Coast Mastering. He’s also the co-owner and founder of the analog tape label The Tape Project, and a Trustee of the The Recording Academy San Francisco Chapter (NARAS). Michael has worked with a long list of clients that includes America, Third Eye Blind, G-Love, Train, and Pentatonix, among many many others. He’s also become one of the first mastering engineers to work in the immersive audio world with projects for Media Hyperium Surround and Kenny Wayne Shepard. During the interview we spoke about making the transition from engineering to mastering, the difference between polishing a mix and real mastering, the quest for dynamic range, working in immersive audio, and much more.On the intro I’ll take a look at what record labels are doing with back catalog, and new gear shown at AES NYC.

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