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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.
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My guest today is Danny Garcia, co-founder and CEO of the music promotion and discovery site Songtools.
Songtools makes it easy to promote your music across Facebook, TikTok and Instagram, and reach out to over 150,000 curated Spotify playlists.
It also helps playlisters discover new music, and vets both artists and playlists to make sure that the experience is top quality for both.
The company’s signature tools include SongFly, which is an easy-to-use solution that enables artists to launch ad campaigns, complete with visuals, with just one click.
In less than one year, SongFly ran fan-building ad campaigns for close to 3,000 different artists, and delivered over 500K new fans to artists across all genres.
During the interview we talked about how important focused marketing is for artists, countering bots in music discovery and promotion, strategies for growing playlists, current trends in music business, and much more.
I spoke with Danny from his office in New York.
Additional Resources:
Learn more about Danny and Songtools at: https://www.songtools.io/
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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
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My guest today is Lon Neumann, the president of Neumann Technologies, a company that’s focused on designing and commissioning production facilities for immersive audio.
Lon has a long history with Sony, and is especially keen on their 360VME virtual mix environment system, which he discussed at length during the podcast.
He started in the business as a live sound engineer at the famous Whisky a Go Go and Roxy Theater in Hollywood, and later went on to mix for Earth, Wind and Fire before becoming chief engineer for Stevie Wonder’s personal studio.
Since then he’s worked primarily in audio technology, where he trained PBS engineers in surround sound production and loudness management, and helped develop immersive and loudness standards for SMPTE, AES, and the Consumer Technology Association.
During the interview we spoke about how Sony’s 360VME can help music and post mixers alike, the importance of phase coherence in immersive sound systems, his days mixing concerts for many legendary artists, and much more.
I spoke to Lon via zoom from his home in Los Angeles.
Additional Resources:
Learn more about Lon's work: https://neumanntechnologies.com/ and Sony 260VME at https://www.sony.co.jp/en/Products/create360RA/360VME/
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(FREE DOWNLOAD) 6 proven ways to avoid muddy mixes: https://www.bobbyowsinskicourses.com/6-freqs-download-1
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/
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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.
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Ad link: Explore The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for modern mixing.
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📌 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
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In this week's podcast episode, I bring back my popular music and audio industry news segment with a full episode dedicated to stories that matter—but often fly under the radar.
In this episode, I dive into a wide range of timely and thought-provoking topics, including:
Tune in to hear surprising insights, smart commentary, and the stories behind the headlines—things you’ve probably thought about but haven’t heard explained quite like this.
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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/
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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:
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Music. Business. Creativity. Straight from the Inner Circle.
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My guest today is owner and president of HIP Video Promo Andy Gesner.
Andy’s firsthand experience in playing in bands and releasing records gives him a special insight into music promotion and marketing. Over the past 25 years, he has built HIP from the ground up, developing innovative promotional strategies that adapt to the ever-changing media landscape.
Andy and his team have promoted more than 4,800 music videos for artists including Bryan Adams, The B-52s, Bon Iver, Johnny Cash, Death Cab For Cutie, Pearl Jam, Maroon 5, Sia, and Weird Al Yankovic, spanning genres from indie rock to hip-hop, pop, metal, and beyond.
During the interview we spoke about the evolution of video promotion, video marketing strategies for artists, the many television channels that artists aren’t aware of, AI in video creation, and much more.
I spoke to Andy from his home in New Jersey.
Additional Resources:
Learn more about Andy and HIP Video Promo: https://hipvideopromo.com
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Access my FREE music mixing crash course training: https://www.mixingcrashcourse.com
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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:
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Music. Business. Creativity. Straight from the Inner Circle.
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My guest today is someone who’s spent the last 35 years on a mission to protect the hearing of musicians, audio pros, and music lovers alike.
Dr. Michael Santucci is an audiologist and the founder of Sensaphonics, a custom in-ear monitor company that’s become a go-to for top performers around the world.
What sets Michael apart is that he’s not just running a company—he’s an audiologist first. That means everything Sensaphonics does is grounded in science, with a focus on long-term hearing health.
From musicians and engineers to venue staff and even astronauts, Dr. Santucci has been a tireless advocate for protecting ears in the most demanding environments.
In fact, since 1999, Sensaphonics has provided custom hearing protection and communication solutions for every mission to the International Space Station, working closely with both NASA and SpaceX.
During the interview we talked about the major causes of hearing loss and tinnitus, the evolution of hearing protection, the importance of monitoring sound level, innovations in in-ear monitors, and much more.
I spoke with Michael from his office in Chicago.
Additional Resources:
Learn more about Dr. Santucci and Sensaphonics at: https://sensaphonics.com
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(FREE DOWNLOAD) 6 proven ways to avoid muddy mixes: https://www.bobbyowsinskicourses.com/6-freqs-download-1
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/
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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:
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Music. Business. Creativity. Straight from the Inner Circle.
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My guest today is country music author and historian, and a member of the Western Music Hall Of Fame Don Cusic.
Don is the author of over 30 books, including biographies of Roger Miller, Eddy Arnold, Gene Autry and Chet Atkins.
He’s also written album liner notes for Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, George Jones, Ray Stevens, Eddy Arnold, and Sonny James, as well as for multiple film soundtracks.
Don has a number of credits as a producer and songwriter, and is a Professor of Music Industry History and Professor of Music Business at Belmont University.
During the interview we spoke about the evolution of the Nashville music scene, Chet Atkins - the man behind the Nashville sound, Don’s writing journey, the changing landscape of Music Row, and much more.
I spoke with Don from his office in Nashville.
Additional Resources:
Learn more about Don Cusic's work: https://www.doncusic.com/
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Access my FREE music mixing crash course training: https://www.mixingcrashcourse.com
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Discover more mixing courses: https://www.bobbyowsinskicourses.com/
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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:
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Bluesky
🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app.
Music. Business. Creativity. Straight from the Inner Circle.
Produced by APodcastGeek
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My guest today is my good friend for many years, Engineer Dennis Moody.
Dennis was my first guest way back on Episode #1, and he’s been on the podcast almost every year since.
Dennis is unique in that he does live sound as well as studio recording, as he’s he’s engineered some of the biggest acts at some of the world’s most famous venues.
He’s also known as “the Drummer’s Engineer,” since some of the world’s best drummers hire him to engineer their personal albums.
Because he travels so much doing live sound, he’s almost like the Inner Circle’s roving reporter, as each time he makes an appearance he tells us about the latest music and audio trends worldwide.
During the interview we spoke about what it’s like to do gigs around the world, trends in music and gear, the art of live sound mixing, navigating the challenges of travel, and much more.
I spoke with Dennis from his studio in Los Angeles
Dennis has previously appeared on Episodes 1, 50, 100, 151, 200, 300, 399, and 500.
Additional Resources:
Learn more about Dennis Moody's work at: https://www.dennismoody.com/
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Access my FREE music mixing crash course training: https://www.mixingcrashcourse.com
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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:
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Bluesky
🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app.
Music. Business. Creativity. Straight from the Inner Circle.
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My guest today is composer, orchestrator, and CEO of Budapest Scoring, Balint Sapszon.
Trained at the prestigious Bartók Conservatory and Liszt Academy of Music in Hungary, Bálint holds a Master’s Degree in Composition, Jazz Arrangement, and Music Theory. In 2007 he received a Fulbright Scholarship to study film scoring at the University of California Los Angeles, where he quickly began establishing himself in the world of film music.
Bálint’s film scoring and orchestration credits include Parasite, which was the Oscar winner for Best Picture, Spike Lee’s Netflix film See You Yesterday, all time Chinese box office hit Operation Red Sea, the HBO film Bad Education, and more.
After using his friends back in his native Hungary to record the score for his first film, and then helping other composers do their scores there as well, Balint founded the Budapest Scoring Orchestra and eventually purchased one of the finest scoring stages in Europe to record in. Today Budapest Scoring is used by composers, film and television studios from around the world.
During the interview we talked about the birth of Budapest Scoring, his transition into film scoring, the global impact of the Orchestra, his Jazz influences, and much more.
I spoke with Balint from his home in Los Angeles
Additional Resources:
Learn more about Balint Sapzon's work at Balintsapszon.com, and Budapest Scoring at budapestscoring.com
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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/
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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:
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Bluesky
🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app.
Music. Business. Creativity. Straight from the Inner Circle.
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My guest today is is one of my oldest and dearest friends – Los Angeles studio bass player Paul ILL.
I’ve known Paul for such a long time that I sometimes forget what a heavyweight musician he is, as he’s played with a wide variety of great artists both in the studio and on the road.
This includes superstars like Tina Turner, Pink, Gwen Stefani and Alicia Keys, to legends Bob Weir, Mike Love and producers Michael Lloyd and Linda Perry, among a long list too vast to mention.
During the interview we spoke about:
I spoke with Paul from his studio in Los Angeles
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction to Mental Health and Music
00:00:19 - Guest Introduction: Paul Ill
00:00:30 - Paul's Musical Background
00:01:01 - Gear Evolution Over Seven Years
00:01:21 - Gearaholics Anonymous
00:02:13 - Gear from 2018
00:03:06 - Current Gear and Setup
00:04:33 - Amplification Changes
00:05:33 - Quad Cortex and Its Impact
00:09:06 - Playing with Orchestras
00:10:37 - Reading Music and Preparation
00:11:13 - Using the Quad Cortex in Live Settings
00:12:05 - Direct Box Preferences
00:15:15 - Physical Ailments of Musicians
00:20:00 - Generational Changes in Musicians' Health
00:21:03 - Session Work Changes Over Time
00:22:08 - Remote Session Dynamics
00:24:06 - Producer Expectations in Sessions
00:27:32 - Collaborative Technology in Music
00:28:16 - Experiences with Bill Ward
00:30:00 - The Importance of Tone and Gear
00:31:29 - Misunderstood Musicians: Songwriting
00:33:07 - Upcoming Solo Album
00:34:38 - Multi-Instrumentalist Approach
00:35:29 - Mental Health Professional Side Hustle
00:36:37 - Conclusion and Future Plan
Additional Resources:
Learn more about Paul ILL at: https://www.instagram.com/paulillmusic, https://www.facebook.com/paulill,
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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:
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My guest today is musician, book and magazine publisher, and artist Mike Lawson, who also happens to be my book publishing champion.
Mike was the person who took a chance on me to publish my first book, and then most of my subsequent 20+ books after that.
He’s since gone on to become the owner and publisher of notable publications like School Band and Orchestra and Musical Merchandise Review magazines.
If those credits were Mike’s only claim to fame it would be pretty substantial, but he’s also continued to be a working musician having recorded and/or performed with musical luminaries like Merl Saunders, Vince Welnick, Vassar Clements, Pete Sears, John McEuen, Bob Welch, Phil Keaggy, Jack Casady, Rob Wasserman, Michael Cleveland, and a host of others.
He has released eight albums as “Mike Lawson and Friends,” continues to front his tribute band Hooterall?, and even has his own Pearl River signature guitar.
During the interview we spoke about his journey to getting a signature guitar, transitioning from musician to publisher, staying on the bleeding edge of technology, his stints at Gibson, and much more.
Timecodes:
00:00:00 - Introduction: Mike Lawson's Journey
00:00:22 - Meet Mike Lawson: Musician and Publisher
00:01:33 - The Story Behind Mike's Signature Guitar
00:06:22 - The Importance of Quality and Affordability in Instruments
00:07:42 - Transitioning from Musician to Publisher
00:08:15 - The Start of Mike's Publishing Career
00:10:02 - The Birth of the Entertainment Source Library
00:12:00 - Innovating with CompuServe and Music Industry Forums
00:13:41 - Working with Gibson and Building Gibson.com
00:15:40 - The Shift to Mixed Books and Publishing
00:19:07 - The Evolution of Mike's Publishing Career
00:22:29 - Returning to Gibson and New Opportunities
00:24:15 - The Move to Alfred Publishing
00:25:03 - Current Publishing Ventures: MMR and SBO
00:27:49 - Balancing Music and Publishing
00:28:19 - The Impact of COVID on Music Production
00:30:37 - Embracing Technology in Music Creation
00:33:36 - Imposter Syndrome: A Common Struggle
00:37:21 - Lessons Learned from Merle Saunders and Vince Welnick
00:40:41 - Conclusion and Closing Remarks
Additional Resources:
Learn more about Mike's music at https://www.mikelawson.com, and his book and magazine publishing at https://artistpro.com
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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
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Discover more mixing courses: https://www.bobbyowsinskicourses.com/
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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:
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Bluesky
🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app.
Music. Business. Creativity. Straight from the Inner Circle.
Produced by APodcastGeek
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