NEWS My guest this week is Andreas Wagner, who’s the head of software development for Rebeat Innovation. Andreas is the main developer for the company’s Perfect Groove software, which allows mastering engineers to emulate a fully cut vinyl lacquer.  Songwriter streaming royalties about to be set again, and the streaming services want it to decrease Guitar Center's credit rating actually increases GUEST Andreas Wagner, head developer of the Perfect Groove virtual lacquer software This allows mastering studios to optimize and prep audio files for the master disc cutting process, and disc cutters to detect any issues in the cutting process before the lacquer is actually cut. During the interview, we spoke about the physics of what happens when a stick hits a drum, why a virtual lathe is needed today, how Perfect Groove fits with HD Vinyl, and much more. On the intro I’ll take a look at the possible new streaming royalty rate for songwriters, and Guitar Center's latest financial picture. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 79727799, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };

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Episode #391 – Perfect Groove’s Andreas Wagner, Songwriter Streaming Royalties, And Guitar Center News

NEWS What it takes to make a living through streaming Recording hits on an iPhone GUEST Founder and CEO of the collaboration platform Sessionwire, Robin Leboe My guest this week is Robin Leboe, founder and CEO of the production collaboration platform Sessionwire. Sessionwire solves the challenges associated with remote collaboration of having to cobble together different audio, video and file transfer services to re-create a realistic virtual recording environment.  The platform's all-in-one seamless integration of high quality audio and video enables artists to focus on the music and creative process, not technology connections and communications coordination. Sessionwire's core components include the stand-alone Mac and Windows app, online community, a suite of cross-platform plug-ins, and the unique Sessionview, a browser-based production environment that allows anyone with a link to participate in a remote session with live high-quality audio and video.  During the interview, we spoke about the reality of latency, the unpredictability of wifi, how Sessionwire works, and much more. On the intro I’ll take a look at what it takes to make a living through streaming, and recording hits with an iPhone. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 78125619, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };

Episode #390 – Sessionwire’s Robin Leboe, Making A Living Through Streaming, And Recording Hits On An iPhone

NEWS NFTs are the hot new thing, but you have to be aware of these legal issues A new bill will make music production costs deductible GUESTS Erik Blicker and Glann Schloss, founders of Flavorlab  My guests this week are Erik Blicker and Glenn Schloss, founders and of Flavorlab, an award-winning audio production company that composes, records, mixes and masters music and sound for the biggest brands in the world. Flavorlab offers a complete set of audio solutions through its three divisions. Flavorlab Score is dedicated to composing original music and scores; Flavorlab Sound specializes in audio services for feature films, scripted and unscripted television; and commercials, trailers and video games, and Flavorlab Toolbox offers an exclusive boutique music catalog with over 5,000 songs by 300 different composers. Flavorlab’s past projects include the original score, editing, and mix for the NBA Official 2020 Season Restart Announcement, the mix for documentary Do Not Split, the original score for HBO’s documentary Wildcard: Death of a Radio Loudmouth, and the original score, music licensing, and mix for KSV’s American Forest Foundation.  Flavorlab also composed the theme song for ABC’s iconic talk show, The View, the recent Olympics spot for Polo Ralph Lauren, and the HBO series VICE utilizes their exclusive Producer’s Toolbox and licensing services for their show music, among many others. During the interview, we spoke about the unique circumstances for that led to the formation of the company, why they’d prefer not to do commercials, tuning drums and percussion to the key of the song, how persistence led to getting tracks on ESPN. and much more. On the intro I’ll take a look at the some of the legal issues with NFTs, and passage of a congressional bill can make all music production costs fully deductible. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 77965559, backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };

Podcast #389 – Flavorlab Founders, NFT Legal Issues, And Fully Deductible Production Costs

NEWS New data shows that music spreads just like an infectious disease With Apple release their own processors, the end of the Hackentosh is near GUEST Saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Jamie Anderson My guest this week is sax and woodwind player Jamie Anderson, who’s played with artists like Chaka Khan, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Frankie Valli, Incognito, Robbie Williams, Rick Astley, and many more. Jamie is also heavily involved with West End Musicals where he played on the smash hit Jersey Boys for its full nine year run, as well as 42nd Street, Motown The Musical, Dreamgirls, Kinky Boots, and The Book Of Mormon, among others. He now offers some great instructional videos on his YouTube channel as well as a full list of courses on his Get Your Sax Together website.  During the interview, we spoke about learning to excel in different genres, backing up some music legends, the ins and outs of playing in a theater pit orchestra, the many factors involving saxophone tone, and much more. On the intro I’ll take a look at the viral transmission rates of songs, and the upcoming end of the Hackintosh. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/?p=2991', rssUrl: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/feed/podcast/', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };

Podcast #388 – Saxophonist Jamie Anderson, Music Acts Like A Virus, And The End Of The Hackentosh

NEWS An overview of how YouTube's video recommendation works The warehouse storing the history of analog electronic music no one knows about GUEST Byta.com founder and CEO Marc Brown Also check out HowWeListen.org My guest this week is Marc Brown, founder and CEO of Byta.com, a site that enables sending and receiving digital audio in a clean, simple and secure way. Marc has an extensive music business background and considerable digital audio knowledge which has helped him deliver unique insights to audiences from Tallinn to Toronto. He got his start at Murderecords, Canada’s premier artist owned label, during the mid 90s.  After working in A&R at the legendary London indie Creation Records, then at Alan McGee’s Poptones, Marc started his own boutique UK radio promotion company off the back of his success with The Hives. For over 10 years Marc worked with an impressive list of indie rock luminaries including Wilco, Bloc Party, Conor Oberst/Bright Eyes, Spoon and Refused as well as legends such as Tom Waits, Yoko Ono, Booker T and Mavis Staples. During the interview, we spoke about why radio might still be important to an artist, the downside of sending files via email, the challenges of getting music to industry execs and radio, and much more. On the intro I’ll take a look at YouTube’s video recommendation engine, and the fantastic analog electronic music museum that no one knows about. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/?p=2984', rssUrl: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/feed/podcast/', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };

Podcast #387 – Byta CEO Marc Brown, YouTube’s Recommendation Engine, And The Music Museum No One Knows About

NEWS Canadian study shows how the digital streaming dollar is split Winter NAMM 2022 is postponed to June GUEST Songwriter / Producer Kris Bradley Find out more at producerlikeaboss.com and boomfoxproductions.com My guest this week is Kris Bradley, who’s a songwriter/producer with credits including Sony BMG, Warner Chappell, Rolling Stone, Fox, Lincoln, and Miramax. She heads Boomfox Productions, producing for various sync projects, artists and songwriters. Kris is also the founder of Produce Like a Boss, which is an online coaching program geared towards the songwriter/producer, rather than the engineer. Her “non-techy” and simplified style of teaching is helping tons of artists learn how to produce their own music. During the interview, we spoke about playing in a cover band in Asia, rebranding herself for production, her approach to communicating with artists, trends in production, and much more. On the intro I’ll take a look at how the streaming dollar breaks down, and Winter NAMM 2022 gets postponed. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/?p=2978', rssUrl: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/feed/podcast/', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };

Podcast #386: Producer Kris Bradley, Your Streaming Digital Dollar, And Winter NAMM Postponed

Inside The M&B Remote Audio Truck NEWS Amazon is getting into live programming How loudspeaker DSP has changed the audio world GUEST 3 time Grammy-winning engineer Mark Linett Find out more about Mark and the Horizon remote audio truck at MandBaudio.com Mark previously appeared on Podcast #135 My guest this week is 3 time Grammy-winning engineer Mark Linett. Mark and his partner Bob Wartinbee have operated their remote audio truck as the West Coast branch of Music Mix Mobil, but will now continue as a new independent company, M&B Audio. For the last 11 years, M&B’s 40' state of the art mobile audio truck 'Horizon' has recorded numerous iconic events, including the Grammy Awards, The Oscars, MTV’s VMA's, ten years at the CMA's, the iHeartRadio Music Awards and Festivals. They've also done projects for a wide range of artists including Coldplay, The Eagles, Stevie Wonder, U2, Motley Crew, Linkin Park, Miley Cyrus, and Sean Mendez, to name a few.  During the interview, we spoke about how live recording has changed over the years, the workflow of award shows, his conversion to digital audio, and much more. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/?p=2962', rssUrl: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/feed/podcast/', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };

Podcast #385: Engineer Mark Linett Talks Remote Audio, Amazon Live Streaming, And DSP In Loudspeakers

NEWS TikTok is testing increased video lengths to compete with YouTube Using MID from your browser with Web MIDI GUESTS Chris Bragg and Travis Michaud from trailer music company Ghostwriter Music Ghostwriter is the go-to source for trailers for feature films, as well as television programming. The company’s clients include Marvel, Disney, Sony, Paramount, 20th Century Studios, LEGO, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Amazon, Apple, FX, HBO, Hulu and Netflix, among others. Chris has worked as a mastering engineer, producer, music supervisor and sound designer before starting Ghostwriter. Travis, who’s the company’s COO, worked as a sound editor, sound designer, music supervisor and music producer before partnering up with Chris in 2017. During the interview, we spoke about how trailer music is different from film music, the mindset needed for creating trailer music, how a trailer gets put together, the fast turnaround time required, and much more. On the intro I’ll take a look at TikTok testing increased video times, and the new online version of MIDI from your browser called Web MIDI. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/?p=2953', rssUrl: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/feed/podcast/', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };

Podcast #384: All About Trailer Music From Ghostwriter Music, Increased TikTok Video Length, And Web MIDI

NEWS More people are streaming music than you might have thought The legendary synth developer Tom Oberheim gets his worldwide trademark back and will start making synths again GUEST Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Drummer Matt Sorum Rock and Roll Hall of Fame drummer Matt Sorum held the drum chair for Guns N’ Roses for 7 years, as well as stints with The Cult and Velvet Revolver. Matt’s reputation as a musician’s musician has placed him squarely at the center of Hollywood’s A-list community of artists, working on projects with legends like Alice Cooper, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry (Aerosmith), Billy F Gibbons (ZZ Top), Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), Robin Zander (Cheap Trick) and Brian May (Queen). Quite the entrepreneur as a founder of 6 startup companies, Matt sits on the Global Blockchain Business Council at UCLA, and has spoken at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He’s even created his own beer line, appropriately named The Drummer. Matt’s autobiography, Double Talkin’ Jive: True Rock ‘n’ Roll Stories from the Drummer of Guns N’ Roses, The Cult, and Velvet Revolver, is available soon wherever books are sold. During the interview, we spoke about Matt’s contribution to the Buddy Rich tribute album, getting his first big break, Lemmy and Motorhead stories, his entrepreneurship and charitable causes, his new autobiography, and much more. On the intro I’ll take a look at the streaming marketshare, and Tom Oberheim gets his worldwide trademark back. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/?p=2944', rssUrl: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/feed/podcast/', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };

Podcast #383 – Drummer Matt Sorum, Streaming Marketshare, And Oberheim Gets His Trademark Back

NEWS The most influential artists and how much they make from streaming The latest "Stolen Feel" lawsuit that could turn music on its head GUESTS Founder/CEO Nicholas Laroche and lead designer Yohan Antoine-Édouard from BeatConnect My guests this week are founder and CEO Nick Laroche and lead designer Yohan Antoine-Édouard from the online collaboration platform BeatConnect. BeatConnect offers a low-cost, easy way for producers and musicians to collaborate either using the stand-alone online app or via a plugin on their favorite DAW. The platform arose from Nick’s frustration with the problems and time involved in trying to get together with other musicians in person. BeatConnect incorporates a shared sequencer, cloud storage and video chat all within the app, making distance writing and recording a snap. During the interview, we spoke about how BeatConnect was conceived, how it works, dealing with latency, and much more. On the intro I’ll take a look at the most influential artists and how much they’ve made from streaming, and the latest copyright lawsuit that could turn music on its ear. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/?p=2931', rssUrl: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/feed/podcast/', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };

Podcast #382 – BeatConnect Execs, Most Influential Artists, And Another “Stolen Feel” Copyright Lawsuit

NEWS Big stars that have huge fake Instagram and Twitter followings Will the big change at Sweetwater affect the way they do business? GUEST Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota My guest this week is the CEO of Merlin, Jeremy Sirota. Merlin is a digital rights partner for independent labels and distributors all over the world. It’s powerful enough that some now refer to it as the 4rth major label. Jeremy previously held a number of senior positions at Warner Music Group and Facebook, where he led the company’s efforts to license and acquire music rights from labels and distributors around the world. During the interview, we spoke about Merlin’s mission and how it helps indie labels and artists, the mindset of music tech, the essentials of negotiating a deal, and much more. On the intro I’ll take a look at the big stars who have huge fake followings on Twitter and Instagram, and the big change happening at Sweetwater. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/?p=2920', rssUrl: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/feed/podcast/', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };

Podcast #381 – Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota, Fake Instagram Followers, And Changes At Sweetwater

NEWS More than 13,000 make $50k or more on Spotify, but that's not the bad news Answering questions about master mix levels for mastering GUEST Some good stories from 18 time Grammy winning engineer Benny Faccone 18 time Grammy-winning engineer Benny Faccone started working at the famous A&M Studios back in 1980 where he worked on records by Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Supertramp, Michael Jackson and many more. After Benny went free-lance, he quickly became the go-to engineer for Latin stars like Mana, Jose Jose, Luis Miguel, Ricky Martin, Santana, among many others. Benny is used to working in the best studios in the world, but has been working in his own custom room in different locations since 2006. He recently decided to build a first-class room in his garage and describes how it wasn't as difficult as he expected. Yes, he’s still an analog guy and mixes on a console. During the interview, we spoke about how to build a great sounding room cheaply, template mixing in analog, the sound of vintage reverbs, and some really good stories. On the intro I’ll take a look at the people that make $50k per year on Spotify, and how to think about mix levels before sending to mastering. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/?p=2914', rssUrl: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/feed/podcast/', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };

Podcast #380 – Engineer Benny Faccone, Making $50k Per Year On Spotify, And Mixing For Mastering

NEWS How TikTok influences streaming numbers The scientific reason behind why people love drumming GUEST Engineer and tech writer Barry Rudolph Barry Rudolph has probably done more magazine gear reviews that anyone on the planet by a factor of 10. As an engineer, Barry’s worked on 15 gold or platinum records by artists like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hall and Oats, Rod Stewart, Mick Jagger and many more. Barry has also written more than 250 reviews of audio gear for Mix Magazine, and over 2,000 for Music Connection, where he continues to this day. He was first featured here on podcast #31 way back in November of 2014. During the interview, we spoke about the latest at summer NAMM, the state of conferences, trends in audio production, mixing in Atmos, and much more. On the intro I’ll take a look at how TikTok helps promote streaming, and the scientific reason people like drumming. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/?p=2905', rssUrl: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/feed/podcast/', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };

Podcast #379 – TikTok Influences Streaming, Scientific Reason For Drumming, And Engineer Barry Rudolph

NEWS The latest streaming numbers tells us a lot about the current music business A new simple and cheap sound isolation tool may make a big difference in all kinds of construction GUEST Keyboardist, composer and producer Jeff Lorber Grammy Award-nominated keyboardist, composer, and record producer Jeff Lorber has released more than 25 albums during his career and he’s considered one of the pioneers of the modern jazz genre.  Many of his songs are featured on The Weather Channel’s “Local On The 8s” segments, and he’s contributed tracks for the critically acclaimed PlayStation game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Jeff has done extensive production and session work for other artists including Dave Koz, Eric Benet, and Herb Alpert, and he’s excelled working as a remixer. He also owns the state of the art JHL Sound Studios. During the interview, we spoke about the brilliant strategy he used to gain visibility for an early album, the event that got him into engineering, his little-known career in remixer (including a song for U2), and much more. I spoke with the Jeff via zoom from his studio in Pacific Palisades, CA. On the intro I’ll take a look at the latest streaming numbers, and a new sound isolation tool that should make a big impact. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/?p=2893', rssUrl: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/feed/podcast/', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };

Podcast #378 – Keyboardist Jeff Lorber, Latest Streaming Numbers, And A New Sound Isolation Tool

NEWS A look at the best-selling streaming songwriters shows some interesting and unseen trends The Rhodes electric piano may be back in production soon GUESTS President and founder Paul Hubert, COO Jim Rondinelli, and chief scientist JJ Johnston from the 3D mixing platform Immersion Networks Guests this week include President and founder Paul Hubert, COO Jim Rondinelli, and chief scientist JJ Johnston from the 3D mixing platform Immersion Networks. The company’s innovative Mix3 (pronounced “mix cubed”) software allows anyone to upload a tracks and mix them in a three-dimensional environment. These mixes can be appreciated without special hardware and distributed through streaming services.  The credentials of my guests are indeed impressive. Paul worked alongside Steve Jobs at Apple, installing the first Macs at Prince’s Paisley Park Studios and creating audio formats that liberated the potential of satellite radio. Jim has recorded and produced more than 100 album projects and received gold and platinum awards for his work with Matthew Sweet, Wilco, Weezer and Everclear, but has a long history in music tech with Warner/Chappell Music, Slacker, and Rdio, among others. JJ is an authority on human perception and audio signal processing, having worked for 25 years at Bell Labs, where he helped develop the MP3 and AAC codecs.  During the interview, we spoke about the most important speaker in a multi-speaker setup, the limitations of modern LP-style  production, developing a streaming service way before one existed commercially, how perceptual codecs were created, and much more. On the intro I’ll take a look at unseen trends in streaming, and the Rhodes electric piano making a comeback. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epGuid: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/?p=2886', rssUrl: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/feed/podcast/', backgroundColor: 'white', font: undefined, fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };

Podcast #377 – Immersion Networks Execs, Unseen Streaming Trends, And The Return Of The Rhodes

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