Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Podcast

My guest today is producer/engineer Jack Miele, who’s won a Grammy, Emmy, 4 Telly awards and 2 Global Music awards. Based in New Orleans, Jack has a wide range of studio credits that include Rod Stewart, The Roots, Beyonce, Aloe Blacc and the Zac Brown Band, among many others. As a composer, Jack’s work has been featured TV shows like American Horror Story, Anthony Bourdain’s “The Layover,” and To...

My guest today is mastering engineer Kevin Gray who specializes in vinyl disc cutting. Kevin has mastered music at his Cohearant Mastering studio for every major label in every genre, including pop, rock, jazz, classical, adult contemporary, alternative, punk, heavy metal, new age, gothic, world ethnic, disco, dance, soul, blues, and hip-hop / rap. His credits include more than a hundred top ten a...

Michael Beinhorn has produced a wide range of artists including Herbie Hancock, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith and Soundgarden, among many others. He is the author of Unlocking Creativity, and an outspoken advocate of the importance of artist development and pre-production within the creative process. To that end, Michael has begun consulting with artists specifically about th...

Recently I had a conversation with engineer Bill Smith about the late engineer Geoff Emerick and realized that there was a lot that we didn’t know about this audio giant even though he was responsible for some huge records that shaped the lives and careers of so many people. Although he’s most famous for recording The Beatles, Geoff recorded songs that we hear every day by The Zombies, Stealer’s W...

Bob is a founding member of The Surfaris, and every guitar player since 1963 has learned to play the band’s big hit “Wipeout” sometime early in their career. The song, which Bob recorded when he was 15, sold over a million copies and rose to #2 on the Billboard charts when it was released, and has re-entered the charts a number of times since thanks to being used in various movies and television s...

Composer, producer and music supervisor Doug DeAngelis is my guest on the podcast today. Doug hit paydirt early in his career when he recorded the Nine Inch Nails hit “Head Like A Hole.” In 1989, he embarked on a world tour with the Detroit Techno crossover dance artist Inner City, but after that he moved on to studio work in New York City, where he amassed over 300 album and remix credits, includ...

My guest on the podcast today is CD Baby’s VP of international development, Heli Del Moral. Before coming to the company Heli worked in television as the international director of marketing for ESPN and Univision where he won 3 Emmy awards, and numerous Telly, Promax and other honors for his creative efforts. In the interview we talked about the strength of CDs worldwide, promotional tools for art...

Amphion loudspeakers have become a favorite of award-winning mixing engineers the world over, and founder and CEO Anssi Hyvonen is my guest on the podcast today. Anssi spent most of his life as a hi-fi enthusiast, but he got into building speakers sort of by accident. His speakers are very well respected by that community, but acceptance by the pros was a total surprise. Today the company provides...

Ben Mendoza created UK-based Beatchain along with co-founder and musician Steve Jones to accelerate artist growth by using data science and automation. Ben has spent almost 25 years using software to improve decision making and automate time-consuming processes with leading expense management company MDSL, which Beatchain now brings to the music industry. He leads a team that includes behavioral e...

Paul Edwards is a Montreal-based engineer who has worked on projects by Smashing Pumpkins, Flaming Lips, Ben Harper, Arctic Monkeys, Interpol, Bloc Party, Seal and many more. For 3 years Paul was also the lead audio engineer for the online mastering service LANDR.In the interview we talked about getting into mastering, some insights into LANDR, artificial intelligence in audio, and much more. On t...

Bill Reynolds is a Grammy-nominated producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter and former bass player with Band of Horses. Billâs credits include the Avett Brothers, Band of Horses, Truth and Salvage Co, Tim, Chaisson, Lissie, among others, and his songs have appeared on TV shows like House, Justified and Army Wives. He currently works out of his personal Fleetwood Shack studio in Nashville. In the int...

Robert Marshall is a sound designer, mixer and partner of Chicago audio post house SUM1. Robert has spent the last 15 years doing sound design, mixes, and ADR for film, television and radio, including several Superbowl spots. He’s also a founding partner of Source Elements, a company that provides a number of excellent IP-based replacements for the ISDN services that have long been used by the voi...

NEWS Spotify will release hardware for the car this year Researchers have found a way to ease the effects of TinnitusGUEST Voice-over artist Andrew PetersMy guest today is Andrew Peters, who started as popular radio personality and eventually transitioned to television as the host of Australian music shows like Rock Arena, Trax, Simulrock, the Live Aid broadcast, and interviewer for the MTV specia...

NEWS A quick look at how to copyright your songs for 2019 The history of vocal tuningGUEST Session drummer Denny SeiwellDenny Seiwell went from being one of the top session drummers in New York City, to become a founding member of Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles band Wings, to playing on television and film scores in Los Angeles. Besides McCartney, Denny has worked with artists like Billy Joel, Joe...

NEWS Ed Sheeran gets sued for plagiarism by the Marvin Gaye estate Pioneer Electronics is soldGUEST Session guitarist Tim PierceTim Pierce, who’s one of the most widely used and respected session guitar players in Los Angeles today. Tim has a client list a mile long that includes superstars like Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Rod Stewart, Don Henley, Faith Hill, Dave Mathews Band, Mylie Cyrus, and ma...

A look ahead at what to expect in 2019 in: the music business the musical instrument business the pro audio business 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 🎙️...

2018 Year End Overview A look back at my predictions for the year What happened in the music business in the last year What happened in music production business in the last year What happened in the MI business in the last year 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 th...

NEWS The "Blurred Lines" lawsuit has finally been settled, and not to the benefit of songwriters A look at isolating home studio windowsGUEST Guitar virtuoso Laurence Juber 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. E...

NEWS Universal Music Group is being put up for sale and already has a potential buyer A look at what mastering is, and what it isn'tGUEST Vocalist and educator Darlene Koldenhoven Check out Darlene's Tune Your Voice course 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 podcas...

NEWS The IFPI disputes the amount of money YouTube says it's paid to artists The strict importation restrictions on rosewood that affects stringed instruments may be easedGUEST Music and film producer Frank Fitzpatrick 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 ta...

NEWS What is Article 13 and the effect it will have on your videos The Top 20 DAWs according to Music RadarGUEST Conan trumpet player and vocalist Mark Pender 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 i...

NEWS An overview of Spotify users in the United States How to care for your voice during the WinterGUEST Postproduction engineer Paul Hollman 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, an...

NEWS Apple Music now has 3 tiers for distributors Top 10 Synths of all time according to Music RadarGUEST Engineering legend Al Schmitt Find his new book Al Schmitt On The Record here 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....

NEWS Common social media mistakes The best selling headphones will surprise youGUEST Los Angeles studio bass player Paul ILL 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 conve...

Everything you wanted to know about the Inner Circle Podcast including: Origin Guests, news, branding, and commercial-free Tech (signal path, studio, plugins, posts, editing) Distribution And more 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 mus...