Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Podcast

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 the intro I’ll take a look at why songwriters are getting a 44% raise for streams, and provide a high sample rate overview.

Bill Reynolds is a Grammy-nominated producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter and former bass player with Band of Horses. Bill’s 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 interview we talked about vocal mix levels, being in a band and being their producer, the difference between the Asheville and Nashville music scenes, the amazing Nashville session players, using a tape machine again, and much more.  A special thank you to Universal Audio who introduced me to Bill Reynolds. On the intro I'll look at how Spotify was hacked and fake artists are now showing up on playlists, and Apple switching processors soon and what that could mean.

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 voice-over industry for long-distance recording. In the interview we talked about getting into post-production from music, the idea behind Source Elements and the different products offered, post production in the Chicago commercial scene, the ideal amount of compression on a voice over, and much more. On the intro I’ll provide a wrap-up of Winter NAMM, including some insights that you might not find anywhere else.

NEWS Spotify will release hardware for the car this year Researchers have found a way to ease the effects of Tinnitus GUEST Voice-over artist Andrew Peters My 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 special Australian Made. After 20 years on radio and television he’s become one of the top voice actors in SouthEast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. His voice is heard by millions every day as the current network voice for Channel News Asia, Dubai Eye 103.8, Radio M classic rock, and on numerous television, radio, and corporate spots. In the interview we talked about Andrew losing his North London accent to get into radio, making the transition to television, the learning curve required for voice-over work, some cool voice-over tricks, the difference between Australian and American home studios, and much more.

NEWS A quick look at how to copyright your songs for 2019 The history of vocal tuning GUEST Session drummer Denny Seiwell Denny 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 Cocker, James Brown, and Denice Williams, among many others. He has a wide range of film credits that include Waterworld, Grease II, and Vertical Limit, and on TV shows like Happy Days and Knots Landing. In the interview we talked about getting started in session work in New York, that famous first university tour in England with Paul McCartney, leaving the biggest band in the world, making a painful transition to the Los Angeles studio scene, working on the first Billy Joel record, and much more. On the intro I’ll provide an overview on copyrighting your songs in 2019, and a quick history on vocal tun

NEWS Ed Sheeran gets sued for plagiarism by the Marvin Gaye estate Pioneer Electronics is sold GUEST Session guitarist Tim Pierce Tim 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 many more. Simply put, he’s the go-to guy in town if you want great guitar on your tracks. Tim also has an excellent online Guitar Master Class that includes over 100 hours and 1000 videos, with new content added every month. In the interview we talked about the thing that has kept Tim busy even during down years in the business, the best benefit of having a home studio, the sound of amp simulators, his favorite instruments, and much more. On the intro I’ll look at how the latest lawsuit from the Marvin Gaye estate (this time against Ed Sheeran) has the potential to totally depress the music publishing

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

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

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

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't GUEST Vocalist and educator Darlene Koldenhoven Check out Darlene's Tune Your Voice course

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 eased GUEST Music and film producer Frank Fitzpatrick

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

NEWS An overview of Spotify users in the United States How to care for your voice during the Winter GUEST Postproduction engineer Paul Hollman

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

                NEWS Common social media mistakes The best selling headphones will surprise you GUEST Los Angeles studio bass player Paul ILL

                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

            NEWS Some Spotify payouts are rising while others are falling Nano-membrane technology could turn almost anything into a mic or speakers GUEST Televison composer Michael Raphael

            NEWS The top worldwide music genres The 5 hardware effects that changed music GUEST United Studios Archiving audio preservation engineer Dan Johson

            NEWS Outside money is pouring into the music business, and there's a reason why The creative and recorded legacy of the legendary Geoff Emerick GUEST Westlake Studios co-owner and CEO Al Machera

            NEWS The most stressful job in the music industry might surprise you The used guitar market may be growing too fast GUEST Bassist, Bollywood composer and NASA aerospace engineer Mike Paul Hughes