Episode 406 – Nashville Home Studio Defender Lij Shaw

PLUS: why the CD sales increase was just a mirage, and the end of the smart speaker era. My guest this week is engineer Lij Shaw, who’s the owner of the Toy Box Studio in Nashville and host of the great podcast Recording Studio Rockstars. Lij has also been battling with the Nashville Metro Council […]

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Episode 405 – Sonarworks Co-Founder Martins Popelis

Plus, why the prices of streaming audio should be increased, and the world’s fastest cybernetic drummer. My guest this week is Martins Popelis, who’s one of the founders of Sonarworks. The company was one of the first to provide room and headphone calibration software that’s within the reach of the average home studio owner. During […]

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Episode 404 – Legendary Guitarist Wayne Kramer

Also, the top music moneymakers last year, and some plugins that can do more harm than good. My guest this week is the legendary guitarist Wayne Kramer, who may be one of the most unappreciated but exceptionally influential guitarists in rock. He was a co-founder of the seminal MC5, a band that many would argue […]

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Episode 403 – Jeff Komar Of Avid Answers Your Immersive Audio Questions

Plus on the intro, a look at how CDs increased for the first time in 17 years, and how voiceovers are being disrupted by AI. My guest this week is Avid Solutions Specialist Jeff Komar. Jeff grew up around music and recording so he naturally gravitated towards the tech world. He joined Digidesign in 2000 […]

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Episode 402 – Mastering Engineer Michael Romanowski Talks Immersive Mastering

My guest this week is Grammy-nominated mastering engineer Michael Romanowski, who’s the owner and chief mastering engineer at Coast Mastering in Berkley, CA. Michael has over 30 years of experience mastering in stereo, but he’s been a pioneer in mastering for immersive audio, complete with a new purpose-built 9.1.6 room. Michael’s immersive credits include the […]

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Episode 401 – Trends And Predictions For 2022

It’s that time of year again to take a look back at the influential music business stories from 2021, see how the predictions from last year fared, and have a look forward to the trends and predictions for 2022. Among the things I’ll discuss in Podcast 401 include: Music centers shifting to new places on […]

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Episode #400 – Some Personal Studio Horror Stories

We’ve hit a milestone today with Episode 400 so I’m going to change things up a little. There’s new theme music (I’m not sure if I like it – if you have something better please send it), and the upcoming episodes this year will be more theme-based. First up will be a deep-dive into immersive […]

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Episode #399 – Engineer Dennis Moody, No New Rock On The Album Charts, And The State Of Sampling

My guest this week is my good friend for many years Dennis Moody, who also appeared on the very first episode of the Inner Circle Podcast as well as number 100, 200 and 300. This is episode #399 and I’m going to be changing things up starting on episode 400 so I wanted to bring […]

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Episode #398 – Kati Eismann From The Adam Hall Group, Musician Minimum Wage, And Vocal Recording Tips

My guest this week is Kati Eismann, who’s the global marketing director for the Adam Hall Group. The Adam Hall Group brands include sound reinforcement company LD Systems, stage lighting company Cameo, stand company Gravity, cable protectors by Defender, and Adam Hall hardware and flight cases. It’s also the distributor to brands like Hofner, EBS, […]

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Episode #397: Mastering Engineer Pete Doell, The Pros And Cons Of A Record Deal, And Deepfake Music

My guest this week is mastering engineer Pete Doell, who worked as a staff engineer at the legendary Wally Heider Studios before moving to Capitol Records studio and then to Sony Pictures, where he worked for 15 years. While at Capitol, he worked on a wide range of artists from Miles Davis to Dwight Yokum […]

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Episode #396 – How Much Streaming Now Pays, New Uses For Spatial Audio, And Audio Educator John Krivit

John Krivit is an audio educator and founder of the extremely popular Facebook group “Hey Audio Student.”  He’s a past president of the Audio Engineering Society, and served as Chair of the 2018 AES Conference on Audio Archiving, Preservation & Restoration at the US Library of Congress and was Chair of the 2018 and 2019 […]

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Episode #395 – Earthworks Audio CEO Gareth Krausser, Music Industry Job Changes, And The Ultimate Song

NEWS How the music industry jobs have changed The ultimate song according to science GUEST Earthworks Audio CEO Gareth Krausser Gareth Krausser, who’s the CEO of Earthworks Audio, one of the premier microphone manufacturers that keeps a relatively low profile. Earthworks was founded by audio pioneer David Blackmer, who also founded dbx, and it was […]

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Episode #394 – Music Life Coach Ariane Paras, Vinyl Industry In Crisis, And The New Guitar Sales Boom

NEWS Vinyl is doing better than ever, and that’s why it’s in crises Will the latest guitar sales boom collapse? GUEST Music life coach Ariane Paras My guest this week is music life coach Ariane Paras, who started in the business working for record labels and booking acts into large venues before she found that […]

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Episode #393 – L-ISA Studio With Guillaume LeNost, Facebook’s Lost Young Users, And Metallica’s Band Course

NEWS According to it’s own insider data, Facebook has lost young users Metallica has an online band course, but are bands passe? GUEST L-Acoustic’s managing director Guillaume LeNost talks L-ISA Studio Guillaume LeNost started in the R&D department at L-Acoustics in 2009 and has risen to Managing Direct in the UK. He’s also in charge […]

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Episode #392 – Vocal Coach Adreana Gonzalez, Spotify’s Marquee Promo Tool, And Smart Apps Changing Music

NEWS Spotify’s Marquee promotion tool makes you pay to reach your own fans How smart apps and plugins are changing music GUEST Vocal coach Adreana Gonzalez Vocal coach Adreana Gonzalez is the founder of HVS Conservatory, a post-secondary school for aspiring professional vocalists. HVS is led by some of the most prominent vocal coaches and […]

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