Episode #309 – Imposed Downtime, M.I. Trade Wars, And Artist Branding With Laura Bull

This week’s guest is Laura Bull, who spent ten years with Sony Music Entertainment where she became one of the company’s youngest executives at the age of twenty-eight. During her tenure, she spearheaded development and marketing for globally recognized artists including Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, and Johnny Cash among hundreds of other artists from Arista, […]

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Episode #308 – Streaming Network Payouts, Liquid Distortion, And Drummer/Producer Tony Braunagel

My guest this week is Tony Braunagel, who’s been the drummer for a wide variety of artists including Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, Rickie Lee Jones, and Taj Mahal, among others. It was with Taj that Tony gained a named for himself as a producer, working on the Grammy-award winning “Shoutin’ in Key” album that also […]

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Episode #307 – AI In A&R, Subwoofer Sneakers, And Music Marketer Jay Warsinske

This week’s guest is Jay Warsinske has been in music marketing, promotion and artist development for over 40 years. In that time he’s helped launch the music for celebrated artists like U2, NWA, AC/DC, Dr. Dre, Metallica, 2Pac, Guns ‘n Roses, Eminem, Madonna, Ramones, VanHalen, The Black Eyed Peas, Lil Wayne, Green Day, Snoop Dogg, Red […]

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Episode #306 – Spotify Accounts Hack, Music Gear And Tech, And Post Engineer Leslie Gaston-Bird

My guest on this episode is Leslie Gaston-Bird, who is a post-production engineer, governor-at-large for the Audio Engineering Society, and a former Associate Professor of Recording Arts at the University of Colorado Denver. Leslie’s first gig was at National Public Radio headquarters in Washington, D.C. where she worked on shows like “Morning Edition.” “All Things […]

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Episode #305 – The Health Of Major Streaming Services, 6 F’s Of Taking A Gig, And Drummer Daniel Glass

This week’s guest is drummer Daniel Glass, who has worked with a wide variety of artists that range from Brian Setzer to Bette Midler, to the Budapest Jazz Orchestra, to KISS front man Gene Simmons.  Daniel has been voted one of the top five R&B drummers in the world by readers of Modern Drummer and DRUM […]

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Episode #304 – Submission To Playlists, Reasons Behind USB-C, And Producer John Boylan

Legendary producer John Boylan started in the business as a member of the burgeoning folk scene in the Village in New York City that set the tone for the explosion in the music business to unimagined heights.  John has a long list of stellar production credits that include Rick Nelson, the Association, Linda Ronstadt, Boston, Charlie […]

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Episode #303 – Ghosted Songs, Illegal Tribute Bands, And Music Consultant Jay Gilbert

My guest this week is Jay Gilbert, who turned his love of taking concert photographs into being on the cutting edge of digital sales and marketing as an executive with Universal, Sony and Warner Music Groups. Jay has created and executed unique online marketing plans for a wide variety of artists, including Elton John, KISS, […]

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Episode #302 – Extra Tracks Strategy, USC Diversity Study, And Groove U Founder Dwight Heckelman

After working at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Dwight Heckelman felt that music higher education needed to be held to a higher standard and would be a lot better if it were apprenticeship-based and relationship-driven.  He called on his experience as a graduate of Belmont University, at major and independent record labels, recording studios, […]

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Espisode #301 – Winter NAMM 2020 Overview

This week on the podcast I take a quick look at the recent Winter NAMM 2020 exhibition that just finished in Anaheim. NAMM was certainly different this year as it felt renewed and actually had its first buzz-worthy product in a long time. During this week’s episode I’ll take a look at: the mood of the show […]

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Episode #300 – Streaming Slowing, 13 Musical Emotions, And Engineer Dennis Moody

My guest today on Episode #300 is Dennis Moody who’s the engineer of choice for some of the worlds top drummers, including Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaiuta, Gregg Bissonette, and many more. He’s also one of the few studio engineers that also tours the world as a front of house engineer as well. Dennis […]

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Episode #299 – Music And Audio Companies Sold, And Radial Product Manager Jay Porter

My guest today is Radial Engineering product manager Jay Porter, who worked as both a live and studio engineer before entering the world of audio manufacturing. Over the past 10 years while working with Primacoustic, Jay has assisted with acoustic treatment layouts for every type of venue from the home recording studio to the mega […]

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Episode #298 – Predictions For 2020

No guest on the podcast this week as I take a look at what might be in store for us 2020. It’s short and sweet and will get you thinking. Some of the things I’ll look at include: The plugin evolution that’s coming USB 4 Artificial intelligence-based products Immersive audio Digital patchbays Pro Tools’ dominance Gear getting […]

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Episode #297 – Decade And Year End Wrap Up

Merry Christmas everyone! Check out the annual look back at the year, and the decade, in music, audio and the music industry. You’ll be surprised at just how much has changed over the last year, and even more surprised at where we started in 2010 and now end the decade.

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Episode #296 – How Many Streams For Minimum Wage, Pulitzer For Audio, And Studio Designer John Storyk

Over the course of his 50 years in the business John Storyk has designed more than 3,500 audio and video production facilities, recording studios, radio stations, corporate media and conference rooms, educational and, entertainment facilities, clubs, stadiums and theaters around the world.  John and his company Walters-Storyk Design Group have designed everything from private studios […]

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Episode #295 – Vinyl’s Big Sales Week, Dolby’s Latest Deal, And Blogger/Author Ari Herstand

Ari Herstand parlayed his experiences as an indie artist into a secondary career as a music industry blogger and author. Ari’s music business blog Ari’s Take has been a staple for helping musicians build a career without the help of a record label, and his book How To Make It In The New Music Business […]

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