Category Archives for "Inner Circle Podcast"
Tour Music Director Hayden Maringer, TikTok Becomes A Music Distributor, And Vacuum Tubes Get Scarce On My Latest Podcast
My guest on the podcast this week is Hayden Maringer, who has performed countless shows and tours all over the world working with artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Demi Lovato, The Band Perry, Carrie Underwood, and many more. Hayden established himself as a music director and guitarist, but also as an actor, working as the […]
Continue readingModern Musician’s Michael Walker, Spotify Songwriter Royalties, And The Sonic Difference Between CD and Vinyl On My Latest Podcast
My guest on the podcast this week is Michael Walker, who went from being a living-out-of-his-car touring musician to reaching #2 on the iTunes Alternative Charts in 6 months by using some simple grass-roots marketing techniques. After touring professionally for eight years, Michael decided to set up Modern Musician to teach other artists and bands […]
Continue readingLANDR’s Daniel Rowland, AI Art Copyright, And High Resolution Recording On My Latest Podcast
My guest on the podcast this week is Daniel Rowland, who’s an audio engineer, producer, educator, Head of Strategy and Partnerships at LANDR Audio, and longtime professor at MTSU in Nashville. Daniel has been part of numerous international tours; produced the music for an Oscar-winning Pixar film; and mastered multiplatinum/Grammy-nominated albums. He’s also worked on projects […]
Continue readingEngineer Steve Genewick Talks Atmos, Why Entertainment NFTs Are Stagnant, And Kanye’s Stem Player On My Latest Podcast
My guest on the podcast this week is Steve Genewick, who’s worked at Capitol Studios in Hollywood for 25 years. Steve was one of the very first mixers to get into Atmos music mixing and now has more experience than just about anyone. Among the artists that Steve has mixed in Atmos includes Aerosmith, Miles […]
Continue readingVienna Symphonic Library’s Paul Kopf, Short Run Vinyl Pressing, And AKM Chip Factory Fire Update On My Latest Podcast
My guest on the podcast this week is Paul Kopf, who’s the product manager for the go-to orchestral sample library for most film composers – the Vienna Symphonic Library. A composer, producer, musician and singer, Paul has been a staff member of VSL since the year 2000 when the company was founded, and is an […]
Continue readingCeri Thomas From Dolby Music Talks Atmos, TikTok Royalties and MI Sales On My Latest Podcast Episode
My guest on the podcast this week is Ceri Thomas, who’s responsible for content and studio enablement for Dolby Music. He works with engineers, studios and record labels to ensure that they can create music using Dolby’s Atmos Technology. After 15 years in the film and television industry at companies like Danetracks, Todd-Soundelux and Twenty […]
Continue readingNashville Home Studio Defender Lij Shaw, The CD Sales Mirage, And The End Of The Smart Speaker Era On My Latest Podcast
My guest on the podcast 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 since 2015 on behalf of home studio and home business owners in the city to […]
Continue readingSonarworks Co-Founder Martins Popelis, Why Streaming Prices Should Increase, And The World’s Fastest Cybernetic Drummer
My guest on the podcast 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 the interview we spoke about measurement mics why they’re all different, the company’s […]
Continue readingLegendary Guitarist Wayne Kramer On My Latest Podcast
My guest on the podcast 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 started the punk rock movement almost a decade before it became popular. In fact, […]
Continue readingJeff Komar Of Avid Answers Your Immersive Audio Questions On My Latest Podcast
My guest on the podcast 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 before it was bought by Avid, and he’s specialized in helping creators solve problems ever since. Since there have been so many […]
Continue readingMastering Engineer Michael Romanowski Talks Immersive Mastering On My Latest Podcast
My guest on the podcast 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 […]
Continue readingTrends And Predictions For 2022 On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
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 […]
Continue readingSome Personal Studio Horror Stories On Episode 400 Of My Inner Circle Podcast
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 […]
Continue readingEngineer Dennis Moody, No New Rock On The Album Charts, And The State Of Sampling
My guest on the podcast 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 […]
Continue readingKati Eismann From Adam Hall Group, Musician Minimum Wage, And Vocal Recording Tips On My Latest Podcast
My guest on the podcast 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, […]
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