Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle Podcast

Bobby Owsinski
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Interviews with music industry movers and shakers, tips, and news. Learn more at: https://sholink.to/bobbyowsinskidotcom. On this show, music industry guru Bobby Owsinski gives you his personal insights into the industry of music, covering industry news, reviews, analysis, and tips, as well as offering amazing interviews with prominent industry movers and shakers on every show! If you know Bobby, you know you're in for an enlightening and engaging treat. So enjoy the show!

  1. 6d ago ·  Video

    Tamar Kaprelian REVEALS Exactly How to Survive Getting Dropped | Ep. 649

    Artists and music industry newcomers: how Tamar Kaprelian got dropped by Clive Davis, burned out at 24, and built the support she never had. She refused a Lindsay Lohan recut Davis pitched her and lost the deal. She later launched Nvak, a company with a label, artist services, and a nonprofit that educated over 5,000 women in emerging markets. Tamar and Bobby cover direct-to-fan strategy and why radio still pays in Germany but not in Armenia. The throughline is simple: grit is what keeps artists in the game. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamar-kaprelian-75138215/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tamarkaprelian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tamarkaprelian/ Website: https://www.tamarkaprelian.com Company: https://nvakcollective.xyz Resource: https://nvak.org Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamar_Kaprelian #MusicIndustry #IndieMusic #GettingDropped #NvakMusicCompany #TamarKaprelian Chapters: 00:00:00 - Coming up... 00:01:07 - What it was like competing at Eurovision 00:02:05 - How Tamar became Armenia's Eurovision contestant 00:04:14 - What it was really like being signed by Clive Davis 00:06:54 - Working with Jimmy Iovine and leaving the music business 00:09:00 - Why Tamar built Nvak Music Company 00:12:13 - Focusing on emerging markets and what the label actually does 00:14:39 - Are major labels still necessary, or can independents compete? 00:15:46 - How radio performs in emerging markets today 00:18:53 - How to run a discovery campaign when social media targeting is broken 00:23:41 - The best piece of advice for surviving the music 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: https://sholink.to/bobbyowsinskibooks 📘 The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for nailing that polished, pro mix sound: https://sholink.to/themixingengineershandbook 🎙️Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course: https://sholink.to/vocalmixingcourse 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses: https://sholink.to/bobbyowsinski 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BobbyOwsinskiBiz/ • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbyo/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobbyowsinski/ • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bobbyowsinski.bsky.social 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. Music. Business. Creativity. Straight from the Inner Circle. Produced by APodcastGeek https://itl.ink/APodcastGeek Ad Link: Explore The Mixing Engineer's Answer Book, 50 Essential Questions About Mixing Answered. 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 conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Bluesky 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. Music. Business. Creativity. Straight from the Inner Circle. Produced by APodcastGeek: https://itl.ink/APodcastGeek

    Tamar Kaprelian REVEALS Exactly How to Survive Getting Dropped | Ep. 649

  2. Oct 27 ·  Video

    Robina Ritchie-Barker REVEALS Exactly How to Never Miss a Sync | Ep. 648

    Sync composers: Robina Ritchie-Barker explains why finishing catalog admin early is what keeps your music ready when a brief arrives. Robina co-founded TrackStage after missing a sync opportunity because a piano track she finished four years earlier was never cut down to the required length. TrackStage moves a final mixdown to fully tagged and cataloged in under two minutes, replacing up to 15 separate tools. Bobby and Robina also cover AI keyword analysis, split sheet automation, and how strategic pitching through one platform can replace a stack costing anywhere from $30 to $500 a month. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinaritchie/ Website: https://robinaritchiebarker.com/ Company: https://trackstagepro.com Resource: https://mytrackstage.com/promo/onboarding-sales2401.html Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robinaritchiebarker/ Songtradr Profile: https://www.songtradr.com/robina.ritchie-barker Bobby Owsinski Inner Circle Podcast Episode: https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/episode-463-trackstage-founders-tidal-new-royalties-canned-and-the-importance-of-studio-furniture/ #SyncLicensing #MusicCatalog #SyncComposer #TrackStage #RobinaRitchieBarker Chapters: 00:00:00 - Coming up... 00:00:59 - What Track Stage actually does for musicians 00:02:12 - How frustration with spreadsheets led to building Track Stage 00:09:52 - What changed with Track Stage 3.0 00:12:19 - How Track Stage solves the metadata problem 00:15:11 - How AI keyword analysis expands sync opportunities 00:18:58 - How Track Stage supports strategic pitching 00:21:05 - What brings most musicians to Track Stage for the first time 00:22:47 - Why sync is a numbers game and versioning one song 27 ways 00:26:04 - What the sync industry still gets wrong about standards 00:29:51 - Every tool you would need without Track Stage 00:33:15 - Her unexpected claim to fame as Princess Jasmine 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: https://sholink.to/bobbyowsinskibooks 📘 The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition), the go-to guide for nailing that polished, pro mix sound: https://sholink.to/themixingengineershandbook 🎙️Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course: https://sholink.to/vocalmixingcourse 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses: https://sholink.to/bobbyowsinski 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BobbyOwsinskiBiz/ • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbyo/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobbyowsinski/ • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bobbyowsinski.bsky.social 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. Music. Business. Creativity. Straight from the Inner Circle. Produced by APodcastGeek https://itl.ink/APodcastGeek Ad Link: Explore The Mixing Engineer's Answer Book, 50 Essential Questions About Mixing Answered. 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 conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Bluesky 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. Music. Business. Creativity. Straight from the Inner Circle. Produced by APodcastGeek: https://itl.ink/APodcastGeek

  3. Oct 20 ·  Video

    Gil Weinberg UNCOVERS What AI Could Really Mean for Musicians | Ep. 647

    Musicians curious about AI robots: Georgia Tech's Gil Weinberg shows how technology expands what players can do without replacing the act of playing. Weinberg built Shimon, a marimba robot with eight arms hitting 20 notes per second, and a prosthetic drum arm for amputee Jason Barnes using ultrasound sensing for finger-by-finger piano control. His app HearMe blocks audio downloads and delivers notation and tabs instead, so players learn from the AI.  The episode also covers the Guthman Musical Instrument Competition where musical instrument inventors show their latest ideas, and why Weinberg now calls himself a decelerationist. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/weinberggil HearMe App: https://hearme.music HearMe Album: https://www.gilweinberg.com/hearmealbumnew Georgia Tech: https://music.gatech.edu/gil-weinberg Website: https://www.gilweinberg.com Shimon (Singer and Songwriter): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOck0kPtlfk Robot Music - featuring Shimon, the robotic marimba player: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9OUbqWHOSk #MusicTechnology #AIMusic #MusicRobotics #ProstheticMusician #GilWeinberg Ad Link: Explore The Mixing Engineer's Answer Book, 50 Essential Questions About Mixing Answered. 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 conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Bluesky 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. Music. Business. Creativity. Straight from the Inner Circle. Produced by APodcastGeek: https://itl.ink/APodcastGeek

    Gil Weinberg UNCOVERS What AI Could Really Mean for Musicians | Ep. 647

  4. Oct 13 ·  Video

    The AI Copyright Battle Every Independent Artist Needs to Understand | Ep. 646

    The latest music business and production news. For independent musicians: AI copyright lawsuits, royalty disputes, and changing listener habits are reshaping the music industry right now. Bobby covers US recorded music revenue hitting $6 billion in the first half of the year, with CDs up 59%.  He also explains what a San Jose Sharks arena crowd rejecting an AI goal song tells independent artists. . . Universal Music Group is suing DistroKid for up to $150 million over undisclosed AI-generated tracks. . . And a proposed mechanical royalty settlement would drop songwriter pay below the current 13.1 cents per song rate. #MusicIndustry #IndieArtist #AIMusciCopyright #SongwriterRoyalties #BobbyOwsinski Ad Link: Explore The Mixing Engineer's Answer Book, 50 Essential Questions About Mixing Answered. 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 conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Bluesky 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. Music. Business. Creativity. Straight from the Inner Circle. Produced by APodcastGeek: https://itl.ink/APodcastGeek

    The AI Copyright Battle Every Independent Artist Needs to Understand | Ep. 646

  5. Oct 6 ·  Video

    Dan McCormick REVEALS Exactly How to Get Better Performances | Ep. 645

    How does an indie band from Chicago afford to record at the legendary Abbey Road Studios? You record live, of course. In this episode, producer Dan McCormick explains exactly what it takes to record a live album at Abbey Road with no overdubs. McCormick flew to London three weeks after his second son was born to produce The Empty Pockets in Abbey Road Studio 2. The indie band had spent nearly a year playing the songs live, then captured the full album in two days with no instrument overdubs. He covers drum and piano placement to control bleed, his subtractive EQ approach, and what a room full of guests on day one taught him about pulling honest takes. The Empty Pockets: https://theemptypockets.com Bandcamp: https://theemptypockets.bandcamp.com/ The Empty Pockets – Abbey Road Mini Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp7RWLd3xfc #LiveRecording #AbbeyRoad #NoOverdubs #LiveToTapeRecording #DanMcCormick Ad Link: Explore The Mixing Engineer's Answer Book, 50 Essential Questions About Mixing Answered. 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 conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Bluesky 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. Music. Business. Creativity. Straight from the Inner Circle. Produced by APodcastGeek: https://itl.ink/APodcastGeek

    Dan McCormick REVEALS Exactly How to Get Better Performances | Ep. 645

  6. Sep 29 ·  Video

    Wilson Harwood REVEALS Exactly How to Build a Truly Soundproof Studio | Ep. 644

    Soundproof studio costs, common mistakes, and overlooked questions: acoustic designer Wilson Harwood tells musicians what building one actually takes. An artist himself with a need for a personal studio, he first built his own 270-square-foot backyard studio in 2020. Wilson found he loved the work and the process, which eventually grew into a full design firm. He explains why soundproofing and acoustic treatment are frequently confused, why mini-split air conditioners don't actually bring in needed fresh air, and why DIY builders routinely underestimate everything beyond the walls. Website: https://www.soundproofyourstudio.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soundproofyourstudio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soundproofyourstudio/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilson-harwood-1b523025/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soundproof-your-studio/id1618807531 Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/harwoodwilson6/ #RecordingStudio #HomeStudio #StudioBuildCost #SoundproofingTips #WilsonHarwood Ad Link: Explore The Mixing Engineer's Answer Book, 50 Essential Questions About Mixing Answered. 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 conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Bluesky 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. Music. Business. Creativity. Straight from the Inner Circle. Produced by APodcastGeek: https://itl.ink/APodcastGeek

  7. Sep 22 ·  Video

    Don Miggs on Why Legacy Artists Keep Running Away From Their Greatest Work | Ep. 643

    Nashville songwriter and producer Don Miggs explains how he built a career connecting legacy artists to the music that made them great. Miggs details how he brokered the relationships that landed him as a producer on a new "Let It Be" with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Mick Fleetwood, and Dolly Parton. He also unpacks why legacy artists need someone to remember what made them good. Bobby and Miggs cover Canyon Studios Nashville and the 1968 Electrodyne board ZZ Top and Aretha recorded on. Miggs closes with his case for building an artist's world before chasing a hit. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-miggs-8b896420a/ Website: https://www.miggs.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/don.miggs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donmiggs #MusicProduction #LegacyArtists #NashvilleProducer #LetItBeRecording #DonMiggs Ad Link: Explore The Mixing Engineer's Answer Book, 50 Essential Questions About Mixing Answered. 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 conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Bluesky 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. Music. Business. Creativity. Straight from the Inner Circle. Produced by APodcastGeek: https://itl.ink/APodcastGeek

    Don Miggs on Why Legacy Artists Keep Running Away From Their Greatest Work | Ep. 643

  8. Sep 15 ·  Video

    Why Star Wars Sound Designers Ditch Expensive Field Recorders ft. Nick Peck | Ep. 642

    Star Wars sound designers and audio post pros: Nick Peck breaks down how a veteran actually builds iconic effects from field recording to final mix. Nick has worked on hundreds of Star Wars projects since 1998, including serving as Audio Director on Star Wars Battlefront. In this episode, he explains why he moved from a Sound Devices 722 to a Zoom H4N, how Soundminer Radium allows him to perform sound design live to picture, and why respecting an established sonic vocabulary is essential when working inside an iconic franchise. Nick also breaks down practical field-recording techniques he has used on recent horror and Star Wars projects, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how memorable sounds are captured, shaped, and brought to life. Plus, Nick tells us about this vintage synthesizer collection and how he keeps decades-old electro-mechanical instruments still running. #SoundDesign #StarWars #StarWarsSoundDesign #FieldRecording #NickPeck Website: https://nicolaspeck.com/ Under the Big Tree: https://underthebigtree.com/wp/ YouTube: https://underthebigtree.com/wp/about/ Bandcamp: https://nicolaspeck.bandcamp.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nipeck/ Ad Link: Explore The Mixing Engineer's Answer Book, 50 Essential Questions About Mixing Answered. 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 conversations with the movers and shakers shaping today’s music world. 📌 Explore Bobby’s best-selling books 🎙️ Nail that pro vocal sound: clear, upfront, and mix-ready. Learn how in Bobby’s Vocal Mixing Mini-Course 🎧 Discover more mixing and production courses 📲 Follow Bobby for more tips, insights, and updates: Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Bluesky 🎙️ New episodes release every Tuesday at 9AM Pacific on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. Music. Business. Creativity. Straight from the Inner Circle. Produced by APodcastGeek: https://itl.ink/APodcastGeek

    Why Star Wars Sound Designers Ditch Expensive Field Recorders ft. Nick Peck | Ep. 642
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Interviews with music industry movers and shakers, tips, and news. Learn more at: https://sholink.to/bobbyowsinskidotcom. On this show, music industry guru Bobby Owsinski gives you his personal insights into the industry of music, covering industry news, reviews, analysis, and tips, as well as offering amazing interviews with prominent industry movers and shakers on every show! If you know Bobby, you know you're in for an enlightening and engaging treat. So enjoy the show!

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