There are reports that TikTok is now experimenting with 30 minute videos in a beta version of its app. It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise since the platform has consistently increased its time limit, starting from its original 15 seconds per clip, to 60 seconds, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, then 10 minutes. Last […]
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On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show!
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It seems that every year a new modern-day vinyl sales record is being reported, which is a great sign for a music industry that could use more physical sales. The problem is, if one artist dominates those sales does that really mean that the vinyl industry is doing well? Music industry tracking company Luminate looked […]
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On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show!
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A couple of weeks ago we look at some copyright basics, now let’s take it a step further with an excerpt about Ai copyright from my new Musician’s Ai Handbook. “When it comes to the world of Ai copyright, there’s much confusion over who owns what, and this is directly a result of the fact […]
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On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show! P.S. Click here to save your seat for the free Music Supervisors Panel.
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When the pandemic arrived back in 2020, it hit the music business hard on all levels, but especially touring. It didn’t matter what level you were at as an artist, if you couldn’t gig you weren’t making money. That’s when livestreaming first popped up with great fanfare and hailed as the future of artists performing […]
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On the latest episode of my Inner Circle Podcast, I’ll be taking a look back at how my predictions for 2023 fared, as well as my predictions for 2024. Yep, I’m going out on a limb this year! Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Happy New Year, and […]
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Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart recently asked me to appear on a special edition of their Your Morning Coffee podcast to speak about Ai in music production and marketing. If you’re not familiar with their podcast, it’s one of the best around on the business of music, and they ask super-insightful questions. Please join me […]
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Every musician, artist, band, songwriter, and creator should have at least a basic grasp of copyright since the more you know, the more likely you’ll be able to protect and be paid for your creative work. In my latest book, The Musician’s Ai Handbook, I covered the confusing world of Ai copyright (which I’ll cover […]
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Happy New Year everyone! Let’s have a safe, happy and prosperous 2024 together. As always, I’m very grateful and thankful for your continued support!
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It might be worth it to start mixing in Dolby Atmos if most of your streams are coming from Apple Music. The music streaming giant will reportedly soon offer royalty incentives to artists and labels who submit mixes in the popular immersive format. According to Bloomberg, Apple Music will give additional weighting to songs that […]
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It’s been an eventful year in the music industry and that’s what we’ll review in the latest episode of my Inner Circle Podcast. We’ll look at: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. I hope you’ve had a great 2023 and I look forward to us both having a […]
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Have a very merry Christmas and a wonderful Holiday. Eat, drink and be merry, but stay safe so we can enjoy the upcoming new year together. Thank You! I am grateful, thankful and humbled by your continued support.
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Songwriters today have it a lot tougher than previously, thanks to streaming. While artists aren’t making a whole lot per stream, songwriters only make about 20% of that, and chances are it’s split with a publisher. Now a number of small labels have pledged to offer songwriter points, or a royalty derived from the master […]
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