Vocal Coach Adreana Gonzalez, Spotify’s Marquee Promo Tool, And Smart Apps Changing Music On My Latest Podcast

My guest on the podcast this week is Adreana Gonzalez, who’s 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 artist development professionals that give their students practical and actionable advice that goes beyond just technique. During the interview, we spoke about […]

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Perfect Groove’s Andreas Wagner, Songwriter Streaming Royalties, And Guitar Center News On My Latest Podcast

My guest on the podcast this week is Andreas Wagner, who’s the head of software development for Rebeat Innovation. Andreas is the main developer for the company’s Perfect Groove software, which allows mastering engineers to emulate a fully cut vinyl lacquer.  This allows mastering studios to optimize and prep audio files for the master disc cutting process, […]

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Sessionwire’s Robin Leboe, Making A Living Through Streaming, And Recording Hits On An iPhone On My Latest Podcast

My guest on the podcast this week is Robin Leboe, founder and CEO of the production collaboration platform Sessionwire. Sessionwire solves the main challenges associated with remote collaboration of having to cobble together different audio, video and file transfer services to re-create a realistic virtual recording environment.  The platform’s all-in-one seamless integration of high quality audio and […]

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Flavorlab Founders, NFT Legal Issues, And Fully Deductible Production Costs On My Latest Podcast

My guests on the podcast this week are Erik Blicker and Glenn Schloss, founders and of Flavorlab, an award-winning audio production company that composes, records, mixes and masters music and sound for the biggest brands in the world. Flavorlab offers a complete set of audio solutions through its three divisions. Flavorlab Score is dedicated to composing original […]

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Saxophonist Jamie Anderson, Music Acts Like A Virus, And The End Of The Hackentosh On My Latest Podcast

My guest on the podcast this week is sax and woodwind player Jamie Anderson, who’s played with artists like Chaka Khan, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Frankie Valli, Incognito, Robbie Williams, Rick Astley, and many more. Jamie is also heavily involved with West End Musicals where he played on the smash hit Jersey Boys for its full […]

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Byta CEO Marc Brown, YouTube’s Recommendation Engine, And The Music Museum No One Knows About On My Latest Podcast

My guest on the podcast this week is Marc Brown, founder and CEO of Byta.com, a site that enables sending and receiving digital audio in a clean, simple and secure way. Marc has an extensive music business background and considerable digital audio knowledge which has helped him deliver unique insights to audiences from Tallinn to Toronto. He […]

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Producer Kris Bradley, Your Streaming Digital Dollar, And Winter NAMM Postponed On My Latest Podcast

My guest on the podcast this week is Kris Bradley, who’s a songwriter/producer with credits that include Sony BMG, Warner Chappell, Rolling Stone, Fox, Lincoln, and Miramax. She heads Boomfox Productions, producing for various sync projects, artists and songwriters. Kris is also the founder of Produce Like a Boss, which is an online coaching program geared towards […]

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Engineer Mark Linett Talks Remote Audio, Amazon Live Streaming, And DSP In Loudspeakers On My Latest Podcast

My guest on the podcast this week is 3 time Grammy-winning engineer Mark Linett. Mark and his partner Bob Wartinbee have operated their remote audio truck as the West Coast branch of Music Mix Mobil, but will now continue as a new independent company, M&B Audio. For the last 11 years, M&B’s 40′ state of the art […]

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All About Trailer Music From Ghostwriter Music, Increased TikTok Video Length, And Web MIDI On My Latest Podcast

My guests on the podcast this week are Chris Bragg and Travis Michaud from music trailer company Ghostwriter Music. Ghostwriter is the go-to source for trailers for feature films, as well as television programming. The company’s clients include Marvel, Disney, Sony, Paramount, 20th Century Studios, LEGO, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Amazon, Apple, FX, HBO, Hulu and Netflix, […]

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Drummer Matt Sorum, Streaming Marketshare, And Oberheim Gets His Trademark Back On My Latest Podcast

My guest on the podcast this week is Rock and Roll Hall of Fame drummer Matt Sorum, who held the drum chair for Guns N’ Roses for 7 years, as well as stints with The Cult and Velvet Revolver. Matt’s reputation as a musician’s musician has placed him squarely at the center of Hollywood’s A-list community of […]

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BeatConnect Execs, Most Influential Artists, And Another “Stolen Feel” Copyright Lawsuit On My Latest Podcast

My guests on the podcast this week are founder and CEO Nick Laroche and lead designer Yohan Antoine-Édouard from the online collaboration platform BeatConnect. BeatConnect offers a low-cost, easy way for producers and musicians to collaborate either using the stand-alone online app or via a plugin on their favorite DAW. The platform arose from Nick’s frustration with […]

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Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota, Fake Instagram Followers, And Changes At Sweetwater On My Latest Podcast

My guest on the podcast this week is the CEO of Merlin, Jeremy Sirota. Merlin is a digital rights partner for independent labels and distributors all over the world. It’s powerful enough that some now refer to it as the 4rth major label. Jeremy previously held a number of senior positions at Warner Music Group and Facebook, […]

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Engineer Benny Faccone, Making $50k Per Year On Spotify, And Mixing For Mastering On My Latest Podcast

My guest on the podcast this week is 18 time Grammy-winning engineer Benny Faccone, who started working at the famous A&M Studios back in 1980 where he worked on records by Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Supertramp, Michael Jackson and many more. After Benny went free-lance, he quickly became the go-to engineer for […]

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How TikTok Influences Streaming, Scientific Reason For Drumming, And Engineer Barry Rudolph On My Latest Podcast

My guest on the podcast this week is Barry Rudolph, who’s probably done more magazine gear reviews that anyone on the planet by a factor of 10. As an engineer, Barry’s worked on 15 gold or platinum records by artists like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hall and Oats, Rod Stewart, Mick Jagger and many more. Barry has also written […]

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Keyboardist Jeff Lorber, Latest Streaming Numbers, And A New Sound Isolation Tool On My Latest Podcast

My guest on the podcast this week is Grammy Award-nominated keyboardist, composer, and record producer Jeff Lorber. Jeff has released more than 25 albums during his career and he’s considered one of the pioneers of the modern jazz genre.  Many of his songs are featured on The Weather Channel’s “Local On The 8s” segments, and he’s contributed […]

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