Category Archives for "Inner Circle Podcast"
April 4, 2017
Alesana Guitarist And Revival Recordings Founder Shawn Milke On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
Shawn Milke’s band Alesana had been touring almost non-stop since 2004 when he decided to tap the brakes and get off the road for a bit. This resulted in the creation of Revival Recordings, which lives by the inspirational mantra “Good Music By Good People.” Now with distribution through Artery/Sony Red, the label continues to […]
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March 28, 2017
Dane Myers Of Custom Tracks On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
Unless you live in a big media center like NY, LA or Nashville (or any big city for that matter), most artists and songwriters probably don’t have access to the caliber of musicians needed to really make their tracks as good as they can be. A company called Custom Tracks is trying to change that […]
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March 21, 2017
Engineer Drew Drucker On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
If you were going to show someone how to make it in the music business, you’d point to engineer and mixer Drew Drucker as the perfect example. Drew graduated from recording school, then worked his way up in the business by starting as a runner and moving up the ladder thanks to hard work, paying […]
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March 14, 2017
OWC’s Larry O’Connor On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
If you’re a Mac computer owner then there’s a good chance that you’ve purchased hard drives, memory or accessories from Other World Computing or OWC (I know I have – a lot). OWC founder and CEO Larry O’Connor joins me for a conversation about new and old Macs, upgrades, and performance enhancements on this week’s […]
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March 7, 2017
Celebrate The 3rd Anniversary Of My Inner Circle Podcast With Guest Dennis Moody
Today is the 3rd anniversary of my Inner Circle Podcast and I’d like to thank you for being a loyal listener. I never envisioned getting to 150 episodes, but it’s all been made possible by followers like you! Episode #151 brings back engineer Dennis Moody. Dennis was my first guest, and he’s celebrated every podcast […]
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February 28, 2017
Composer Richard Gibbs Talks About Woodshed Recording On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
In my mind Richard Gibbs’ Woodshed Recording is one of the top 5 studios in the world (see the photo on the side), and it’s not because of its idyllic setting on a mountaintop overlooking Malibu’s Zuma Beach. No, it’s because it can be configured any way you want at the drop of a hat, […]
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February 21, 2017
Composer Michael Carey On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
Michael Carey started his career as a guitar player, but soon found his way into writing music for commercials. His credits there include Toyota, Ford, Sonic, Coke, Papa Johns, NASCAR, Exxon, and Outback Steakhouse among others, as well as on-air promo packages for CBS, NBC and TBS. Michael missed album work though, as has since […]
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February 14, 2017
Microphone Man David Bock On Episode #148 Of My Inner Circle Podcast
David Bock is the founder of Soundelux Microphones and Bock Audio and there are few people as obsessed or knowledgeable about microphones as he is. His mics exude quality, not only in the way they sound but in the build quality. Put one up against a cheap Chinese clone and it becomes obvious very quickly. […]
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February 7, 2017
Film Composer Richard Gibbs On The Latest Episode Of My Inner Circle Podcast
Richard Gibbs has composed the music for over 60 films as well as some great television shows like The Simpsons and Battlestar Galactica. He’s a good friend and a great story teller, so it was time to have him back on the podcast (he was on Episode #38 a couple of years ago). In Part […]
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January 31, 2017
Dubai-Based Engineer Joshua F Williams On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
We pretty much know about life in the studio around us, but how different is it in other countries? My former assistant Joshua F Williams has been one of the top engineer/producers in the Middle East for the past 10 years, and he’ll tell us what the music scene is like in the Dubai area […]
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January 24, 2017
Winter NAMM Show Overview On Episode #145 Of My Inner Circle Podcast
The Winter NAMM show is always the one exhibition of the year to look forward to. Not only are some manufacturers now skipping AES in favor of NAMM, but it’s so much more fun and colorful, as musical celebs seem to be everywhere. Here’s a report from the show, from the big picture point of […]
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January 17, 2017
Neutron Project Manager Matt Hines On The My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
iZotope’s Neutron is one of the new generation of DAW plugins that analyze the program audio and then make some pretty good suggestions as to the EQ and compression that will work for the track. Many engineers find this somewhat disconcerting, and are maybe a little intimidated by it, while others embrace it as just […]
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January 10, 2017
Strings Guy Stevie Blacke On Episode #143 Of My Inner Circle Podcast
Stevie Blacke is a multi-instrumentalist known around Hollywood as the “strings guy” because he’s often called upon to record full string sections of violin, viola, cello and double-bass (up to 40 tracks!) all by himself. He’s much more than just an orchestral string player though, as he also does sessions on mandolin, dobro, sitar and […]
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January 3, 2017
Engineer Tim Latham On Episode #142 Of My Inner Circle Podcast
Grammy-winning engineer Tim Latham has worked with a wide variety of artists across many musical genres, including the Black Eyed Peas, Kid Rock, Lou Reed, Erykah Badu, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Britney Spears and many more, and he’s the guest on Episode #142 of my Inner Circle Podcast. Tim has […]
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December 27, 2016
Year End Review And 2017 Predictions On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
Episode 141 of my Inner Circle Podcast features my annual year end review as well as a look ahead to what might happen in the music business in 2017. So much went down last year that was eventful, and some of it was completely under the radar, so you’ll want to listen to this episode for […]
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