Yes, AI Copyright Laundering Is Really A Thing

I’m not so sure that we should be as angry at music generated by AI as much as the humans that use it. It’s bad enough that there’s a huge amount of AI music slop online, but now there’s actually a growing network of services to help users “humanize” AI music just enough so it […]

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Lucie Burns: Overcoming Stage Fright & Mastering Live Performance On My Latest Podcast

On this week’s podcast episode, I’m joined by Lucie Burns, a performance coach and music artist also known as Lazy Hammock. With 25+ million streams, 11 albums, and four #1 tracks, Lucie brings deep experience from both the stage and the studio. She now helps professional performers and creatives build confidence, stage presence, and authentic […]

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How Your Site Appears In A Search Now Depends on GEO Instead Of SEO

After we get a nice informative website up and running, the next thing we want is for people to find it. For years that was built around the practice of Search Engine Optimization (SEO), where keywords, backlinks, and site speed played a big role in your search engine ranking. With online discovery now based around […]

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Episode 583 – Inside the Future of Music Marketing with Jay Gilbert On My Latest Podcast

On this week’s podcast episode is label consultant, music photographer, and co-host of the Your Morning Coffee podcast Jay Gilbert.  Jay has always been on the cutting edge of Digital Music Marketing during his time with Universal Music, Sony Music and Warner Music Groups. In fact, he was VP New Media and Online Marketing for […]

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Will Producers And Songwriters Become AI “Music Designers”?

You have to wonder if being an artist, songwriter, or producer is being perceived in industry circles as so quaint and passé unless AI is somehow employed. That’s the message that’s being sent in a veiled way, as earlier this week Universal Music Group announced a new partnership to accelerate its AI music patents. It kinda […]

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These Are The Top 5 Best-Selling Merch Items

It’s just about a given these days that if you’re out gigging, you’re also selling merch as well. Even if you have to split some of the proceeds with the venue, it’s still a high-margin revenue source that most artists and bands need. If you’re just selling online then you can do print-on-demand so there’s […]

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Mixing Old School With 17 Time Grammy Winner Benny Faccone On My Latest Podcast

On this week’s podcast episode, my guest is my old friend 17 time Grammy winner Benny Faccone. Benny has a rich credit history with artists like Mana, Santana, Ricky Martin, Luis Miguel, Sting, and so many more. He’s a veteran of the old A&M Studios when it was one of the hottest recording facilities in Los […]

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You Probably Can’t Guess The Most Listened To Radio Stations

They say that radio is dying but the numbers show something complete different. I agree that the format may be less relevant, especially when it comes to music, but there are more people listening than you might think. That’s according to Inside Radio’s TOP 10 ranking of all radio stations according to Nielsen. I wouldn’t normally […]

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Recent Music Business News You Might Have Missed On My Latest Podcast

On this week’s podcast episode I cover some recent overlooked audio and music industry news. We’ll look at: You can listen to it at bobbyoinnercircle.com, or via Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Mixcloud, Spotify, Deezer, TuneIn Radio, or RadioPublic. Also, a video version of this podcast is now available on YouTube as well. Enjoy the show! […]

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How Does Gender Currently Play A Part In Music?

I’ve heard many people (mostly males) complain recently about how pop music seems to be dominated by female artists. That’s never actually been the case, and the latest report by Chartmetric called Make Music Equal proves the point. Here are some of the key points from the report: Here’s what jumped out to me. Where […]

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It Looks Like YouTube Is Getting Serious About Eliminating AI Slop

If there’s one thing that just about everyone can agree on, it’s that AI-generated content known as “AI slop” is seriously boring and beginning to clog up the internet. Not only that, it’s pushing out content created by humans as sometimes recommendation engines can’t tell the difference. If this continues, you may see users begin […]

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Bassist, Author, And Music Marketing Consultant Carter Fox On My Latest Podcast

On this week’s podcast episode my guest is bass player, author and music business marketing consultant, Carter Fox.  Known as the Soulful Traveling Spaceman Bassman, Carter has toured with R&B legend Freddie Jackson and Grammy-winner Regina Belle, while also collaborating with artists and producers such as Skrillex, Leon Huff, David Ivory, Adventure Club, and more. […]

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The TikTok Of Today May Not Be The Same As The TikTok Of Tomorrow

For many, TikTok is the only social platform that they use on a continuous basis, spending on average 58 minutes per day being entertained and informed of the news. It’s huge global enterprise, with 1.59 billion monthly active users from almost every country in the world. That said, it’s still on the block to be […]

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An Inside Look At Modular Synthesis With Chris Meyer On My Latest Podcast

On this week’s podcast episode my guest is modular synthesizer maven Chris Meyer, who has done important engineering work at Sequential Circuits, Digidesign, Marion Systems with the legendary Tom Oberheim, and Roland R&D U.S., where he was chief engineer.  Along the way he created Vector Synthesis and worked on the Sequential Prophet 2000, Prophet VS, […]

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The Eras Of Popular Music Are Not What You Think They Are

Most people identify an era of music by time period, and more precisely, by the decade in which it was created. For instance, the 50’s were rock and roll, the 60s were British Invasion, the 70s were rock, the 80s New Wave Brit Pop, the 90s grunge, and so on. That may outline a general […]

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