TikTok Music Shuts Down Before It Even Starts In the US

When TikTok Music was announced last year everyone in the music business wondered if it would eventually become a competitor to the likes of Spotify, Deezer or Apple Music. It turns out that we’ll never know because the service’s parent company ByteDance just announced that it would be shutting down in the few markets that […]

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The 10 Top Artists With The Most World Tours

Once you hit a certain level of popularity, playing live is the way to make the most money. This is not a new thing, as it’s always been the case date back to the 1950s and even before that, so it’s no surprise that some artists like to stay out on the road as much […]

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Legendary Engineer, Producer And Audio Gear Developer George Massenburg On My Latest Podcast

In this week’s podcast episode, I sit down with audio legend George Massenburg, who’s a Grammy-winning producer, engineer, and educator.  He has also worked with some of the biggest names in the industry, such as Earth, Wind & Fire, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, The Grateful Dead, and Phil Collins. A gifted audio designer, […]

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Don’t Look Now, But CDs Are Hot Again

If you thought that the death knell sounded for that round piece of plastic known as a CD, well, think again. The RIAA’s mid-year report just came out and it shows that CD sales are actually going up, while digital downloads are dropping like a rock. In fact, CDs now outsell digital albums by a […]

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How Noctil Is Changing the Game for Music Industry Professionals Everywhere | Jacob Varghese

In this week’s podcast episode, I sat down with the founder and director of the metadata management company Noctil, Jacob Varghese. Jacob has over 24 years of experience leading complex technology projects in the telecom, media, and entertainment industries with Fortune 500 companies.  When Jacob entered the music business, he wanted to solve technical challenges […]

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How Trigger Cities Can Help Your Music Go Viral

We all want our music to be heard by more people, so anyone that gets a song that “goes viral” is incredibly lucky to say the least. That said, there are certain cities throughout the world where music can catch on quickly and ripple out to surrounding communities at a scale that normally doesn’t happen […]

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Drummer And Motivational Speaker Mark Schulman On My Latest Podcast

In this week’s podcast episode, I sat down with someone you’ve already met before (in fact, he was one of the first people I interviewed on my podcast, specifically in episode 51), the amazing Mark Schulman. Mark is a world-class drummer and motivational speaker. He has played with rock n’ roll royalty, manning the drum […]

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The Top 3 Artists Targeted By Machine-Generated Music

It seems like the AI hype has died down a little, and all the fear and angst about artificial intelligence taking all of musician’s creativity has settled back into some degree of normality. That said, there are artists who appear to be suffering from machine-generated music, but they’re probably not who you think they are. […]

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Should You Get Paid More If Your Song Is Played To The End?

Every artist and band should know the following statement by heart. Almost every streaming music service won’t pay you unless your song is played for at least 30 seconds. That’s why modern songs have changed they’re form so much. Hit the listener with your best hook and lyrics right in the beginning to keep them […]

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Neural DSP Founders Doug Castro And Francisco Cresp On My Latest Podcast

In this week’s podcast episode, I sit down with the co-founders of Neural DSP, Doug Castro and Francisco Cresp.  For those who aren’t aware, Neural DSP manufactures the highly regarded Quad Cortex amplifier modeler as well as a line of modeling plugins. Even though Neural DSP is located in Finland, both Doug and Francisco are […]

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What’s Your Favorite Music Consumption Platform?

You may think that there are unlimited ways to experience music, which may be true in a micro way, but most of the world consumes it either via audio streaming, video streaming, radio, physical products or in a live setting. What’s probably more true is that we all consume from more than one, or even […]

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Apple Music Has New Upload Requirements For A Better Experience

I think by now everyone is used to adding metadata, descriptions, tags and keywords to almost any creative piece of content that gets uploaded. Yes, this can sometimes take a long time to complete, but if it helps get more views and streams (not to mention getting you paid), what’s not to like? Now Apple […]

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Remastering David Bowie’s Most Iconic Albums in Dolby Atmos | Ken Scott & Emre Ramazanoglu

In this week’s podcast episode, I sit down with two guests who have done the most amazing work on some of David Bowie’s most beloved albums, Ken Scott and Emre Ramazanoglu. Ken is a legendary producer and audio engineer (who also appeared on Episodes 461 and 462), who aside from being one of the five […]

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Some Music Genres Still Prefer Physical Product

Today everyone just assumes that music lovers all stream their favorite songs, but that’s not the case. While it’s true that 84% of all music industry revenue came from streaming in the United States last year, there were still 105 million streaming albums sold. Believe it or not, there are three major music genres where […]

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Alexandra Fierra And Her Demon Box On My Latest Podcast

The world of music is constantly evolving with new inventions and instruments thanks to the innovative minds of people like my guest on my latest podcast episode, Alexandra Fierra. Her creation, the Demon Box, is almost indescribable. The device utilizes electromagnetic fields (EMF) to create and manipulate sounds from everyday electronic devices. She found inspiration […]

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