June 6, 2018

Check Out These 3 Podcasts I Recently Guested On

Working Class Audio on the Music 3.0 blog

I’ve been privileged to be invited to appear as a guest on three great podcasts recently that you might want to check out. Coincidentally, all of them posted at around the same time. The first is the great Working Class Audio Episode #180. Host Matt Boudreau and I spoke about artist/musician/engineer diversification, the state of the […]

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Facebook Losing Teens, The Creative Cycle, And Mixer Andrew Maury On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

Andrew Maury on the Music 3.0 blog

My guest on the Podcast this week is record producer, mixing engineer and songwriter Andrew Maury. Andrew is one of the few mixers who has made the transition from mixing live sound to the studio, and he’s had a lot of success, especially lately working on big hits by Shawn Mendes. In the interview we […]

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A New Radio Royalty Rate Decision Could Soon Change Songwriters Incomes

BMI songwriters royalty on the Music 3.0 blog

Songwriters have always made a good amount of performance royalties from radio airplay, and many still do under the right circumstances (meaning, a big hit). That said, there’s a constant battle between the performance rights organizations (PROs – ASCAP and BMI) and the RMLC (Radio Music Licensing Committee) to raise and lower the rates every […]

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The Essential Elements Of An Artist Or Band Online Press Kit

Online Press Kit on Bobby Owsinski's Music 3.0 blog

It’s amazing that so many brands (which includes artists and bands as well as companies) don’t have a proper “Press” section on their website that contains all the information that a journalist or blogger might need when writing a story. I speak from personal experience as a writer in that I’m always surprised with what I can’t find […]

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YouTube’s New Charts, The Guitar Isn’t Dying, And EveAnna Manley On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

EveAnna Manley on the Music 3.0 blog

My guest on the Podcast this week is EveAnna Manley, the president, CEO and sole owner of Manley Labs. For the last two decades EveAnna’s been instrumental in the continued proliferation of high-end tube gear to both the pro audio and hi-fi industries. She’s as smart as they come in this business and so incredibly […]

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Music Video Distribution Won’t Change Much As Vevo Finally Succumbs To YouTube

Vevo logo on the Music 3.0 blog

I wonder how many times YouTube viewers watched an “official” music video from their favorite artist and saw the Vevo logo on the video or in the song’s description. I wonder how many actually thought to themselves, “What the heck is a Vevo?” That, my friends, was the main problem of the major record labels’ […]

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Amuse To Go Up Against CD Baby And TuneCore

Amuse distribution on Bobby Owsinski's Music 3.0 blog

If you’ve been using a music aggregator like CD Baby or TunCore to get your music out to a wider audience, it looks like there’s a new alternative available that has a unique twist. Swedish  startup Amuse (amuse.io) was founded by a team of industry heavyweights, and they’ve just received $15.5 million in funding to expand […]

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Why Record Labels Hate Free Streaming Tiers So Much

Labels hate free streaming tiers on the Music 3.0 blog

If you were to poll record label execs off-the-record on which music streaming service they like the most in a strictly business-sense, chances are that Apple Music would end up as the clear winner. Why? Apple has steadfastly refused to institute a free ad-driven tier. Even though labels, artists, songwriters and publishers realize revenue from […]

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Post Mixer Mike Rodriguez On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

Mike Rodriguez on the Music 3.0 blog

My guest this week is award-winning sound designer and mixer Mike Rodriguez, who was another of my first guests when I started my Inner Circle Podcast 4 years ago. He was originally on episode #14. Mike is a senior audio mixer at Trailer Park in Los Angeles where he mixes everything from commercials to television […]

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YouTube Music To Finally Launch, Along With Full Artist Credits

Youtube Music logo on the Music 3.0 blog

After much speculation on features and timing, YouTube Music is slated for a soft launch tomorrow. The service will replace its YouTube Red service with with two tiers and a lot of features that users should like. YouTube Music’s tiers will include YouTube Music at the industry standard $9.99 per month that features mostly audio-only […]

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