Guitarist Erik Himel, Kids Not Playing Music, And AI Headphones Cocktail Party Effect On My Latest Podcast

The latest episode of my Inner Circle Podcast features Erik Himel, who expanded his touring guitar career into hosting the hottest jam night in Hollywood, to producing a Las Vegas show, to custom music programming for private and corporate events. During the interview we talked about playing music with lyrics you can’t understand, the hack […]

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Why The Poor Man’s Copyright Is No Longer Useful (If It Ever Was)

Anyone that’s interested in copyrighting their creative work has probably heard of the “poor man’s copyright.” That’s when you make a copy of your work, then mail it to yourself so you have a postmark to prove the date that it was created. This is something that’s not practical or valid today, but it turns […]

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Conductor/Composer John Jesensky, Streamers Losing Millennials, And Silk Acoustic Isolation On My Latest Podcast Episode

On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, YouTube Music, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show!

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The 10 Best TV Shows For Synchs Right Now

It wasn’t all that long ago that artists and songwriters weren’t even aware of the alternative revenue source that came from TV and film placements of their songs. Now the cat is out of the bag and just about anyone who can write a song is trying to get their music on a show. It’s […]

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5 Excellent Ideas For Promoting Your Music After It’s Released

It’s one thing to have a big promotional campaign for a new release, but after a song or album has been out there for awhile we all tend to forget that there’s still promotion we can do to help it along. Benjamin Groff actually has 50 ideas for doing just that, but I really liked […]

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Entertainment Attorneys Brianna Schwartz and Alexis Schreiber On My Latest Podcast

My guests on my latest podcast episode are Brianna Schwartz and Alexis Schreiber, the dynamic duo behind Schwartz & Schreiber, PLLC. Their innovative approach to entertainment law sets them apart, as they aim to provide a true end-to-end partnership with their clients, becoming a member of their team rather than just a passive or reactive […]

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Amazing Spotify Statistics That Every Artist Should Be Aware of

There are over 100 music streaming platforms around the world, but only 19 that are considered “major.” That said, Spotify is the service that rules them all and there’s a lot of data to prove it. Here are some amazing Spotify statistics that illustrate just how important the platform is to the music industry. Spotify […]

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Live Nation Is Being Sued By The U.S. Government For Being A Bully

Concert promoter Live Nation recently was charged with an anti-trust lawsuit from the U.S. Department Of Justice for having too much influence of the market by not only controlling most major U.S. venues, but also owning Ticketmaster, the service we all love to hate. The government says that the company has grown so large that […]

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Viral Vocal Coach Lara Chapman On My Latest Podcast

My guest on my latest podcast episode is Lara Chapman, who’s an award winning singer/songwriter turned viral vocal coach and the Founder of VoxTape Studios. Born in Switzerland, her aspirations quickly took her to New York City, where she studied Musical Theatre and Acting for Film and Television. After that she moved to Boston to […]

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Earth, Wind And Fire Lawsuit Shows How A Tribute Band Can Get In Hot Water

Tribute bands are big these days, since so many classic rock bands have stopped touring, their tickets cost too much for the average consumer, or they’re never coming to your town. Name the legacy band and they probably have a tribute band out playing their songs, maybe even better than the original band itself. This […]

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Sony Music Getting Tough With Ai Music Companies

Ai has taken the music world by storm, for better or worse, and even though record labels like the idea of virtual artists that they don’t have to pay, they’re not crazy about Ai music companies using their song catalogs to train on. Sony Music has made a move that some thought was inevitable by […]

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The Music Publishers Are Beside Themselves Over Spotify’s Lyrics And Videos

If you thought music publishers couldn’t get any angrier at Spotify, well, you weren’t paying attention. The National Music Publisher’s Association (NMPA) has just sent a cease and desist letter to the streaming giant alleging that the company is violating copyright by allowing lyrics, videos, and altered songs on the platform. This comes after the […]

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Music Consumers Are Pressing Pause On Paid Music Streaming

It wasn’t that long ago that music industry pundits were saying that the business would prosper as soon as we hit 100 million paid streaming subscriptions worldwide. We’ve soared way past that number and the industry is indeed in a boom period, but that might not last for long, according to a new study. The […]

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Immersive Mixing Team Matt Wallace And Will Kennedy On My Latest Podcast Episode

On my latest podcast episode, my guests this week are Matt Wallace and Will Kennedy, the Grammy-winning immersive mixing team that has done spatial mixes for Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, The B-52s, Kid Rock, Selena Gomez and many more. Before entering into the spatial mixing world, Matt’s work as a producer includes hits for Maroon […]

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Trevor McShane, UMG And TikTok Settle, And Music Gear Retail Changing On My Latest Podcast

On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, YouTube Music, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show!

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