Inner Circle Podcast

The Cars guitarist Elliot Easton on my latest Podcast

Hi Friend, On this week's podcast episode, Elliot Easton, guitarist for The Cars and Creedence Clearwater Revisited, takes us through his journey with the band and beyond. Easton looks back at The Cars' origins, from getting a label deal the old f ...

The latest music business and production news on today's Podcast

Hi Friend, Is the music industry heading into another major reset? On this week's solo podcast episode, I break down the biggest shifts happening across the music business and music production. In This Episode: Why streaming subscription prices ...

Talking postproduction with Gary Gray on my latest Podcast

Hi Friend, What matters more in the music business, mastering every plugin, or becoming the kind of person people want to hire again? On this week's podcast episode, I talk with songwriter, producer, engineer, and educator Gary Gray about music li ...

Rebuilding Les Paul's original super-advanced recording studio on my latest Podcast

Hi Friend, What can Les Paul’s original recording studio reveal about the way modern music production really began? On this week's podcast episode, I talk with with Tom Camuso, Director of Engineering at The Les Paul Recording Studio, and Micha ...

Creator of the Distressor Dave Derr on my latest Podcast

Hi Friend, What makes the Empirical Labs Distressor such a lasting studio classic? On this week's podcast episode, I sit down with Dave Derr, founder of Empirical Labs and creator of the Distressor. Among the things we talk about analog compressio ...

The business side of singing with Patrice Peris on my latest Podcast

Hi Friend, What separates a talented singer from an artist who can actually build a career? On this week's podcast episode, I talk with vocal coach, singer, songwriter, and artist developer Patrice Peris about contemporary vocal technique, emotio ...

Saving the world's greatest guitar shops with Ben Montegue on my latest Podcast

Tom Weir explains how a commercial studio still stays busy on my latest Podcast

Hi Friend, On this week's podcast episode, I talk with Tom Weir, Grammy-winning engineer and owner of Studio City Sound. We talk about how his studio stays busy by evolving with the business while holding onto the analog workflow and human element ...

Why AI won't replace a mastering engineer with Jonathan Wyner on my latest Podcast

Hi Friend, On this week's podcast episode, I talk with Jonathan Wyner, mastering engineer at M-Works, Berklee professor, head of artistic technology initiatives for BEATL, and past president of the Audio Engineering Society . . . . . . about what ...

Platinum mixer Richard Chycki talks about the biggest problem with mixing on my latest Podcast

Hi Friend, On this week's podcast episode, I talk with Richard Chycki, the multi-platinum mixer and engineer behind work with Rush, Dream Theater, Aerosmith, Mick Jagger, Alice Cooper, and Pink. We had a insightful discussion about decision making ...