On this week’s episode, I break down how shifting ownership, AI adoption, and changing platform policies are reshaping the music business and professional audio landscape.
I’ll examine major industry moves involving iZotope, Plugin Alliance, Native Instruments, Dynaudio, and DistroKid, alongside the Hollywood Bowl’s immersive sound upgrade and D’Addario’s controversy over undisclosed AI use.
I’ll also look at the growing challenge of defining and labeling AI-generated music, Spotify’s efforts to combat AI spam and synthetic artist personas, and what new AI disclosure rules could mean for musicians and creators.
For anyone trying to keep up with today’s music industry, this episode offers context on where consolidation, artificial intelligence, distribution, and new technology are heading, and why these changes matter to the people making, producing, and releasing music.
You can hear it at bobbyoinnercircle.com, or via Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Mixcloud, Spotify, Deezer, and TuneIn Radio.
Also, a video version of this podcast is now available on YouTube as well.
