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A long-time music industry veteran, Bobby Owsinski started his career as a guitar and keyboard player, songwriter and arranger, eventually becoming an in-demand producer/engineer working not only with a variety of recording artists, but on commercials, television and motion pictures as well. Living in Los Angeles and always on the cusp of the latest technology, he was one of the first to delve into surround sound music mixing, co-founding the industry leader Surround Associates and eventually working on over a hundred surround projects and DVD productions for a variety of legendary superstar acts including The Who, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Iron Maiden, The Ramones, and Chicago among many others.

Most recently Bobby mixed a #2 album on the Billboard Blues charts for AdriannaMarie and her Bluescutters, and produced and mixed a #5 on the iTunes rock charts for the band SNEW.

Along the way he has taught various disciplines of audio recording and multimedia production at Berklee College of Music, Trebas Recording Institute, and Nova Institute, and has been a guest lecturer at numerous colleges and universities around the world. He has also authored several courses for Berklee as well as the Multimedia Production curriculum for Nova Institute, and over 20 online video courses for Linkedin Learning and his own BobbyOwsinskiCourses.com.

Combining his music and recording experience along with an easy to understand writing style, Bobby has become one of the best selling authors in the music recording industry with 24 books that are now staples in audio recording, music and music business programs in colleges around the world, including the best selling Mixing Engineer’s Handbook, Social Media Promotion For Musicians, The Musician’s Ai Handbook, and The Music Business Advice Book, all which were #1 best-sellers on Amazon. He has also penned hundreds of audio-related articles for a variety of popular industry trade publications including Surround Professional, EQ, Billboard, Film & Video, Hollywood Reporter, Pro Sound News, Mix, Grammy Magazine, Electronic Musician, Recording Engineer/ Producer and Music Executive Insider, among others. He also is a senior contributor to Forbes, writing about the “Big Picture” issues and trends of the music business.

Bobby is also a popular presenter and lecturer at conferences and colleges around the world. Conference presentations include AES, NAMM, CES, TI:ME, and NAB, and school appearances include UCLA, USC, Bilkent University (Turkey), University of Alabama, and University of Miami, among many others.

His popular Inner Circle podcast features a combination of the latest music industry and production news along with insightful interviews with movers and shakers from throughout the music world. Now in its 11th year with more than 500 episodes, the Podcast consistently ranks in the iTunes Top 200 with a 5 star rating, and is in the top 1% of podcasts worldwide.

Bobby has also authored some of the most popular courses for online learning portal Linkedin Learning, and his personal online courses include Top 40 Mixing Secrets, Music Mixing Accelerator, Music Mixing Primer, and Fully Booked, among others.

Short Bio

Producer/engineer Bobby Owsinski is one of the best selling authors in the music industry with 24 books that are now staples in audio recording, music, and music business programs in colleges around the world, including The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook, The Music Business Advice Book, and The Musician’s Ai Handbook.

He’s also a contributor to Forbes as a category expert on the new music business, his long-running production and music industry blogs have won numerous industry awards, and he’s appeared on CNN and ABC News as a music branding and audio expert. Bobby’s highly-rated Inner Circle podcast ranks in the top 1% of podcasts worldwide, and is now in its 11th year, with more than 570 episodes featuring mover and shaker guests from all parts of the music industry.

He’s also recently produced and mixed albums that appeared at #2 on the Billboard Blues Chart and #5 on the Apple Music Rock Chart.