NEWSMusic piracy is evolving, or so an industry association wants you to believeSony is de-emphasizing electronicsGUESTEngineer, producer and musician J.J. BlairMusician, engineer and producer J.J. Blair has a long list of engineering credits including Joe Bonamassa, Kelly Clarkson, Jeff Beck, the Black Eyed Peas, Keith Urban, Weezer, and many more. Heâs also produced and mixed the Grammy winning record "Press On," by June Carter Cash, engineered on the Grammy winning and #1 Billboard Hot 100 record "Great American Song Book vol. 3," by Rod Stewart, as well as engineering on P. Diddy's #1 hit "All About the Benjamins.âJ.J. is one of the most talented engineers that Iâve personally worked with, able to hear things that most people miss. Heâs also an avid gear aficionado with a collection of both music and audio gear that most people can just dream about.During the interview we talked about working in the studio during the pandemic, simplicity when recording, his placement of favorite microphones, a great Johnny Cash story, and much more.On the intro Iâll take a look at how music piracy has evolved, and how Sony is de-emphasizing itâs electronics business. var embedVars = { epGuid: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/?p=2584', rssUrl: 'https://bobbyoinnercircle.com/feed/podcast/', backgroundColor: 'white', fontColor: undefined, speakerFontColor: undefined, height: '600px', showEditButton: false, showSpeakers: true, showTimestamps: true };
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