By the time a song reaches our ears, it's had the fingerprint of many creative minds leaving their crucial, yet often invisible, mark upon it. Inside the Industry endeavors to shine a little light behind the scenes into the world of producers, engineers, mixers, songwriters, managers, publicists, writers, photographers and all who help to bring music both to life and into our lives.

July 2005: Jacob Slichter (author, musician, Semisonic)