Women in Vinyl

In this episode, we continue our journey from a virtual layover and head to South America. We caught up with Sandy Perez in Argentina just before her show. By day, Sandy is a graphic art director; by night, she's a vinyl selector. She’s also the founder of the Revuleta Vinyl Club, a collective dedicated to supporting and empowering women through workshops that keep vinyl culture alive. With a similar mission at heart, we discuss with Sandy how the vinyl market varies across borders, her experiences running her femme collective, her favorite records to spin, and more.  Check out: https://womeninvinyl.com/profiles/sandy-perez-vinyl-dj-founder-of-revuleta-vinyl-club https://www.instagram.com/revuelta.vinylclub/ https://www.instagram.com/larutadelvinilo/ Sandy's friend that she mentions: https://www.instagram.com/djcecyza?igsh=b2trM3VqYnBhZ2Nj One of the bands from her 7”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Yorks Big thanks to our indie label partner for the next few months, Final Girl Records, for the use of the song “Fugitive” by Syd Silvair (https://www.instagram.com/sydsilvair/), officially releasing on October 1st. Syd’s music blends disco with modern witchcraft, creating a lush and danceable art-pop experience.  Final Girl Records is a Brooklyn and LA-based indie label and collective that supports women, trans, and non-binary artists. Learn more about them, this single and more at: https://www.finalgirlrecords.com/ Reminder, grab a copy of our book 'Women in Vinyl, the Art of Making Vinyl' is out now!  Learn more and buy a copy at: https://womeninvinyl.com/book THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! Keep your records clean and sounding great with GrooveWasher. Use WomenInVinyl10 at check out: http://www.groovewasher.com/ Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast, along with membership options and ton of other discount codes available at: https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl You can also contribute to furthering our mission by donating http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ as a 501(c)3 all donations are tax deductible. Visit the website to check out past episodes, features, and our ever growing library of resources to further the education, demystification and diversification of the Vinyl Making Space. We were listed as number 11 on https://podcasts.feedspot.com/vinyl_records_podcasts/! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! Want to be a sponsor or just get in touch? Email us: https://womeninvinyl.com/

This month we're on a little summer break, but we're not going to leave you high and dry without new content!  With that, we took it live and opened the mic at RSD Summer Camp in New Orleans last month. Hear from record store owners like Tenisha of the World Famous VIP Records in Long Beach, to Joe at Byrdland Records in Washington DC, for a little insight on why they love their jobs and customers so much. Following a word from some of our favorite record stores, we re-play Episode 44 - with Anouk Rijnders, the CCO of Record Industry! Jenn will be joining Anouk at the Haarlem Vinyl Festival in the Netherlands this September. If you're in Europe, or if you'll be there too, grab a ticket and join us for this vinyl lovers event! Check out: - Haarlem Vinyl Festival: https://www.haarlemvinylfestival.com/ - Record Industry: https://www.recordindustry.com - Artone Studio: https://www.artone-studio.com - Passion for Vinyl: https://www.passionforvinyl.com/ Reminder, grab a copy of our book 'Women in Vinyl, the Art of Making Vinyl' is out now!  Learn more and buy a copy at: https://womeninvinyl.com/book THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! Keep your records clean and sounding great with GrooveWasher. Use WomenInVinyl10 at check out: http://www.groovewasher.com/ Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast, along with membership options and ton of other discount codes available at: https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl You can also contribute to furthering our mission by donating http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ as a 501(c)3 all donations are tax deductible. Visit the website to check out past episodes, features, and our ever growing library of resources to further the education, demystification and diversification of the Vinyl Making Space. We were listed as number 11 on https://podcasts.feedspot.com/vinyl_records_podcasts/! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! Want to be a sponsor or just get in touch? Email us: https://womeninvinyl.com/

As Henry Rollins says, “knowledge without mileage, is B.S.” and so we’re pausing our world tour to have a more academic conversation with Dr Rene Wiedner.  Dr Wiedner is an associate professor of organization theory, at the University of Warwick - Coventry, and has been studying developments in vinyl record manufacturing for some time, with a particular interest in what happened between 1990 and 2015, a time when vinyl records were considered obsolete, and before the recent ‘vinyl revival’. He is currently writing an academic paper and a book on the topic, and joins us to discuss the importance of craft. And why we should be concerned with the preservation of skill, sharing knowledge, and how we learn and share manual skills. Here at Women in Vinyl, we are focused on creating educational opportunities and paving roads to jobs using that education.  Check out: - Dr Wiedner's research here: https://craftresearch.org/ - Read more:  https://www.wbs.ac.uk/about/person/rene-wiedner - The WBS Process and Practice Research Programme: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wbs/research/ppi/  Thank you to gia.llo and indie label Patiotic Records for the use of the song ‘Goa’.  The song is featured on the album ‘We Are LoFi Vol 2’ by the label. Find more at: http://instagram.com/gia.llomusic and https://patioticrecords.com/ Reminder, grab a copy of our book 'Women in Vinyl, the Art of Making Vinyl' is out now!  Learn more and buy a copy at: https://womeninvinyl.com/book THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! Keep your records clean and sounding great with GrooveWasher. Use WomenInVinyl10 at check out: http://www.groovewasher.com/ Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast, along with membership options and ton of other discount codes available at: https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl You can also contribute to furthering our mission by donating http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ as a 501(c)3 all donations are tax deductible. Visit the website to check out past episodes, features, and our ever growing library of resources to further the education, demystification and diversification of the Vinyl Making Space. We were listed as number 11 on https://podcasts.feedspot.com/vinyl_records_podcasts/! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! Want to be a sponsor or just get in touch? Email us: https://womeninvinyl.com/

All aboard! This week we head to Jamaica by way of Asbury Park New Jersey, joined by our friend and guide Joe K. Not only is he a great story teller, but the founder and owner of HoldFast Records.  We learn how Joe and his wife got started in the industry, the production work he cut his teeth on that gave him the tough skin, yet love for community that he takes with him on his trips to Jamaica. Joe has spent years cultivating relationships in Kingston, away from the safety of the resorts. While not for the faint of heart, with a tumultuous religious and government history, there is also such an important thoroughline of vinyl and music one which people would ‘climb the pole’ for. During these trips he’s met people who have created and built the reggae foundation we all know and love. Check out: https://www.instagram.com/holdfastrecordsnj/ https://www.discogs.com/seller/HoldfastRecordsNJ/profile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_One_(record_label) https://www.rockersinternational.com/ Thank you to Full Flower Moon Band, an alternative grunge rock band from Brisbane Australia; for the use of their song ‘West Side' off their album of the same name. Find more at: https://fullflowermoonband.bandcamp.com/music Grab a copy of our book 'Women in Vinyl, the Art of Making Vinyl' out now!  Learn more and buy a copy at: https://womeninvinyl.com/book THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! Keep your records clean and sounding great with GrooveWasher. Use WomenInVinyl10 at check out: http://www.groovewasher.com/ Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast, along with membership options and ton of other discount codes available at: https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl You can also contribute to furthering our mission by donating http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ as a 501(c)3 all donations are tax deductible. Visit the website to check out past episodes, features, and our ever growing library of resources to further the education, demystification and diversification of the Vinyl Making Space. We were listed as number 11 on https://podcasts.feedspot.com/vinyl_records_podcasts/! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! Want to be a sponsor or just get in touch? Email us: https://womeninvinyl.com/

Women in Vinyl Airlines, now arriving in Mumbai! This week we are joined by our new friend, Kinjal Gosar, founder, owner, operator and the vinyl lover behind Drocer Records, India’s up and coming online record store. We had such an amazing time getting to know Kinjal, her cats, and to find out that even though we’re on another continent record collecting is one thing that connects us all. Drocer Records has new and “pre-loved” vinyl, and hosts many community minded events with other local record stores, DJs and other local businesses. She also stocks and sells turntables and other gear, and isn’t afraid to go toe to toe with any Uncle that might challenge her! Kinjal’s joy and love of vinyl is super infectious and we can’t wait to pack our bags and fill our crates with her. Check out: https://drocerrecord.com/ https://womeninvinyl.com/profiles/kinjal-gosar-founder-drocer-record Big thank you to Berklee Indian Ensemble, a world renowned collective, known for its global Indian sound that honors traditions while boldly experimenting with a cross-pollination of genres, cultures, and multidisciplinary art forms; for the use of their song ‘Aakash’ off their album Shuruaat. Read more on them and what their up to at: https://berkleeindianensemble.com/ Reminder, grab a copy of our book 'Women in Vinyl, the Art of Making Vinyl' is out now!  Learn more and buy a copy at: https://womeninvinyl.com/book THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! Keep your records clean and sounding great with GrooveWasher. Use WomenInVinyl10 at check out: http://www.groovewasher.com/ Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast, along with membership options and ton of other discount codes available at: https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl You can also contribute to furthering our mission by donating http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ as a 501(c)3 all donations are tax deductible. Visit the website to check out past episodes, features, and our ever growing library of resources to further the education, demystification and diversification of the Vinyl Making Space. We were listed as number 11 on https://podcasts.feedspot.com/vinyl_records_podcasts/! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! Want to be a sponsor or just get in touch? Email us:  https://womeninvinyl.com/

G’Day! Pack your bags and head down under with us! In our 50th episode we're taking a virtual trip to Australia, joined by Kathy Wilson the co-ower of Suitcase Records in Brisbane!  We chat about the differences in the vinyl market in Australia vs North America, and what it was like to leave a stable and fun corporate communications career to open a new pressing plant! What lessons have been learned, and how excited they are for the future, and that some people still really like it when you call them on the phone!  Check out: https://suitcaserecords.com.au/ https://womeninvinyl.com/profiles/kathy-wilson-co-owner-suitcase-records Huge thank you to Brisbane based maker of dark and danceable electro-pop and synth-rock  Sarah Stockholm for the use of her song ‘Everything to Me’ off her album Trace of Humanity.  Buy the record at: https://sarahstockholm.bandcamp.com/album/trace-of-humanity Big News! Our book 'Women in Vinyl, the Art of Making Vinyl' is coming out this month.  Learn more and buy a copy at: https://womeninvinyl.com/book THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! Keep your records clean and sounding great with GrooveWasher. Use WomenInVinyl10 at check out: http://www.groovewasher.com/ Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast, along with membership options and ton of other discount codes available at: https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl You can also contribute to furthering our mission by donating http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ as a 501(c)3 all donations are tax deductible. Visit the website to check out past episodes, features, and our ever growing library of resources to further the education, demystification and diversification of the Vinyl Making Space. We were listed as number 11 on https://podcasts.feedspot.com/vinyl_records_podcasts/! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! Want to be a sponsor or just get in touch? Email us: https://womeninvinyl.com/

In this episode we sat down with a couple of collectors and friends, Carol and Matthew, whom you may recognize better as @carolsvinyl and @harma808 on Instagram. We talk about the vinyl community that has emerged over the years on social media, how it has created strong bonds between music and record lovers, but has also come with its own set of diversity and inclusion issues. It's Women's History Month, so what better time to talk about the vinyl community then now. Check out: Carol's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolsvinyl Matt's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harma808 Huge thank you to Calgary singer / songwriter https://www.instagram.com/emmyjane.music/ for the use of her song “Green" off her new self-titled EP out this summer. Find this and all her music on your favorite https://open.spotify.com/artist/0osNMj9yfi8XpFlYpjlpDn platforms. If you’re listening to this and it’s still March, please consider donating to our Women in Vinyl Women’s History Month drive. As a nonprofit 501(c)3 we can’t do what we do without your help.  All proceeds are tax deductible and go right back to furthering our mission to educate, demystify and diversify the vinyl community. http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! Keep your records clean and sounding great with GrooveWasher. Use WomenInVinyl10 at check out: http://www.groovewasher.com/ Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast, along with membership options and ton of other discount codes available at: https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl You can also contribute to furthering our mission by donating http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ as a 501(c)3 all donations are tax deductible. Visit the website to check out past episodes, features, and our ever growing library of resources to further the education, demystification and diversification of the Vinyl Making Space. We were listed as number 11 on https://podcasts.feedspot.com/vinyl_records_podcasts/! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! Want to be a sponsor or just get in touch? Email us: https://womeninvinyl.com/

On this Valentine’s Day edition of the Women in Vinyl Podcast, we’re celebrating Black History Month and the thing we love most records. We are fortunate to be joined by the incredible Nina Smith, liason for the F.A.M.S Coalition (Forever a Music Store). Nina tells us about how FAMS is supporting and nurturing Black entrepreneurs in opening new record stores, sustaining Black owned record stores and giving back to the communities around those stores with their unique and socially conscious campaigns and programs. We want to shine a light on FAMS and the amazing work they are doing. Follow, share, and support your local record store. Check out: FAMS: https://famscoalition.com/ On social media: https://www.instagram.com/famscoalition Find member stores here: https://famscoalition.com/Stores Huge thank you to returning musical guest Witch Profit, recently nominated as a Rising Leader for Women in Music Canada. Her operatic soul and alternative R&B sounds have been remixed for lovers of house, dance, and jungle with her newest release ‘Gateway Experience [CLUB MIX]’. A five track remix EP of her 2023 Polaris Music Prize album ‘https://daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the-day/witch-prophet-gateway-experience-review. 'Gateway Experience [CLUB MIX]’ releases Friday February 16th via https://www.heartlakerecords.ca/ THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! Keep your records clean and sounding great with GrooveWasher. Use WomenInVinyl10 at check out: http://www.groovewasher.com Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast, along with membership options and ton of other discount codes available at: https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl You can also contribute to furthering our mission by donating http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ as a 501(c)3 all donations are tax deductible. Visit the website to check out past episodes, features, and our ever growing library of resources to further the education, demystification and diversification of the Vinyl Making Space. Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! Want to be a sponsor or just get in touch? Email us: https://womeninvinyl.com/

Happy new year and welcome back to the Women in Vinyl Podcast! New year, new full episode, and in this one you’ll join Jenn and Robyn as we spill the tea about some overarching topics that arose at the end of the year from vinyl prices, to an oversaturated market and the upheaval over Luminate’s reporting. We also talk about some exciting things coming up, where we hope to have an opportunity to see and hear from you more. Don’t miss it! Check out: - Goldmine Article: https://www.goldminemag.com/news/new-record-store-vinyl-sales-chart-announced - Future of Vinyl Magnetic Mag:https://www.routledge.com/https://www.magneticmag.com/2024/01/the-future-of-vinyl/ Big thank you to NYC alt pop artist Rachael Sage, for the use of her song ‘Whistle Blow’ off her new album ‘The Other Side’. Rachel has toured with the likes of Ani Difranco, Sarah McLachlan and more. You can find the vinyl copy of ‘The Other Side’ and more at: https://rachaelsage.bandcamp.com/album/the-other-side THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! The ones that make your vinyl needs even more accessible with so many great codes and resources. https://www.otherrecordlabels.com/store, https://koeppeldesign.com/, https://eargasm.com/, https://www.glowtronics-store.com/, https://nugenaudio.com/womeninvinyl/ https://www.instagram.com/vinylrevolutionrecordshow/. Want to be a sponsor? Email us: https://womeninvinyl.com/ As always, join the conversation on Instagram or send us a note at: [email protected] Check out http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ for past episodes, the store, job board, and the growing library of resources! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! You can also contribute to furthering our mission at https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl where you’ll find all of the B-Sides, Deep Cuts and amazing extras, including longer episodes and contribute to the creation of scholarships and educational opportunities to further the demystification and infiltration of more Women and Non-Binary identifying humans into the Vinyl Making Space!

It’s our final episode of the year, and we are closing it out on the thoughtful topic of diversification of vinyl. We’re looking at the topic not only from an employment, but collector view. We sat down with Women in Vinyl Advisory Board member, educator, author and researcher Dr Veronica Skrimsjö to discuss what she has uncovered on the topic, why certain generalizations and stereotypes happen and what we can do to break them down. Learn more on this topic and more in her upcoming publication: “The Vinyl Revival, Gender and Collecting Aesthetics” and in the meantime check out her first release, “'I, Me, Mine?', An Initial Consideration of (Popular Music Record) Collecting Aesthetics, Identities and Practices.” Find links below for more; and we look forward to seeing you next year! Check out: Dr. Veronica Skrimsjö: https://www.veronicasvinyl.com/ New Book “The Vinyl Revival…” - keep an eye out at:https://www.routledge.com/ Previous Book “I,Me,Mine?...”: https://www.abebooks.co.uk/products/isbn/9781443889124 Warm thank you to Brooklyn based female brass band, Brass Queens for the use of their song ‘Part Time Drummer’ off their new album Black & Gold. Find more, and buy their vinyl release at: https://brassqueens.bandcamp.com/album/black-gold and https://www.brassqueensnyc.com/online-store THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! The ones that make your vinyl needs even more accessible with so many great codes and resources. Other Record Labels - Who’ve gifted our listeners - you! - a 25% code in their store for the myriad of resources compiled there using the code WIVFRIENDS at checkout! https://www.otherrecordlabels.com/store - Selektor Record Bags - Our new favorite record bag: https://www.theselektor.com/us/ - https://koeppeldesign.com/(pronounced Kep-ul) - Sleek and sophisticated, handmade record collection organization! Get $10 off your first order of $75 using the code WOMENINVINYL at checkout! https://koeppeldesign.com/ - https://eargasm.com/ - High fidelity ear plugs! keep your hearing protected in style! Eargasm has a great deal for you with 10% off your order using, you guessed it, discount code: WOMENINVINYL at checkout. http://www.eargasm.com/ - https://www.glowtronics-store.com/ - Custom slip mats - you already love the WIV branded slipmat, but think, you can make your own! Get 15% off using the code: WOMENINVINYL15 at https://www.glowtronics-store.com/ - Nugen Audio - Innovative, intuitive, award-winning professional audio plugins and software for all your creative music producing and sound design needs! Use code WOMENINVINYL for 20% off at check out: https://nugenaudio.com/womeninvinyl/ - Vinyl Revolution Record Show - Attend one of the longest running record shows out there. 55 dealer tables filled with vendors from all over the east coast and tons of rare and collectible vinyl records! Find more at: https://www.instagram.com/vinylrevolutionrecordshow/ Want to be a sponsor too? Email us: https://womeninvinyl.com/ As always, join the conversation on Instagram or send us a note at: [email protected] Check out http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ for past episodes, the store, job board, and the growing library of resources! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! You can also contribute to furthering our mission at https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl where you’ll find all of the B-Sides, Deep Cuts and amazing extras, including longer episodes and contribute to the creation of scholarships and educational opportunities to further the demystification and infiltration of more Women and Non-Binary identifying humans into the Vinyl Making Space!