Women in Vinyl

We’ve said it before and it’s still true, we love to see people doing things to bring their communities together, in particular when it involves records. This week it’s not only something for a geographical or the vinyl community but it’s a safe space for the queer community, which is so important.  Meet Dana Brown,…

We got a chance to visit the The Vinyl Lab when we went to Music Biz in Nashville this summer.  Since then, they’ve finished off the space for live events, including hosting this year’s Making Vinyl conference, and expanded adding a second press.  Locally owned The Vinyl Lab is founded by musicians and artists who…

Awhile back we saw an article by KQED titled “Interns Turned Engineers Take the Reins at SF’s Historic Different Fur Studios” and knew we had to meet them! Meet Lien Do and Grace Coleman audio engineers and managers Different Fur Studios in the Mission District of San Francisco, California. Different Fur Studios is a recording…

Some people’s passion for their community and bringing everyone together is contagious and  that’s the case with Justine McLisky, DJ ‘J’, a selector who also runs BYO Vinyl /Open Decks events in Aotearoa New Zealand. These events are meant to be social and inclusive opportunities to meet other people, and for anyone to be a…

We love seeing people that love records so much they jump in all the way and in multiple ways. This week we introduce you to a woman who is just that, and that does it all, so much so it was hard to summarize her title(s) in the header. Valeria Rueda is Mexican DJ and…

In this feature we get the pleasure to introduce you to someone who became a part of the Women in Vinyl community, and then became a friend.  She’s an all around awesome human and we’re happy to celebrate and share her success with you today! Sam Heaton owns and operates Erie St Vinyl, a record…

Today we get to introduce you to someone slinging vinyl and merch both on the road and off. Nicki Ricci is a touring professional (merch manager) and when she’s at her home base in Nashville, is store clerk at Vinyl Tap; a new and used record store that also has local and regional craft beer…

Today we get to introduce you to one of those rad, down to earth women that does it all and makes it seem effortless.  From running a lathe cut business, to working in record stores, managing and working with indie labels, DJing and playing drums in a band.  Meet Oihane Follones, born in Basque Country,…

One of the most important but overlooked parts of the vinyl process might be print; it’s the way to market, sell, explain, credit, and protect your record.  In this post we have the pleasure of introducing you to Deb Sonzo the New Business Acquisitions and Accounts Manager for a large format digital printing company in…