Women in Vinyl

It is Mother’s Day weekend here in the U.S., so what a perfect time to introduce you to a new ‘Mom in vinyl’.  Misty is a vinyl DJ from Toronto, Canada currently living in Osaka, Japan! She’s spent the last decade plus selecting the best in Rock n’ Roll, Soul, Funk, Vintage R&B, Punk, Alt.…

Crateism and Fatima have been on our radar for awhile now, so we’re thrilled to be able to pin her down for an interview.  Fatima Chantel is the owner of Crateism an online and pop up record store, as well as Blush Music Co. an additional online record shop where they sell artist / band…

Since we’re still in Record Store Day mode we’re continuing to share women owned record store features this month!  If you haven’t checked out our full list, peep it here. One of the many things we love about the vinyl community is the want to lift others up and we couldn’t feature as many women…

With Record Store Day around the corner, we’re pleased to meet and learn about even more independent stores to introduce you to!  Today we are talking with Ashely Whittington, she co-owns Atmosphere Collectibles in Evansville, Indiana with her husband Jerome.  Atmosphere Collectibles is a small indie record store carrying both new and used vinyl, and…

As we see videos like Jack White’s plea to the major labels, we should also turn our attention to plants like Press On Vinyl in Middlesbrough, UK opening their doors to facilitate an all in one solution for those bands, indie artists and small labels in need of vinyl to help them survive. Their aim…

It’s great when managers value their staff so much they reach out to tell us about them, how awesome they are, and that we should do a feature on them.  When Alex who runs Torn Light Records in Cincinnati Ohio, reached out about Cleo, Hannah and Catherine it was a no brainer to do this…

Jayda Abello is a vinyl DJ and multi disciplinary visual artist from Atlanta, GA currently creating in the Tampa Bay Area.  She has a monthly residency at Hotel Haya in Ybor City, where she plays an open format blend of r&b, pop, 60’s, disco, and more with Latin sounds splashed throughout. As a Jill of…

We love when we see diversity in any part of the vinyl making process, but when you have a female press crew like Furnace, you’ve got our attention. We were lucky to be able to hear from three of those women working hard to get your vinyl out the door at Furnace Record Pressing in…

Kristin’s journey to what she is doing is fascinating, from wiring lamps then boom boxes together, to DJing its no wonder she’s as creative a force as she is. Kristin Sanchez is part of the duo Dance Loud, a DJ, producer, engineer, synthesist, drum sequencer, and all around sound painter. As a vinyl house /…