Women in Vinyl

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…

It’s really something special when you meet people that understand how important the value of sharing music and vinyl is to a community. Today we are sharing a story of just that.  When the end of an era came, it was time for a new one to begin.  Meet Tanner Musgrove the Co-owner of the…

You can feel it in the air, just that slightest change; fall is here, and with that comes things like changing leaves, spooky decorating, sweaters, and Oktoberfest! A common association with Oktoberfest besides beer might be the polka music, to which we introduce to you Stacy Harbaugh, or DJ Shotski, vinyl DJ, radio host on…