We’re thrilled to introduce you to Kourtlyn Immel, the Chief of Staff at . Kourtlyn plays a pivotal role in aligning departments, overcoming challenges, and advancing the mission of crafting the best vinyl records in the industry. Passionate about people and culture, she’s dedicated to fostering a collaborative and empowering environment where everyone can thrive and feel valued.
In this group interview, we meet Lucy, Hanora, and Sharon. Lucy plays a key role as a production operative, contributing to the creation of high-quality stampers, mothers, and fathers that uphold Stamper Discs' commitment to excellence. Hanora manages responsibilities in Customer Service and Accounts while pursuing an ACCA qualification, showcasing dedication to both professional growth and customer satisfaction. Sharon, as a customer services administrator, ensures seamless communication and support for clients, helping the company maintain its industry-leading reputation.
Meet Los Angeles born, witchy dark wave sister Susana Segura, aka . Currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area she works in customer service by day and is a vinyl collector, music lover, and vinyl selector DJ in the rest of her time. She currently holds a residency at with her Vinyl & Tarot nights which she co-founded.
This week we are taking it back to Chicago where we started the year of posts, with an introduction to , as she's gone by for the last 30ish years. Kat came of age in the 80s in the Chicago Mod, punk, suedehead era. She considers herself a Mod and a Chicagoan at heart. She has recently come back to DJ-ing joining the wonderful group of .
We love seeing all types of record stores, from online to brick and mortar to... a shipping container! Meet Jenna Anderson, the owner and operator of , pursuing her dream of owning a record store. Way Cool Goods is a pre-loved record shop at the Langford Station in Langford, BC Canada.
Meet Maude Vôs, a producer, educator, sound designer, DJ, Live artist and founder of . Maude's passion is curating music from under represented artists and cultivating community through education, mutual aid and resourcing. Sonically, she produces a body of work that spans genres and encompass field recordings, modular synthesizers, and collaborations with vocalists.
The more people in this industry we interview, the more we recognize how busy we all keep ourselves and how all consuming vinyl is for those of us who caught the bug. One such person is Tanja Händel a Berlin-based house / deep house DJ who also works at , a vinyl pressing plant in Oberschöneweide. She doesn't stop there though, Tanja also co-runs , a deep house label, and is part of the crew, where the group manages a house and disco label and host monthly parties in Berlin.
Meet Paris based, French, mastering, vinyl cutting, and audio restoration engineer . In 2013 Marie started mastering and cutting her first lacquers on a Neumann AM32B at in Dublin, Ireland. In 2019 she moved to Paris and joined the team at to work as a mastering and vinyl cutting engineer with a Neumann VMS80 which was a nice upgrade! Here she collaborates with a large range of artists and musical genres. Marie has rapidly established solid collaborations with the artists, indie labels and majors with whom she works closely.
This week we have the pleasure of introducing you to the Masha Dabelka, the Founder of , as well as a teacher, DJ, and producer. Turntablista is the first private DJ school in Austria founded with the purpose of creating a strong female role model for aspiring musicians. The organization represents her passion for the DJ craft, and stands as an antidote to the female auto-sync DJ generation, with the goal to inspire women to approach DJing seriously and in depth, working with the turntable as a musical instrument, developing an ear and sense of rhythm.
