Women in Vinyl

This week meet DJ Nico, from Toronto, Canada.  She hosts a monthly club residency at The Piston Bar called With It, which is in its seventh year!  She spins 60s mod, soul, R&B, R&R, northern soul, funk, surf, pop & more!  She is also a former show producer / host on CIUT 89.5FM. DJing is her passion…

Meet Brittany Benton, a DJ and producer as DJ Red-I as well as owner of Brittany’s Record Shop; an independent record store specializing in hip-hop, reggae and soul out of Cleveland, Ohio.  Brittany and I connected through social media, and I love seeing all she is doing for her local vinyl / music community. In her free…

This week meet Lauren who is the co-owner of Bladud Flies!, an independent UK record micro-label and lathe cutting service offering other music related services – design and mastering. I was looking forward to introducing Lauren because she has a background in fine art / design and uses that daily in her work with music.  I’ve…

Meet Angie Roloff, co-owner or one half of the mom & pop record store Strictly Discs  launched in 1988 and located in Madison, Wisconsin.  She manages the physical brick and mortar location, new & used buying and all their staff. I recently watched the movie Record Safari, a film by Life is My Movie on Alex Rodriguez and…

Today would have been Record Store Day 2020.  Due to current times that has been postponed and even in June will it be safe? …We just don’t yet know.  Now more than ever it is critical to support independent record stores; and why this week I wanted to introduce you to Lisa Foster of Guestroom…

Meet Lisa Fancher, the sole owner of Frontier Records, an independent record label started in 1980 releasing records by Circle Jerks, Suicidal Tendencies, Redd Kross, Christian Death, and more.  I was lucky to get introduced to Lisa through another client and she truly is such a pleasure to work with.  Not only is she an inspiration with…

This week a brief chat with Missi Callazzo VP of Megaforce Records (home to early Metallica, Anthrax to name a couple, and one of the longest running indie labels), MRI Entertainment a distribution company, as well as the manager for Third Eye Blind.  She has been in the industry for over 30 years and worked…

Meet Vaunita Goodman, a theater artist, vinyl selector, member of The Baltimore Kissa Society, and founder of The Harmony Pharmacy.  The Baltimore Kissa Society hosts listening parties for jazz enthusiasts.  They gather once a month to listen to records by a different artist or instrument in a relaxed atmosphere.  Kissa in Japanese means cafe, and…

This week meet my colleague and friend Emma Reiter, Production Manager at Furnace Record Pressing.  I know it may seem odd to not have had someone from Furnace featured already, but with Emma on board the time was right.  She manages our customer service team, schedules manufacturing, and handles most of our vendor relationships. My…