Women in Vinyl

Take a moment before you keep reading to think; how many women are in your top ten artists of all time?  How much of your record collection is made up by women artists and musicians?  How many of those women are getting reissues of their record or getting highlighted with Record Store Day releases?  These…

With more vaccines rolling out, and soft re-openings of live music happening in the US, vinyl DJs are also finding themselves getting back into the …spin of things.  This week, we meet Lisa Trevino by day and DJ DevilWoman by night.  Lisa is an all vinyl DJ in Austin, Texas primarily spinning 80s hair metal,…

We have our first double feature!  A blog interview, and podcast release to follow (next week) with Ren Harcar, Quality Assurance (QA) at Gotta Groove Records in Cleveland, Ohio.  From our first exchange I knew Ren was an immediate sister, she also had great insight to share after three years working in QA. She is…

I love getting to know women in this industry so willing to take chances and build their community from the ground up.  That is the case with Zhihe Peng (Shika) the owner of Puppy Fat Records ,an indie record shop and label based in Shenzhen, China. I am also happy to continue to expand the…

Meet Leah, a live vinyl DJ with a focus on music from the 1950’s and 1960’s, as well as a host of two Baton Rouge radio shows that also focus on the 1950’s and 1960’s. Though, she states “…my interests in music vary so much that I expand beyond that era – I go back…

Meet Jamie, owner of Reta Records a DIY rock n’ roll, vinyl only record label based out of Saskatoon and Montreal.  She is also a bass player in a band called Pale Lips, described as drippy mascara slopped rock n roll with sprinkles.  I was introduced to Jamie by owner of Red Spade Records, and…

Meet Devyn Marzuola, a ‘Jill of all trades’ and master of them too. She works at Voltage Records in Asheville, NC, is a radio show host, and all vinyl DJ.  Whether she’s making fliers for local shows, DJing gigs, curating her radio show, or slinging records at the record store, she keeps fully immersed in…

I always love talking to women who own, or work in record stores. It’s something I personally have not done and the music exploration at your fingertips is enviable to anyone that loves records. Today, I’m sharing the story of Mary House, single mom, stage 3 breast cancer survivor and the sole owner and operator…

I was fortunate to get a few minutes to meet Elizabeth Varvaro during the virtual Making Vinyl conference this year. Elizabeth handles production for Bonsound an artist management company, record label, booking agency, concert promoter and a promotion & publicity agency founded in 2004 and based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. When she isn’t at work…