Women in Vinyl

Meet Lindsay Cates, the Manager and Buyer for Stinkweeds, a new and used record store in Phoenix, AZ that has been in business since 1987.  The shop was started by Kimber Lanning at just 19 years old, and they pride themselves on helping customers find music they love. As you’ll read Lindsay does just that;…

We have a huge respect for DJs in the Women in Vinyl community.  Like a record store, DJs are a huge part in musical exploration and can also really set the mood.  Instead of Shazam they’re a real person you can go and ask what was playing, and learn more about that artist. They have…

Who doesn’t love meeting someone who is truly passionate about what they do, and even if they didn’t mean to be where they are, they were drawn to it like a magnet. With two degrees (Massage Therapy & Visual Communication Design) the music industry and the record store have always been her passion. A lot…

Be right back, booking at trip to Miami just to visit Caroline and this shop.  Kidding… sort of.  Keep reading and you’ll see what I mean. Meet Caroline Cardenas, a Cuban-Honduran Miami native and manager as well as event coordinator at Technique Records. Her role includes managing the behind the scenes activity of the shop…

You know those people you meet who are just so fun their energy is infectious? The ones that you know you’ll keep in touch with, and can’t wait to see all that they’ll do in their career?  That was us when we met Elsie Chadwick who works at Stamper Discs an electroplating facility based in…

We love introducing the vinyl community to up and coming women in the industry, it’s a true testament to what we are trying to do.  So today, say hello to Caitlin Welch and Dora-Jane Ryan of Paradise Found Records & Music in Boulder Colorado.  Paradise Found formerly Bart’s Record Shop, was founded in 2016 when…

True Romance, Ninja Turtles, Mortal Kombat what do these classics have in common except being awesome? Enjoy the Ride Records and Enjoy the Toons Records released them on vinyl! Enjoy the Ride Records is a Long Island record label, specializing in cult following reissues throughout a variety of genres. Michele Kaufman is their operations manager…

If you’ve listened to The Women in Vinyl Podcast, you know co-host Robyn Raymond, one of our board members and contributors.  She is the only female lathe cutter in Canada and her passion for what she does is infectious.  When she mentioned Tasha Trigger, the only female lathe cutter in the UK, we knew we…

We recently shared a list of women owned record stores, and thankfully another local record store told us about the gem that is Sonidos! Music & More in Beltsville, Maryland.  Meet Claudia Mendiola-Durán founder of Sonidos! which opened in 2019 on her love and passion for music and its ability to bring people together. ​…