Women in Vinyl

Last time I was in Miami I beelined for Sweat Records, this shop is fun, colorful and has a great selection.  I knew that I wanted Lolo to be a part of the blog, she embodies the shop and came highly recommended by some of you too!  Being a Miami native when she’s not at…

This weekend I get the opportunity to introduce you to Nele Buys co-founder of Consouling Sounds: a record label, store, and promotional platform for indie artists; she came highly recommended by a few followers of the blog and had been on my radar for a feature.  The record label focuses on the niche of doom,…

Welcoming creator, designer, and builder Emily Johnston this week to the blog.  Not only is she those three things she’s also a mom, wife and carpenter from Tennessee helping to find new ways for you to step away from the Kallax and store your records in reimagined ways. When she’s not busy chasing a two year…

For the first post in the new year I’m happy to introduce you to Désirée label owner of Lay Bare Recordings based in the Netherlands.  I personally am a fan of her label and was glad she agreed to be a part of the site.  Like myself one of her ‘great passions’ is music and vinyl. …

Katherine had reached out to me through the site’s contact page to talk more about what I was working on with the blog and when I realized she had a ‘newish’ shop in Baltimore  we made sure to stop in on a recent trip.  Her shop Hare’s Breath Records is run by her and her husband, they…

I’m so glad to have Dana as a part of the blog, I’ve been lucky enough to work with her on a couple projects and immediately I knew we’d get along.  Like a couple others, including myself, she’s former art school kid who found her way into a vinyl workplace.  She’s got a love for…

I love that that Amy and Margaret wanted to do this together, even though both definitely deserve their own posts.  I have so much respect for these ladies,and what they do. Margaret:  I’m a Mastering Engineer at Chicago Mastering Service; we do mastering for digital formats as well as mastering for vinyl. On the side, I’m…

You can’t live in the DC Metro area and not know about Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe so I’m glad to be able to share it with more of you.  Between the live shows, and records to browse while you have coffee there’s something for everyone.  I was introduced to Alisha by her partner…

I met Anouk through my job at Furnace Record Pressing, and when I started this blog she immediately came to mind.  She wears many hats but her official title is the ‘sales manager’ at Record Industry in the Netherlands.  When she’s not answering emails, problem solving, or helping to set up a recording studio she loves…