Women in Vinyl

Have you noticed a theme emerging?  All month we’ve been featuring some of the talented women of Chicago we met this summer. Today we get to introduce you to Syreeta Garcia, Rita/Reeta for short. She describes herself as a fun-loving, nerdy, often misunderstood, free spirit who loves to dance. She works a variety of odd…

Free spirit at heart, art teacher by day and vinyl DJ by night meet Catina Robinson, known as DJ Queen B. Mom of two teenage girls, and Visual Arts Educator for Chicago Public high schools her ability to create a vibe on the decks is a passion she’s carried for some time. Her main focus…

Meet Nicole Gonzalez who works in packaging and QC at Smashed Plastic. We had the pleasure to meet her and some of her wonderful colleagues at our 5 year Anniversary party this year in Chicago. Nicole is originally from SoCal but now calls Chicago home.  Her job at Smashed Plastic includes QC’ing records off the…

We couldn’t help but feature vinyl DJ, Mackenzie Leonard on halloween weekend, after all the name of her radio show on Kalamazoo, Michigan’s 89.1 WIDR FM, is Enter The Crypt with Delta of Venus. Mackenzie’s show is on Western Michigan University’s student and community radio station, where she plays Rockabilly, Goth Rock, New Wave, French…

This week we have the pleasure to introduce you to Jennifer Klein, the co-host of the Maplewood Record Fair, an awesome event that happens twice a year in November and May in Maplewood, New Jersey.  Be sure to mark your calendars as the next one is coming up November 12th and you will get a…

We had the pleasure to officially meet Jen at RSD Summer Camp this year, and previous to that through social media watching all the fun things happening at the Puscifer Store.  A kindred spirit, Jen has carved out an awesome little corner for the Puscifer world in the ghost town of Jerome, Arizona.  Without further…

Meet one of the co-owners of a record store in Melbourne, Australia, started by a collective of six friends who decided that they should start a record store made and run by women/gender-diverse people specializing in music by these types of artists. That shop is Feminista Vinyl and today we introduce you to Trish Hayes! …

You probably recognize her from the wonderful content she provides, but we’re thrilled to officially introduce you to Sandy Perez.  A graphic art director by day, she spends all her other hours as a vinyl selector and founding member of the Revuleta Vinyl Club. Revuleta is a collective that supports and empowers women through workshops…

Natalie Bibby is a mastering engineer at Metropolis Studios, in London. Established in 1989 by Gary Langan, Carey Taylor and Karin Clayton, it is located in the Power House, a Grade II listed building, at 70 Chiswick High Road in Chiswick, London, England and is a music production company offering mixing, mastering, cutting and events. …