Women in Vinyl

Someone we've wanted to introduce you to for awhile now, who is really making waves in the industry is Head Mastering Engineer at , Bobbi Giel in Nashville, TN. Welcome to 1979 is a multi-faceted, analog-centric studio that provides both digital and vinyl mastering services with the latter being what Bobbi is most known for.

We are starting off the year with Chicago-based vinyl DJ, sonic storyteller, and creative healer aka DJ Ricki Free. Her love for vintage music (and vintage everything) runs deep.

For our last feature in 2023 we’re thrilled to be able to introduce you to some of the team at Culture Clash Records a Toledo, Ohio iconic institution now in the hands of Lizzie Friedman and her partner Tim, who are set to keep it a record buyer destination for many years to come, with…

For any of you out there craving the beach in winter, we’ve stayed in Florida this week, with a feature on Beachside Retro & Records‘s owner Josette Tornabene.  Josette loves collecting cool stuff, and says “…it sometimes it borders on hoarding“. But she enjoys music and being around people. With a passion for sharing cool…

We love seeing more women at the helm of pressing plants. This week we met Farah the owner of Violet Vinyl a small record pressing plant specializing in artistic color pressing and low minimums out of Daytona Beach, Florida.  Violet Vinyl was created to make it easier for musicians and indie labels to create, record…

This weekend as we close out November, we have the pleasure of introducing you to Chicago DJ, Nosha Luv. Nosha DJs multiple genres at different venues around the city but has residencies with Bronzeville Winery and The California Clipper. When not at her turntables Nosha is also the culinary specialist for Mutha Earth. She spends…

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…