When we set out to create role models for the next generation, and to show young people those like them are leading the way in this industry, it's exciting when one of those people says, "Yeah, you know, I'm ready to do this now". That is the case with Jaica Tipper, maybe our youngest features… Continue reading Jaica Tipper | Owner, Tipper Records & The Beatnik Bus
With a decade in the game and a lifetime of musical knowledge, we are happy to introduce you to Toronto based, DJ Waves, a resident DJ for Live Nation’s Budweiser Stage since 2014, where she provides pre + post show dance parties for summer concerts as well as part of the roster for VIP Nation,… Continue reading Waves | DJ Waves, Vinyl DJ
This weekend we're crossing back over the US border to Canada, and Sunrise Records. Sunrise was founded in Toronto in 1977, originally operating with 9 locations until 2017 when they purchased leases for 70 locations formerly occupied by HMV Canada. Sunrise Records now runs approximately 85 locations across Canada. In one of those locations you… Continue reading Gillian Dorella | Manager, Sunrise Records
This week we get the pleasure to introduce you to a woman blazing vinyl trails in the Newfoundland region of Canada. Meet Melisa Penney-Jones who co-owns Flip Side Music & More with her husband Doug, out of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland. Flip Side just turned four years old in April 2022 and is a primarily… Continue reading Melisa Penney-Jones | Co-Owner, Flip Side Music & More and Co-organizer, Record Fair NL
If you read our last interview with Elaine Banks then you knew this one was coming. We're thankful Cher reached out to nominate Elaine, and after seeing what she was up to wanted her to participate as well. We appreciate her honest, thoughtful and raw experiences shared in her feature. Cher, or DJ Cher is… Continue reading Cher, DJ Cher | Vinyl DJ
