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… Continue reading Farah Amir | Owner, Violet Vinyl
Jayda Abello is a vinyl DJ and multi disciplinary visual artist from Atlanta, GA currently creating in the Tampa Bay Area. She has a monthly residency at Hotel Haya in Ybor City, where she plays an open format blend of r&b, pop, 60’s, disco, and more with Latin sounds splashed throughout. As a Jill of… Continue reading Jayda Abello | Vinyl DJ
We have covered various parts of the pressing process but have yet to have someone in packaging join us. Packaging and shipping is a part of the process that's less talked about but so important to bring the whole project to fruition. For this post, we got lucky to not only have one person's perspective… Continue reading Elsie Bordon, Kat Torres, Nata Lawerance and Michi Pezet | Shipping and Packaging Team, SunPress Vinyl
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… Continue reading Caroline Cardenas | Manager, Technique Records
Meet Natalie Martinez a musician, and the shop manager at Fort Lauderdale's community record store staple Radio Active Records where she's worked for over 10 years this month! Most people know Natalie as Nat Smallish, her stage and nick name she's carried with her throughout the years since high school. She mainly plays bass but… Continue reading Natalie Martinez | Store Manager, Radio-Active Records
