As you may have noticed we kind of like Halloween here at Women in Vinyl, and Roni fits right in with her love of horror soundtracks, which is part of what propelled her into this industry. Meet Roni Hyde, Press Operator at Smashed Plastic Record Pressing in Chicago. She runs two semi-automatic record presses to… Continue reading Roni Hyde | Press Operator, Smashed Plastic
This week we have the pleasure of introduction you to Alli Klein the Production Coordinator for Smashed Plastic a DIY independent vinyl record pressing plant. A fixture in Chicago’s indie music scene, many of their employees are members of local bands. Being in the Hermosa neighborhood of Chicago allows them a more frequent and deeper… Continue reading Alli Klein | Production Coordinator, Smashed Plastic
We got a chance to visit the The Vinyl Lab when we went to Music Biz in Nashville this summer. Since then, they've finished off the space for live events, including hosting this year's Making Vinyl conference, and expanded adding a second press. Locally owned The Vinyl Lab is founded by musicians and artists who… Continue reading Heather Gray | Director of Business Operations, The Vinyl Lab
Awhile back we saw an article by KQED titled "Interns Turned Engineers Take the Reins at SF’s Historic Different Fur Studios" and knew we had to meet them! Meet Lien Do and Grace Coleman audio engineers and managers Different Fur Studios in the Mission District of San Francisco, California. Different Fur Studios is a recording… Continue reading Lien Do and Grace Coleman| Audio Engineers + Managers, Different Fur Studios
We're pleased to introduce you this week to Lena Graaf, who comes recommended by a few readers and is a badass all around, but in particular in the Swedish heavy music scene. Lena runs a small record label, and distribution company focused on hard rock and metal, called GMR Music Group. GMR has over the… Continue reading Lena Graaf | Label Owner, GMR Music
