Sometimes people's hobbies help them find their way into the vinyl industry and sometimes the reverse happens! Meet Chayla Hope who did just that, she was a press operator at Gotta Groove Records, until she decided to follow her music dreams and is now a pop artist, and songwriter. If you've listened to the May… Continue reading Chayla Hope | Pop Artist, Former Press Op, Gotta Groove Records
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
We love seeing people that love records so much they jump in all the way and in multiple ways. This week we introduce you to a woman who is just that, and that does it all, so much so it was hard to summarize her title(s) in the header. Valeria Rueda is Mexican DJ and… Continue reading Valeria Rueda | DJ , Label Owner, and Press Operator at Intakt
I've only been to Memphis once even though I lived in Nashville, and I loved it there! So much history and the STAX museum was an experience I'll never forget. That said at the time I had no idea about what Memphis Record Pressing (MRP) was up to, and since then they've seemed to explode… Continue reading Brianna Orozco | Lead Press Operator, Memphis Record Pressing
