Roni Hyde | Press Operator, Smashed Plastic

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

Valeria Rueda | DJ , Label Owner, and Press Operator at Intakt

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

Dalma Zelenak | Vinyl Press Operator, Record Industry

I always enjoy being able to share behind the scenes on how our records are made. In this post meet Dalma Zelenak, vinyl press operator, at Record Industry, one of the largest automated vinyl pressing plants in the world, putting out about 40-50k records per day, located in the Netherlands. What's really cool about sharing… Continue reading Dalma Zelenak | Vinyl Press Operator, Record Industry

Brianna Orozco | Lead Press Operator, Memphis Record Pressing

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