Who doesn't enjoy having a look behind the scenes at how the thing we all love so much is made? We had the pleasure of interviewing Cait Ilchuk who is the sales and label manager at Independent Record Pressing (IRP) in Bordentown, NJ. IRP was founded in 2015 by Dave Hansen (formerly General Manager of… Continue reading Cait Ilchuk | Sales & Label Manager, Independent Record Pressing
Live shows and tours are starting to come back, the need for merch is so important, and with pressing plants continuing to be booked out a company like Diggers Factory provides a great service for bands. Diggers Factory started in 2015 by two friends, Victor and Alexis, who met at the University in France and… Continue reading Mathilde Vanhassel| Label Relations, Diggers Factory
Take a moment before you keep reading to think; how many women are in your top ten artists of all time? How much of your record collection is made up by women artists and musicians? How many of those women are getting reissues of their record or getting highlighted with Record Store Day releases? These… Continue reading Lisa Power | Freelance A&R Consultant / Project Manager
We have our first double feature! A blog interview, and podcast release to follow (next week) with Ren Harcar, Quality Assurance (QA) at Gotta Groove Records in Cleveland, Ohio. From our first exchange I knew Ren was an immediate sister, she also had great insight to share after three years working in QA. She is… Continue reading Ren Harcar | Quality Assurance, Gotta Groove Records
Meet Audrey a minimalist both in practice and words, with some strong similar interests to mine: coffee, cats and vinyl, c'mon. She is the co-owner and co-founder of Société des Loisirs (Leisure Society), a pressing plant, coffee and record store in downtown Quebec city. I've mentioned how important it is to continue to share this… Continue reading Audrey Lapointe | Co-Founder & Co-Owner of Société des Loisirs
