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
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
I've been looking forward to interviewing someone on the equipment side of the vinyl industry and thankfully Callie Stroby of VPI Industries in Cliffwood, NJ was up for it. I absolutely love VPI. Their products are beautiful, perform amazingly well, and the family story of the company makes them easy to love and want to… Continue reading Callie Stroby | Lead Builder, VPI Industries
Meet Kristen Anderson, the fun and creative yet camera elusive general manger of Forced Exposure, an independent music distributor in the Greater Boston area. Forced Exposure distributes records from thousands of labels and artists from around the world, representing most genres and especially the genres between the genres. As General Manager, I do “general things",… Continue reading Kristin Anderson | General Manager, Forced Exposure
Meet Kate Siamro the 'Chatty Canadian' of Spinster Records in the Bishop Arts District of Dallas, Texas. I came across her fun posts on social media for the shop and knew I had to chat with her. Her responses and energy come through in the interview as well. In her free time she loves playing… Continue reading Kate Siamro | Spinster Records
