12 GIU 2024 · All aboard! This week we head to Jamaica by way of Asbury Park New Jersey, joined by our friend and guide Joe K. Not only is he a great story teller, but the founder and owner of HoldFast Records.  We learn how Joe and his wife got started in the industry, the production work he cut his teeth on that gave him the tough skin, yet love for community that he takes with him on his trips to Jamaica. Joe has spent years cultivating relationships in Kingston, away from the safety of the resorts. While not for the faint of heart, with a tumultuous religious and government history, there is also such an important thoroughline of vinyl and music one which people would ‘climb the pole’ for. During these trips he’s met people who have created and built the reggae foundation we all know and love. Check out: https://www.instagram.com/holdfastrecordsnj/ https://www.discogs.com/seller/HoldfastRecordsNJ/profile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_One_(record_label) https://www.rockersinternational.com/ Thank you to Full Flower Moon Band, an alternative grunge rock band from Brisbane Australia; for the use of their song ‘West Side' off their album of the same name. Find more at: https://fullflowermoonband.bandcamp.com/music Grab a copy of our book 'Women in Vinyl, the Art of Making Vinyl' out now!  Learn more and buy a copy at: https://womeninvinyl.com/book THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! Keep your records clean and sounding great with GrooveWasher. Use WomenInVinyl10 at check out: http://www.groovewasher.com/ Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast, along with membership options and ton of other discount codes available at: https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl You can also contribute to furthering our mission by donating http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ as a 501(c)3 all donations are tax deductible. Visit the website to check out past episodes, features, and our ever growing library of resources to further the education, demystification and diversification of the Vinyl Making Space. We were listed as number 11 on https://podcasts.feedspot.com/vinyl_records_podcasts/! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! Want to be a sponsor or just get in touch? Email us: https://womeninvinyl.com/

15 MAG 2024 · Women in Vinyl Airlines, now arriving in Mumbai! This week we are joined by our new friend, Kinjal Gosar, founder, owner, operator and the vinyl lover behind Drocer Records, India’s up and coming online record store. We had such an amazing time getting to know Kinjal, her cats, and to find out that even though we’re on another continent record collecting is one thing that connects us all. Drocer Records has new and “pre-loved” vinyl, and hosts many community minded events with other local record stores, DJs and other local businesses. She also stocks and sells turntables and other gear, and isn’t afraid to go toe to toe with any Uncle that might challenge her! Kinjal’s joy and love of vinyl is super infectious and we can’t wait to pack our bags and fill our crates with her. Check out: https://drocerrecord.com/ https://womeninvinyl.com/profiles/kinjal-gosar-founder-drocer-record Big thank you to Berklee Indian Ensemble, a world renowned collective, known for its global Indian sound that honors traditions while boldly experimenting with a cross-pollination of genres, cultures, and multidisciplinary art forms; for the use of their song ‘Aakash’ off their album Shuruaat. Read more on them and what their up to at: https://berkleeindianensemble.com/ Reminder, grab a copy of our book 'Women in Vinyl, the Art of Making Vinyl' is out now!  Learn more and buy a copy at: https://womeninvinyl.com/book THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! Keep your records clean and sounding great with GrooveWasher. Use WomenInVinyl10 at check out: http://www.groovewasher.com/ Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast, along with membership options and ton of other discount codes available at: https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl You can also contribute to furthering our mission by donating http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ as a 501(c)3 all donations are tax deductible. Visit the website to check out past episodes, features, and our ever growing library of resources to further the education, demystification and diversification of the Vinyl Making Space. We were listed as number 11 on https://podcasts.feedspot.com/vinyl_records_podcasts/! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! Want to be a sponsor or just get in touch? Email us:  https://womeninvinyl.com/

17 APR 2024 · G’Day! Pack your bags and head down under with us! In our 50th episode we're taking a virtual trip to Australia, joined by Kathy Wilson the co-ower of Suitcase Records in Brisbane!  We chat about the differences in the vinyl market in Australia vs North America, and what it was like to leave a stable and fun corporate communications career to open a new pressing plant! What lessons have been learned, and how excited they are for the future, and that some people still really like it when you call them on the phone!  Check out: https://suitcaserecords.com.au/ https://womeninvinyl.com/profiles/kathy-wilson-co-owner-suitcase-records Huge thank you to Brisbane based maker of dark and danceable electro-pop and synth-rock  Sarah Stockholm for the use of her song ‘Everything to Me’ off her album Trace of Humanity.  Buy the record at: https://sarahstockholm.bandcamp.com/album/trace-of-humanity Big News! Our book 'Women in Vinyl, the Art of Making Vinyl' is coming out this month.  Learn more and buy a copy at: https://womeninvinyl.com/book THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! Keep your records clean and sounding great with GrooveWasher. Use WomenInVinyl10 at check out: http://www.groovewasher.com/ Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast, along with membership options and ton of other discount codes available at: https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl You can also contribute to furthering our mission by donating http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ as a 501(c)3 all donations are tax deductible. Visit the website to check out past episodes, features, and our ever growing library of resources to further the education, demystification and diversification of the Vinyl Making Space. We were listed as number 11 on https://podcasts.feedspot.com/vinyl_records_podcasts/! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! Want to be a sponsor or just get in touch? Email us: https://womeninvinyl.com/

13 MAR 2024 · In this episode we sat down with a couple of collectors and friends, Carol and Matthew, whom you may recognize better as @carolsvinyl and @harma808 on Instagram. We talk about the vinyl community that has emerged over the years on social media, how it has created strong bonds between music and record lovers, but has also come with its own set of diversity and inclusion issues. It's Women's History Month, so what better time to talk about the vinyl community then now. Check out: Carol's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolsvinyl Matt's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harma808 Huge thank you to Calgary singer / songwriter https://www.instagram.com/emmyjane.music/ for the use of her song “Green" off her new self-titled EP out this summer. Find this and all her music on your favorite https://open.spotify.com/artist/0osNMj9yfi8XpFlYpjlpDn platforms. If you’re listening to this and it’s still March, please consider donating to our Women in Vinyl Women’s History Month drive. As a nonprofit 501(c)3 we can’t do what we do without your help.  All proceeds are tax deductible and go right back to furthering our mission to educate, demystify and diversify the vinyl community. http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! Keep your records clean and sounding great with GrooveWasher. Use WomenInVinyl10 at check out: http://www.groovewasher.com/ Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast, along with membership options and ton of other discount codes available at: https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl You can also contribute to furthering our mission by donating http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ as a 501(c)3 all donations are tax deductible. Visit the website to check out past episodes, features, and our ever growing library of resources to further the education, demystification and diversification of the Vinyl Making Space. We were listed as number 11 on https://podcasts.feedspot.com/vinyl_records_podcasts/! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! Want to be a sponsor or just get in touch? Email us: https://womeninvinyl.com/

14 FEB 2024 · On this Valentine’s Day edition of the Women in Vinyl Podcast, we’re celebrating Black History Month and the thing we love most records. We are fortunate to be joined by the incredible Nina Smith, liason for the F.A.M.S Coalition (Forever a Music Store). Nina tells us about how FAMS is supporting and nurturing Black entrepreneurs in opening new record stores, sustaining Black owned record stores and giving back to the communities around those stores with their unique and socially conscious campaigns and programs. We want to shine a light on FAMS and the amazing work they are doing. Follow, share, and support your local record store. Check out: FAMS: https://famscoalition.com/ On social media: https://www.instagram.com/famscoalition Find member stores here: https://famscoalition.com/Stores Huge thank you to returning musical guest Witch Profit, recently nominated as a Rising Leader for Women in Music Canada. Her operatic soul and alternative R&B sounds have been remixed for lovers of house, dance, and jungle with her newest release ‘Gateway Experience [CLUB MIX]’. A five track remix EP of her 2023 Polaris Music Prize album ‘https://daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the-day/witch-prophet-gateway-experience-review. 'Gateway Experience [CLUB MIX]’ releases Friday February 16th via https://www.heartlakerecords.ca/ THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! Keep your records clean and sounding great with GrooveWasher. Use WomenInVinyl10 at check out: http://www.groovewasher.com Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast, along with membership options and ton of other discount codes available at: https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl You can also contribute to furthering our mission by donating http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ as a 501(c)3 all donations are tax deductible. Visit the website to check out past episodes, features, and our ever growing library of resources to further the education, demystification and diversification of the Vinyl Making Space. Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! Want to be a sponsor or just get in touch? Email us: https://womeninvinyl.com/

17 GEN 2024 · Happy new year and welcome back to the Women in Vinyl Podcast! New year, new full episode, and in this one you’ll join Jenn and Robyn as we spill the tea about some overarching topics that arose at the end of the year from vinyl prices, to an oversaturated market and the upheaval over Luminate’s reporting. We also talk about some exciting things coming up, where we hope to have an opportunity to see and hear from you more. Don’t miss it! Check out: - Goldmine Article: https://www.goldminemag.com/news/new-record-store-vinyl-sales-chart-announced - Future of Vinyl Magnetic Mag:https://www.routledge.com/https://www.magneticmag.com/2024/01/the-future-of-vinyl/ Big thank you to NYC alt pop artist Rachael Sage, for the use of her song ‘Whistle Blow’ off her new album ‘The Other Side’. Rachel has toured with the likes of Ani Difranco, Sarah McLachlan and more. You can find the vinyl copy of ‘The Other Side’ and more at: https://rachaelsage.bandcamp.com/album/the-other-side THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! The ones that make your vinyl needs even more accessible with so many great codes and resources. https://www.otherrecordlabels.com/store, https://koeppeldesign.com/, https://eargasm.com/, https://www.glowtronics-store.com/, https://nugenaudio.com/womeninvinyl/ https://www.instagram.com/vinylrevolutionrecordshow/. Want to be a sponsor? Email us: https://womeninvinyl.com/ As always, join the conversation on Instagram or send us a note at: podcast@womeninvinyl.com Check out http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ for past episodes, the store, job board, and the growing library of resources! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! You can also contribute to furthering our mission at https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl where you’ll find all of the B-Sides, Deep Cuts and amazing extras, including longer episodes and contribute to the creation of scholarships and educational opportunities to further the demystification and infiltration of more Women and Non-Binary identifying humans into the Vinyl Making Space!

13 DIC 2023 · It’s our final episode of the year, and we are closing it out on the thoughtful topic of diversification of vinyl. We’re looking at the topic not only from an employment, but collector view. We sat down with Women in Vinyl Advisory Board member, educator, author and researcher Dr Veronica Skrimsjö to discuss what she has uncovered on the topic, why certain generalizations and stereotypes happen and what we can do to break them down. Learn more on this topic and more in her upcoming publication: “The Vinyl Revival, Gender and Collecting Aesthetics” and in the meantime check out her first release, “'I, Me, Mine?', An Initial Consideration of (Popular Music Record) Collecting Aesthetics, Identities and Practices.” Find links below for more; and we look forward to seeing you next year! Check out: Dr. Veronica Skrimsjö: https://www.veronicasvinyl.com/ New Book “The Vinyl Revival…” - keep an eye out at:https://www.routledge.com/ Previous Book “I,Me,Mine?...”: https://www.abebooks.co.uk/products/isbn/9781443889124 Warm thank you to Brooklyn based female brass band, Brass Queens for the use of their song ‘Part Time Drummer’ off their new album Black & Gold. Find more, and buy their vinyl release at: https://brassqueens.bandcamp.com/album/black-gold and https://www.brassqueensnyc.com/online-store THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! The ones that make your vinyl needs even more accessible with so many great codes and resources. Other Record Labels - Who’ve gifted our listeners - you! - a 25% code in their store for the myriad of resources compiled there using the code WIVFRIENDS at checkout! https://www.otherrecordlabels.com/store - Selektor Record Bags - Our new favorite record bag: https://www.theselektor.com/us/ - https://koeppeldesign.com/(pronounced Kep-ul) - Sleek and sophisticated, handmade record collection organization! Get $10 off your first order of $75 using the code WOMENINVINYL at checkout! https://koeppeldesign.com/ - https://eargasm.com/ - High fidelity ear plugs! keep your hearing protected in style! Eargasm has a great deal for you with 10% off your order using, you guessed it, discount code: WOMENINVINYL at checkout. http://www.eargasm.com/ - https://www.glowtronics-store.com/ - Custom slip mats - you already love the WIV branded slipmat, but think, you can make your own! Get 15% off using the code: WOMENINVINYL15 at https://www.glowtronics-store.com/ - Nugen Audio - Innovative, intuitive, award-winning professional audio plugins and software for all your creative music producing and sound design needs! Use code WOMENINVINYL for 20% off at check out: https://nugenaudio.com/womeninvinyl/ - Vinyl Revolution Record Show - Attend one of the longest running record shows out there. 55 dealer tables filled with vendors from all over the east coast and tons of rare and collectible vinyl records! Find more at: https://www.instagram.com/vinylrevolutionrecordshow/ Want to be a sponsor too? Email us: https://womeninvinyl.com/ As always, join the conversation on Instagram or send us a note at: media@womeninvinyl.com Check out http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ for past episodes, the store, job board, and the growing library of resources! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! You can also contribute to furthering our mission at https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl where you’ll find all of the B-Sides, Deep Cuts and amazing extras, including longer episodes and contribute to the creation of scholarships and educational opportunities to further the demystification and infiltration of more Women and Non-Binary identifying humans into the Vinyl Making Space!

18 OTT 2023 · In this episode we are sitting down with Pierre van Dongen from Green Vinyl, a conversation we’ve wanted to have and share with our listeners for quite some time. Green Vinyl is working to innovate the vinyl manufacturing process by developing an environmentally friendly and alternative production process for vinyl records, replacing traditional plastics for eco-friendly materials. Learn more about their innovation in record pressing, where things stand now, and ways in which we can help advance a more eco-friendly product that we all will still enjoy in the same way for years to come. Check out: Green Vinyl: https://greenvinylrecords.com Watch the Process: https://youtu.be/puLjP0D-zJ0?feature=shared Big thank you to Canadian Artist Kue Varo for the use of her song ‘Winter Lining’ off her upcoming album Cowboy Witchcraft being released by Robyn’s new Red Spade Records label. Find more on the label launch, Kue's album and where to purchase the physical release at: http://www.kuevaro.bandcamp.com/ and http://www.redspadereccords.com THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! The ones that make your vinyl needs even more accessible with so many great codes and resources. Other Record Labels - Who’ve gifted our listeners - you! - a 25% code in their store for the myriad of resources compiled there using the code WIVFRIENDS at checkout! https://www.otherrecordlabels.com/store - Selektor Record Bags - Our new favorite record bag: https://www.theselektor.com/us/ - https://koeppeldesign.com/(pronounced Kep-ul) - Sleek and sophisticated, handmade record collection organization! Get $10 off your first order of $75 using the code WOMENINVINYL at checkout! https://koeppeldesign.com/ - https://eargasm.com/ - High fidelity ear plugs! keep your hearing protected in style! Eargasm has a great deal for you with 10% off your order using, you guessed it, discount code: WOMENINVINYL at checkout. http://www.eargasm.com/ - https://www.glowtronics-store.com/ - Custom slip mats - you already love the WIV branded slipmat, but think, you can make your own! Get 15% off using the code: WOMENINVINYL15 at https://www.glowtronics-store.com/ - Nugen Audio - Innovative, intuitive, award-winning professional audio plugins and software for all your creative music producing and sound design needs! Use code WOMENINVINYL for 20% off at check out: https://nugenaudio.com/womeninvinyl/ - Vinyl Revolution Record Show - Attend one of the longest running record shows out there. 55 dealer tables filled with vendors from all over the east coast and tons of rare and collectible vinyl records! Find more at: https://www.instagram.com/vinylrevolutionrecordshow/ Want to be a sponsor too? Email us: mailto:info@womeninvinyl.com As always, join the conversation on Instagram or send us a note at: media@womeninvinyl.com Check out http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ for past episodes, the store, job board, and the growing library of resources! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! You can also contribute to furthering our mission at https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl where you’ll find all of the B-Sides, Deep Cuts and amazing extras, including longer episodes and contribute to the creation of scholarships and educational opportunities to further the demystification and infiltration of more Women and Non-Binary identifying humans into the Vinyl Making Space!

13 SET 2023 · In this episode we get the chance to sit down with the one and only role model and badass Anouk Rijnders, the CCO of one of the largest and most renowned European pressing plants Record Industry as well as Artone Studio. She has helped produce the publication Passion for Vinyl which has a third part coming soon. Most recently she acted as a founding partner of the Haarlem Vinyl Festival; a celebration of all aspects of vinyl culture, taking place at the end of this month in the Netherlands! Anouk tells us how she juggles it all, her path from sales manager to CCO and how her passion for Vinyl remains strong after over 23 years in the industry. Check out: Record Industry: https://www.recordindustry.com/ Artone Studio: https://www.artone-studio.com/ Passion for Vinyl: https://www.recordindustry.com/passion-for-vinyl Haarlem Vinyl Festival: https://www.haarlemvinylfestival.com/ Huge thank you to singer, songwriter, and artist, Monika Demmler for the use of her song ‘Princess’ off her album of the same name. A mix of shoegaze / krautrock and punk rock, you can find the vinyl release and more at: https://drmonikademmler.com/store THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! The ones that make your vinyl needs even more accessible with so many great codes and resources. - Other Record Labels - Who’ve gifted our listeners - you! - a 25% code in their store for the myriad of resources compiled there using the code WIVFRIENDS at checkout! https://www.otherrecordlabels.com/store - Selektor Record Bags - Our new favorite record bag: https://www.theselektor.com/us/ - https://koeppeldesign.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw-7OlBhB8EiwAnoOEk-EexaaJkRJQ1QCqzFXY5PNWiUjA0jFkc6W9ybXQ3yOai0el9DvRaxoC5L4QAvD_BwE(pronounced Kep-ul) - Sleek and sophisticated, handmade record collection organization! Get $10 off your first order of $75 using the code WOMENINVINYL at checkout! https://koeppeldesign.com/ - https://eargasm.com/ - High fidelity ear plugs! keep your hearing protected in style! Eargasm has a great deal for you with 10% off your order using, you guessed it, discount code: WOMENINVINYL at checkout. http://www.eargasm.com/ - https://www.glowtronics-store.com/ - Custom slip mats - you already love the WIV branded slipmat, but think, you can make your own! Get 15% off using the code: WOMENINVINYL15 at https://www.glowtronics-store.com/ - Nugen Audio - Innovative, intuitive, award-winning professional audio plugins and software for all your creative music producing and sound design needs! Use code WOMENINVINYL for 20% off at check out: https://nugenaudio.com/womeninvinyl/ - Vinyl Revolution Record Show - Attend one of the longest running record shows out there. 55 dealer tables filled with vendors from all over the east coast and tons of rare and collectible vinyl records! Find more at: https://www.instagram.com/vinylrevolutionrecordshow/ Want to be a sponsor too? Email us: https://womeninvinyl.com/ As always, join the conversation on Instagram or send us a note at: media@womeninvinyl.com Check out http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ for past episodes, the store, job board, and the growing library of resources! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! You can also contribute to furthering our mission at https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl Where you’ll find all of the B-Sides, Deep Cuts and amazing extras, including longer episodes and contribute to the creation of scholarships and educational opportunities to further the demystification and infiltration of more Women and Non-Binary identifying humans into the Vinyl Making Space!

16 AGO 2023 · On this episode are excited to have conversation with Sara Pette and Alex Stillman co-owners of https://www.outtawax.com/, a pressing plant and lathe cut studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in the spring of 2020 we discuss the ups, downs and reality of starting a record pressing plant. The Outta Wax team are simply put - record nerds - who came together to open a factory whose primary purpose is to uplift and celebrate local and independent artists who kept the record industry alive through the decades - especially within their community. We enjoyed discussing the other side of the coin with a newer plant’s journey after hearing about United’s long standing place in our industry last month. Huge thanks to Stefani Sikora, singer, songwriter and performer for the use of her song ‘Good Days Are Coming’ off her new record The Shine. Find more on the album and order the record at https://www.stefanisikora.com/music If you’re listening to this in August, don’t forget that we have our ongoing 5 year Anniversary drive and raffle underway and the day that this goes live is August 16th which is our 5th birthday! Please join us in celebrating and donate today, no amount is too small https://www.womeninvinyl.com/donate THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! The ones that make your vinyl needs even more accessible with so many great codes and resources. Other Record Labels - Who’ve gifted our listeners - you! - a 25% code in their store for the myriad of resources compiled there using the code WIVFRIENDS at checkout! https://www.otherrecordlabels.com/store Selektor Record Bags - Our new favorite record bag: https://www.theselektor.com/us/ https://koeppeldesign.com/(pronounced Kep-ul) - Sleek and sophisticated, handmade record collection organization! Get $10 off your first order of $75 using the code WOMENINVINYL at checkout! https://koeppeldesign.com/ https://eargasm.com/ - High fidelity ear plugs! keep your hearing protected in style! Eargasm has a great deal for you with 10% off your order using, you guessed it, discount code: WOMENINVINYL at checkout. http://www.eargasm.com/ https://www.glowtronics-store.com/ - Custom slip mats - you already love the WIV branded slipmat, but think, you can make your own! Get 15% off using the code: WOMENINVINYL15 at https://www.glowtronics-store.com/ Nugen Audio - Innovative, intuitive, award-winning professional audio plugins and software for all your creative music producing and sound design needs! Use code WOMENINVINYL for 20% off at check out: https://nugenaudio.com/womeninvinyl/ Vinyl Revolution Record Show - Attend one of the longest running record shows out there. 55 dealer tables filled with vendors from all over the east coast and tons of rare and collectible vinyl records! Find more at: https://www.instagram.com/vinylrevolutionrecordshow/ Want to be a sponsor? Email us: mailto:info@womeninvinyl.com As always, join the conversation on Instagram or send us a note at: media@womeninvinyl.com Check out http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ for past episodes, the store, job board, and the growing library of resources! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! You can also contribute to furthering our mission at https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl Where you’ll find all of the B-Sides, Deep Cuts and amazing extras, including longer episodes and contribute to the creation of scholarships and educational opportunities to further the demystification and infiltration of more Women and Non-Binary identifying humans into the Vinyl Making Space!