What’s a vinyl record’s carbon footprint – and why do I need to know that?
Modern society is underpinned by daily gas-emitting activities such as food production, maintaining infrastructure, using transportation, and energy consumption. Consequently, the world continues to warm, as evidenced by a new global carbon footprint record from fossil fuel greenhouse emissions getting set in 2023. There is no clear or easy path forward to address this climate […]
How Vinyl Records Are Made
What is a Vinyl Record? Vinyl records are flat discs made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a type of plastic known for its durability. Unlike early records made of shellac or wax, modern vinyl records use this material for its strength and sound quality. These records are engraved with grooves that store sound waves, allowing music […]
2024 Making Vinyl Conference: New Challenges, Industry Growth, and Sustainability Efforts in Haarlem
By Larry Jaffee, Haarlem, Netherlands — In the midst of their busy season, nearly 300 vinyl record professionals, including manufacturers, record labels and distributors, descended on this quaint town in Holland to reflect on the challenges and realities facing the business. Making Vinyl Europe speakers and attendees on Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2024, in this Amsterdam […]
2024 Making Vinyl Europe Program Guide
Haarlem Travel Guide – Making Vinyl Europe 24
This is your guide to reaching Haarlem, providing helpful suggestions on what to do and where to stay once you’re there.
Countdown to Making Vinyl Europe Conference 2024:
Shaping the Future of the Vinyl Industry Together Haarlem/ Braunschweig, September 2024—The wait is almost over: Making Vinyl Europe, the only business event of its kind, is returning to Haarlem from September 30 to October 2, 2024. This platform brings together key players from across the vinyl industry to discuss current challenges, technological innovations, and […]
Making Vinyl Europe 2024 Program Guide
Discover everything you need to know about Making Vinyl Europe with our Digital Program Guide—your go-to resource for session schedules, speaker details, and exclusive event updates.
Making Vinyl Europe Unveils Record Sustainability Summit
A New Chapter in Eco-Friendly Music Production at the Conference Haarlem/ Braunschweig, August 2024 – The Organization Team of the Making Vinyl Europe Conference is proud to announce the debut of the Making Vinyl Record Sustainability Summit, set to take place on the final day of the conference at the PHIL in Haarlem, the Netherlands. […]
Making Vinyl Europe Conference Announces New Lineup of Speakers for 2024 Event in Haarlem, Netherlands
Nashville/ Haarlem/ Braunschweig, July, 2024 – The Making Vinyl Europe Conference is thrilled that its next event will be held in Haarlem, Netherlands again. It will take place from September 30th to October 2nd, 2024. This year’s conference will feature an impressive lineup of speakers who will address the industry’s current challenges, innovations, and future […]
Making Vinyl Nashville 2024: Three Shades of Green, Michael Palm, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, UNC-Chapel Hill
Making Vinyl 2024 was the first I attended since 2019 in Los Angeles. The 2010s had brought a wave of new presses and plants to meet climbing demand, and the new organization’s annual gatherings were heady affairs for a revitalized industry. (LA was the third, after two in Detroit.) Last week when I checked into […]
