Vinyl boom at a turning point?
While the demand for vinyl is experiencing a new boom, the growth also brings difficulties. At the “Making Vinyl” industry get-together, the focus was not only on the many new pressing plants, but also on the topic of sustainability. 06.09.2022 10:27 • by Jonas Kiss • Musik Woche – Media Biz (Translated from German) https://beta.musikwoche.de/details/474822 […]
Vinyl: How High Is Up? CDs Rebound, Too!
By Larry Jaffee, Making Vinyl Europe Conference Director The world has turned upside down since the last time Making Vinyl and the Media-Tech Association joined forces in May 2019 to mount an in-person conference in Berlin, Germany. But a global pandemic – two-and-a-half years later hasn’t gone away – could not hamper consumers’ collective love […]
MAKING VINYL EUROPE RETURNS TO GERMANY 1-2 SEPT 2022
Offenbach conference first post-Covid event since Berlin in May 2019 Offenbach, Germany — A who’s who of Europe’s leading vinyl manufacturing experts will descend on 1-2 September at The Capitol, the majestic theater outside of Frankfurt, for the Making Vinyl Europe / Physical Media World Conference. The B2B event in English will be followed by […]
‘MAKING VINYL’ ANNOUNCES NEXT U.S. EVENT IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Save The Date Orlando, Florida, The world’s leading vinyl manufacturers, will congregate for Making Vinyl in Minneapolis on June 7-8, 2023 to trade notes on state-of-the-art production of the format, as new pressing plants are expanding global capacity. Industry leaders will present their latest breakthroughs in improving productivity and output that will alleviate the four-month […]
Vinyl Record Manufacturing Association Elect First Executive Board
Front Row L-R Broc Barnes, Dustin Blocker, Bryan Ekus, Greg Schoener, Michael Greig Thomas. Rear Row L-R Don McInnis, Alex Cushing & Yoli Mara Nashville, TN, June 30, 2022 -The Vinyl Record Manufacturing Association (VRMA) is a new professional Trade association of independent businesses committed to the continued advancement of vinyl record manufacturing through collaboration, […]
Physical Media World Conference & ‘Making Vinyl’
1-2 September 2022, Capitol, Offenbach, Germany Demonstrating that consumers still want physical media in the digital age, the Recording Industry Association of America reported RIAA reported last month that vinyl revenue topped US$1 billion for the first time since 1986 and those CDs and vinyl both showed growth together for the first time since 1996. […]
VMP Announces New Audiophile-Grade Vinyl Pressing Plant
The VMP pressing plant will be led by the legendary record-maker Gary Salstrom. With over 40 years of experience in the business of making outstanding records, Salstrom is a respected voice in the field and a master of the art of vinyl production. His leadership in the new plant’s development and operation will ensure its […]
Vinyl Record Sales WK 16
Week 16 is dusted. Nope, #RSD22 results are not this week…they’re next week. 753K vinyl records sold this week, up 7.7% vs the same week last year. YTD total 11.383M down 1.1% vs ’21. Overall physical biz dropped only a sliver WoW, not down 6.5% vs ’21. Twitter: @billysezvinyl / Luminate
Registration is now open!
Tickets are going fast! June 23-24 in Nashville, USA! Our Making Vinyl Nashville event promises to provide the latest information on how the vinyl industry continues to pump our record-setting volumes, amid consumer demand, considerable supply chain issues related to raw materials shortages, as well as increased prices. Register Now!
Vinyl Record Sales Wk 14
Week 14 results: 711K #vinyl #records sold. That’s down 14.5% vs LY. YTD now at 9.867M, down 1.9%. This week was the high point in Q2 last year, with the exception of the June #RSDDrop. So, feeling pretty good about how the quarter shapes up. Twitter: @billysezvinyl / Luminate
