Taking Vinyl to the Next Level
By Michael Kurtz, Co-Founder, Record Store Day In 2007, when I first discussed the idea for Record Store Day with then-Warner Bros. Records president Tom “Grover” Biery, almost no one was interested in talking about making vinyl. They could not see a future where millions of people would passionately seek it, much less one where […]
Meet Ryan Lewis of Kindercore Vinyl
Meet Ryan Lewis, president of Kindercore Vinyl in Athens, Georgia. Kindercore started pressing vinyl on October 31 of 2017. In this quick interview, Ryan talks about the ins and outs of pressing and the common misconceptions people have about what it takes to make a record. Source: Vinyl Reviews.com
Lifetime Achievement Award – Ron McMaster
Ron McMaster recently retired from Capitol Studios after working for 38 years as a vinyl mastering specialist and received from Making Vinyl in Detroit a Lifetime Achievement Award. McMaster mastered or remastered legendary titles such as The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds and Frank Sinatra’s Only The Lonely. A favorite of producers like Don Was and […]
Kindercore Vinyl Celebrates First Year Anniversary
Athens Georgia pressing plant turned one on October 30th. Kindercore was founded by Ryan Lewis, Cash Carter and Dan Geller to meet growing demand for vinyl records. Starting the plant had its challenges as the local government wasn’t ecstatic about the idea of having a plant in their state due to environmental concerns and the financial resources were also difficult […]
2018 Making Vinyl Conference – Day 1 Review in Under 1 Minute
Exactly as the description says. Check the website for all other info about the Making Vinyl experience! Thanks to our friends at Black Circle Radio!
TeachRock: Reaching Young People with Music History
Steven Van Zandt’s current “Soulfire” tour benefits The Rock and Roll Forever Foundation’s TeachRock program, which Dr. Van Zandt established. (He received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Degree from Rutgers University.) The Foundation creates education materials that use the history of popular music to create engaging, multicultural lesson plans for history, social studies, language […]
‘Little Steven’ Van Zandt
Steven Van Zandt is a musician, performer, label owner, songwriter, arranger, music producer, radio broadcaster, TV producer, actor, director, Broadway producer, activist, and education advocate. This member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who goes by “Little Steven” will serve as “Little Steven,” served as keynote speaker of Making Vinyl 2018 at the […]
BEST IN VINYL PACKAGING BESTOWED IN DETROIT
For Immediate Release Contact: Larry Jaffee, [email protected] 917-291-2488 Detroit – The best in vinyl records packaging was celebrated at the Making Vinyl Packaging Awards at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel here on Oct. 1 (http://makingvinyl.com). Three of the 12 categories (Boxed Set, Reissue, and Gatefold) were won by art director/designer Torsten Posselt of German design [...] Why I Am at Making Vinyl
By Michael Fremer, Analog Planet “Are you going?” “That’s what I was going to ask you! Are you?” “I don’t know. Who are these people?” “I don’t know. Never heard of them.” “Me neither” “I might go in case it’s good, just not sure.” “Me too. They’re claiming pressing plant owners will be flying […]
Packaging Awards Methodology
Photo: (L-R) Front row: Jennifer Freund; Spencer Drate. Back row: Lilly Smith; Maribeth Paulson; Sean Mosher-Smith; Stefan Sagemister; Craig Braun; David Calderley; and Larry Jaffee (Bryan Ekus not pictured as he was stuck in traffic) The 2018 Making Vinyl Packaging Awards submissions and judging processes were much different from last year’s competition. This time, the […]
