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 […]
Making Vinyl, RIAA to Collaborate on Mfg. Standards Record guidelines
Making Vinyl is pleased to announce its collaboration with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to update the global standards for vinyl record manufacturing, including pressing, mastering and packaging, for the first time since 1978. More details about the collaboration, which is also being supported by the Media-Tech Association, will be given at a […]
Alex Steinweiss and the Alex Awards
By Larry Jaffee The Alex Awards was named after Alex Steinweiss, who is widely credited with being “the father of album graphics” during the second half of the 78-rpm record era and inventor of the LP jacket in 1948. His majestic illustrations adorned more than a thousand covers for the Columbia, Decca, London and Everest […]
R’N’R HALL OF FAMER STEVIE VAN ZANDT TO KEYNOTE ‘MAKING VINYL’
For Immediate Release Contact: Larry Jaffee, [email protected], 917-291-2488 (NY mobile) R’N’R HALL OF FAMER STEVIE VAN ZANDT TO KEYNOTE ‘MAKING VINYL’ 2nd Detroit B2B Conference Oct. 1-2, 2018 celebrates vinyl industry’s rebirth Stevie Van Zandt is a musician, performer, label owner, songwriter, arranger, music producer, radio broadcaster, TV producer, actor, director, Broadway producer, […]
CALL FOR ENTRIES UNDERWAY FOR LP/45/CD COMPETITION
Submissions are now being accepted for the ‘Making Vinyl Packaging Awards’, designed to highlight the best graphic design presentation of recorded music in physical media in the digital age. The competition includes 12 categories for vinyl records and 2 categories for compact discs and requires that the submission be released between Sept. 1, 2017, and […]
Meet Sean Rutkowski of Independent Record Pressing
Sean Rutkowski is General Manager of Independent Record Pressing. Founded in 2015, Independent Record Pressing manufactures vinyl records for a select group of independent labels and is tucked neatly between New York City and Philadelphia in Bordentown, New Jersey. Sean oversees the day to day operations of the plant and brings over 25 years […]
Meet Murat Aktar of Sterling Sound
Sterling Sound has been on the top floor of the Chelsea Market building since the late 90s, but all that is about to change. We sat down with Sterling Sound’s president Murat Aktar to talk about Sterling’s history, their upcoming move out of NYC, where they are going, and why so many music production and […]
Meet Dave Buick of Third Man Records and Pressing Detroit
Dave Buick of Third Man Records and Pressing to talk about the store, the pressing plant, records, and the importance of a Third Man plant being located on Cass Corridor in Detroit, Michigan.
