Meet Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound
Ryan Smith has been mastering records at Sterling Sound for the last 15 years. He learned the art of vinyl mastering from the late great George Marino. He cuts a wide range of projects for high profile artists such as Adele and Keith Richards to acclaimed audiophile reissues including Elvis, Counting Crows and Paul Simon. […]
First an Alex Award, Next a Packaging Grammy
The Voyager Golden Record impressed unanimously the Alex Awards panel of judges in early October so much that there was no question it was their choice as the Best Vinyl Boxed Set. Coming on the heels of winning the Alex Award, the three-LP Voyager was also named among the finalists in the Grammy Awards’ Best […]
Darryl “DMC” McDaniels
Innovator, Motivator, Philanthropist, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels changed music and made history when he broke down cultural barriers 30 years ago with his legendary band Run-DMC. Thirty-five million record sales later he continues to inspire & impact the world… Darryl “DMC” McDaniels is a legendary music icon, who first impacted the world more than 30 years […]
Alex Awards Announces Winners & Runners-ups
Alex Awards Announces Winners & Runners-up in 8 Vinyl Categories Detroit — The 2017 Alex Awards is proud to announce the following finalists, runners-up and winners and of the best vinyl packaging at a ceremony here at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel. BEST ILLUSTRATED LP COVER • Aimee Mann, Mental Illness • Father John Mistry, […]
Welcome to Making Vinyl
By Conference Chairs Bryan Ekus and Larry Jaffee You can’t make this stuff up. Home entertainment format gets quickly replaced by supposed advanced technologies in fast succession (i.e., Compact Disc, digital downloads, and streaming), only to re-emerge as a deluxe product that consumers are willing today to pay twice as much for a newly pressed […]
Jack White Founder Third Man Records & Third Man Pressing
There’s no bigger champion of vinyl than Jack White, whose Third Man Pressing (TMP) is ‘Making Vinyl’s’ hometown sponsor. All delegates will be given the opportunity to tour the new vinyl factory, which opened this past February. “Jack White is the perfect keynoter for ‘Making Vinyl’ because he knows first-hand what it takes to set […]
Vinyl Manufacturing Evangelist Jack White to Keynote Making Vinyl Detroit
VINYL MANUFACTURING EVANGELIST JACK WHITE TO KEYNOTE ‘MAKING VINYL’ DETROIT B2B CONFERENCE NOV. 6-7, 2017 CELEBRATES GLOBAL RECORD INDUSTRY’S REBIRTH WHITE’S THIRD MAN PRESSING IS EVENT’S HOMETOWN SPONSOR & WILL HOST DAY 2 PLANT TOUR Detroit, Michigan — There’s no bigger champion of vinyl than Jack White and he will honor ‘Making Vinyl’ with his […]
Vinyl Forecasts, Facts & Figures
The $1 Billion Global Comeback Deloitte predicts that vinyl in 2017 will approach $1 billion in sales. Mostly from records, but also from used discs and record players. 15% of ALL physical media sales and 6% of ALL recorded music revenues. Source: Deloitte Global Real Retail Vinyl Sales Up 20.4% Source: Buzzangle/Border City Media 2017 […]
Awards host Craig Braun
Returning to host the Alex Awards is Craig Braun, a packaging legend in his own right, who executed such iconic album covers as the Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers, the Velvet Underground & Nico, and Alice Cooper’s School’s Out. Braun is also a professional actor appearing major theatrical films, on television and on stage. Here Craig […]
ALEX AWARDS PRESS RELEASE
The best in vinyl packaging will be recognized Nov. 6, 2017 at the Alex Awards at the Westin Book Cadillac Detroit at “Making Vinyl,” the first B2B conference dedicated to the rebirth of the vinyl record manufacturing industry.
