Bob Mould to Keynote Making Vinyl Berlin & the World of Physical Media Event
May 2-3, 2019 B2B Conference Covers Importance of Physical Media in the Digital Age BERLIN, GERMANY – Musician Bob Mould will keynote Making Vinyl and the World of Physical Media Conference here May 2-3, 2019 at the Meistersaal, the famed concert hall that previously was the Hansa recording studio where David Bowie created “Heroes” in […]
Longplay Panama Video Recap
Our friends down at Longplay Panama made this awesome recap video of Making Vinyl Detroit. They also just hosted the first Record Store Day. Congrats! I wish them the best of success and I look forward to welcoming them to Making Vinyl 2019! https://mylongplay.com/
Green Vinyl Records Production Process to Debut at Making Vinyl
From 2014 on, Green Vinyl Records (Symcon) has been developing a new production process to manufacture vinyl records without chlorides. In this short interview, we ask Harm Theunisse, director of Symcon, to tell us more about this innovative development. How far are you with the new product and its process? We expect to have the […]
HD Vinyl takes next step with debut of 3D topography software Perfect Groove
HD Vinyl, the next generation of vinyl records, promises a better, faster, and more eco-friendly production process, as well as higher audio quality and longer playing time. Rebeat Innovation, the company behind HD Vinyl, is now unveiling the software that creates 3D topographies required for laser-cutting HD Vinyl stampers. Called ‘Perfect Groove,’ the software is […]
Mastering for Vinyl: Tips for Digital Mastering Engineers
Posted with permission www.iZotope.com by Jett Galindo, iZotope Contributor Since the resurgence of vinyl in the mid-2000s, vinyl sales have shown no signs of slowing down. But with its return comes a new set of challenges for the aging medium—new genres with increasingly complex production styles, the major paradigm shift from analog to digital production, and […]
Advice to labels: When reissuing vinyl, go a little further
The vinyl revival has provided a new lease of life for countless underappreciated albums that originally fell through the cracks. When done right, such reissues are nothing short of revelatory, and can even bring out of retirement a construction worker, as was the case with Rodriguez, courtesy of Light in the Attic, which reissued in […]
Refurbishing this vintage Scully Lathe took 4 years, $25,000+
Lathes are an integral piece of equipment that determines whether or not a vinyl record in 2019 can be manufactured using a new stamper. The problem is no manufacturer in the world has made a lathe since the early 1980s, which is why the item is a hot commodity any time one surfaces for auction. […]
First Making Vinyl Packaging Award, then a Grammy for Weird Al
For the second consecutive year, the Recording Academy’s Grammy Awards judging committee honored the same package as Making Vinyl. At the Grammy ceremony Feb. 10 in Los Angeles, Sony Music art directors Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll and Al Yankovic, won the “Best Recording Package – Boxed” category – for their work on Squeeze Box: The […]
LEARN HOW TO BENEFIT FROM THE VINYL RECORD COMEBACK AT BERLIN CONFERENCE
Industry leaders will share the secrets of success in vinyl mastering, record pressing, and killer packaging. Berlin, Germany – The conference program of Making Vinyl’s first European event is filling up quickly, with the movers and shakers of the record manufacturing industry, who are riding on a trend of solid annual double-digit growth over the […]
REGISTRATION FOR BERLIN IS NOW OPEN
The Vinyl Resurgence Continues May 2 & 3, 2019 at the Meistersaal Berlin Registration Now Open! Click Here to Register Register Now For Early Bird Rates After two successful events in the U.S., Making Vinyl comes to Berlin on May 2 & 3 at the Meisteraal where David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, […]
