Clint Holley
Clint began a love affair with records at the age of 12 when the vinyl format was being replaced by CDs and Clint’s parents routinely took him to early morning flea markets. With a few dollars in his pocket from mowing neighbors lawns, Clint was able to come home each week with stacks of classic […]
Gerhard Blum
As Senior Vice President of Global Distribution & Supply Chain, Gerhard Blum oversees the manufacturing and distribution side of the business. During his 24 years with the music major, he has witnessed dramatic changes in the music industry – from the rise of digital downloads and streaming, to the decline of the CD, and the surprising comeback […]
Peter Runge
Peter Runge was born in Rostock, East Germany in 1968. He studied electronics and industrial engineering at the University of Rostock, where he earned a Ph.D. He’s been working for Optimal Media since 1997, where he has been Director of Operations and Head of Production and Logistics. Lately, he’s been responsible for capacity planning, process […]
Jeffrey Smith
Jeffrey Smith is the Public Relations and Strategic Partnerships Lead at Discogs, the most extensive physical music database and leading music marketplace in the world. Smith, who has been with the company since February 2017 comes to Discogs after 13 years as Founder and Principle Publicist of Crash Avenue, a boutique music public relations firm.
Chad Dahlstrom
Chad Dahlstrom is the Chief Executive Officer of Zink Media Inc., owner of Discogs, the most extensive physical music database and leading music marketplace in the world. Dahlstrom, who has been with the company for nearly four years, recently held the position of Chief Operations Officer until September 2017. Before Discogs, Dahlstrom held Director positions at […]
Lisa Hresko
Lisa Hresko is the associate member relations manager at A2IM (American Association of Independent Music), the not-for-profit trade association representing over 500 independently owned record labels. She was previously editor-in-chief at CMJ, and she programed CMJ Music Marathon’s daytime events.
Mark Michaels
Mark Michaels is the CEO & Chairman of United Record Pressing, LLC, the largest manufacturer of vinyl records in North America, based in Nashville, Tennessee, and its sister company, URP Music Distributors, LLC, a leading one-stop wholesaler of vinyl records serving retailers around the world. Recently Mr. Michaels has led United’s efforts in building its […]
Per-Olof Ragnerius
Per-Olof Ragnerius is an M.Sc. E.E graduate from Chalmers University of Technology located in Gothenburg Sweden. He designed the electronics and software of the original Toolex Alpha AD12 LP-Press in 1976. From 1980 until 2005, he ran his own business designing and manufacturing industrial electronic control units. One of its customers was Toolex Alpha, later […]
David Hill
“An ugly child, so his mother would tie snags of meat around his neck to make the dog play with him…” No girlfriends then, meant he had more time to focus on other areas of interest with one such being the whole 70’s HiFi scene. Dave would spend countless hours visiting London HiFi retailers, mesmerised […]
Andrea Paschal
Andrea Paschal is the General Manager of ThinkIndie Distribution and the Coalition of Independent Music Stores, a nationwide organization of independently owned record stores and one of the co-founders of Record Store Day. She organizes and oversees the day to day operations of both companies, and works with Record Store Day on special projects and […]
