Making Vinyl Nashville 2024

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Making Vinyl Nashville 2024

William Hein

Pressing Business, Inc
Founder
Superior, Colorado

https://pressingbusiness.co/

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Cofounder Enigma and Restless labels, cofounder ADA, former president Rykodisc, former SVP/GM Astralwerks & Caroline, former SVP/GM Live Nation Artists, lover of vinyl now pressing records (also CDs, cassettes, books, puzzles - all media) in Poland for the world, we do all our own print work in-house

6:30pm CDT

MEET & GREET - LIVE PRESSING PERFORMANCE WITH SEAN CUNNINGHAM SPONSORED BY THE VINYL LAB & PHEENIX ALPHA The Vinyl LoungeSean Cunningham

7:15pm CDT

AD12 SPLATTER KIT DEMO / VINYL LAB TOUR #2 The Vinyl Lab

8:00am CDT

Registration & Check In Day 1 Hutton Hotel - Lyric Ballroom Foyer

9:00am CDT

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS Lyric Ballroom

9:10am CDT

ALWAYS ON MY MIND: THE STATE OF THE PRESSING INDUSTRY 2024 Lyric BallroomLarry Jaffee • Connie Comeau • Brandon Seavers • Mark Michaels • Ton Vermeulen • Ali Miller • Rufus Kalex

9:55am CDT

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: HOW TO KEEP YOUR CUSTOMER HAPPY Lyric BallroomDustin Blocker • Liz Dunster • Edward Gillis • Scott Lemasters • Sarah Robertson • Jenn D'Eugenio • Ric Sherman

10:40am CDT

MY BUCKET’S GOT A HOLE IN IT: WHY WE NEED ACCURATE VINYL SALES NUMBERS Lyric BallroomBilly Fields

11:00am CDT

NETWORKING BREAK Hutton Hotel - Lyric Ballroom Foyer

11:30am CDT

WHAT LUMINATE IS DOING TO FIX THE NUMBERS PROBLEM Lyric BallroomChris Muratore

11:45am CDT

WORKING 9 [AM] TO MIDNIGHT: CAN THE LITTLE GUY STILL WIN? Lyric BallroomKevin Da Costa • Sara Pette • Edward Hashimoto • Cash Carter • Simone Serretta • William Shin

12:30pm CDT

HOW TO GET YOUR ORGANIZATION LEAN & STAY THAT WAY Edison RoomMark Reiter • Eric Astor

12:40pm CDT

BUSTED: THE LATEST CRACKDOWN ON BOOTLEGS & COUNTERFEITS Lyric BallroomMarcus Cohen

1:00pm CDT

LUNCH TBA

2:00pm CDT

INNOVATIONS IN MANUFACTURING Edison RoomFranco Sironi WHAT'S THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF A VINYL RECORD & WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW THAT? Lyric BallroomRyan Weitzel

2:20pm CDT

EARLY FINDINGS FROM THE GLOBAL PRESSING REPORT Lyric BallroomJames Duvall

2:40pm CDT

PLASTCHEM PRESENTATION: BIO-VINYL AVAILABLE IN THE USA Lyric BallroomOnno-Pieter Sonnega

2:45pm CDT

HIGH LONESOME SOUND –—THE ART OF CUTTING RECORDS Edison RoomAndreas Kohl • Bobbi Giel • Reid Cifrino • Nick Townsend

2:50pm CDT

SIXTEEN TONS OF VINYL ON ITS WAY: LABELS, DISTRO PERSPECTIVES Lyric BallroomLarry Jaffee • Rachel Nordmark • Lucy Bartozzi • Benson Curb • Leslie Fowler • Collin Fidler

3:30pm CDT

NETWORKING BREAK Hutton Hotel - Lyric Ballroom Foyer

4:00pm CDT

MASTER VINYL PACKAGING CLASS Edison RoomDavid Gorman SPIN THROUGH TIME: THE EVOLUTION OF RECORD PLAYERS AND TURNTABLES IN THE VINYL RENAISSANCE Lyric Ballroom

4:30pm CDT

THE JOHN PRINE JUKEBOX: MAKING OF A BOXED SET Edison RoomCollin Fidler

9:00am CDT

DAY TWO MORNING WELCOME

9:05am CDT

(I NEVER PROMISED YOU A) ROSE GARDEN: SUSTAINABILITY UPDATE Lyric BallroomAndreas Kohl • Sven Deutschmann • Kevin Da Costa • John Town • Onno-Pieter Sonnega • Madeleine Smith

9:50am CDT

MORNING KEYNOTE: THE RECORD COLLECTOR'S JOURNEY IN A DIGITAL AGE Lyric BallroomKevin Lewandowski

10:10am CDT

ARTISTS INVOLVED IN THEIR VINYL PRODUCTION Lyric BallroomDan Daley • Emma Swift • Sean Cunningham • Arum Rae • Cam Sarrett • Raul Midón

10:40am CDT

THE PRESSING PLANTS' GLOBAL PRESSING NUMBERS PROJECT Lyric BallroomDustin Blocker

11:20am CDT

WE CAN WORK IT OUT: UPDATE ON THE VINYL RESIN INDUSTRY’S EFFORT TO END PLASTIC POLLUTION Lyric BallroomDomenic Decaria

11:40am CDT

I'VE GOT MY OWN ALBUM TO PUT OUT Lyric BallroomMichael Fremer • Patrick Leonard

12:10pm CDT

I SAW THE LIGHT: RESTORING HANK WILLIAMS RECORDINGS FOR VINYL (CLOSING PANEL) Lyric BallroomCheryl Pawelski • Jeff Powell • Greg Allen • Michael Graves • Jett Williams • Kelly Zumwalt

12:55pm CDT

CLOSING REMARKS Lyric BallroomBryan Ekus

1:15pm CDT

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN TBA

5:00pm CDT

POST MEET UP - MORE INFORMATION TO COME Bar Continental